Originally Posted by The Poet (Post 1425641)

But the wave was never big there, and they're waiting around to sing "New York, New York" . . . if they're still conscious. :r

Originally Posted by The Poet (Post 1424619)

Odd you should mention the Pirates, Scott. For reasons I will never understand, my father was a Pirate fan, though how a peckerwood from the sticks of Hickory NC became one is a mystery. He was on his deathbed when Bill Mazeroski hit that homer in Game 7 against the Yankees, so at least he got that before the end.

Originally Posted by kelmac07 (Post 1425758)

Where is BigAsh when you want to laugh at him??? :D :D

Originally Posted by BigAsh (Post 1426117)

Out buying Phillies gear....:D.....

Originally Posted by Bruins Fan (Post 1425635)

It's the pink hats that don't know jack **** about baseball that fill Fenway,they only go to drink,do the wave and sing Sweet Caroline.

Originally Posted by massphatness (Post 1426160)

The pink hats allow us to afford the second highest payroll in baseball.

Originally Posted by The Poet (Post 1425612)

Francis, you are the oddest Red Sox fan I've ever encountered, in a good way. Boston is notorious for being single-minded in its sports fandom; if their team is not in it, they don't care. A national game that will draw a 10-share in New York, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Seattle will pull in a 3 up there. Only Southern Cal rivals them in this, and that's more because people in LA don't give a crap about any of it.

Which was my point regarding the Rays. Both Michael Kay and John Sterling, the TV and radio voices of the Yankees, noted that the only BAD thing about that last night of baseball was the fact that only 28,000 fans showed up in Tampa to watch their team fight for the playoffs. They called it a disgrace, and went so far as to avow the town does not deserve a team at all.

Say what you will, Fenway is packed every game.