Isn't it great how the Sox have made New Yorkers go completely insane?

By adamg - 4/13/08 - 3:49 pm

Construction workers spend five hours jackhammering concrete in search of that dreaded Sox T-shirt.

Times columnist discusses the "so-called World Series" the Sox have won.

Mike Feinstein says, no, it isn't great and that Red Sox fans need to grow up.

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Connor responds to Mike Feinstein

By Anonymous - 4/13/08 - 5:10 pm

Mark,

Just a quick story for you. I am from Boston and recently marched in the NY St. Patricks Day Parade. I, regretfully, wore a Red Sox hat. During the parade I was constantly screamed at. At one particular stop in the parade I was berated for a good five minutes by a group of New Yorkers. I heard comments such as "Get out of our parade", "You're just a Boston cocksucker", "You're fucking Pathetic", and much more I blocked out. Now, I was marching with a reputable college and decided to ignore their remarks and not bring anymore attention to myself. I simply left them with a "Happy St. Paddy's Day", to which the response was a "Boston sucks" chant. You would hope that on such a family oriented day, with many families present someone would say something, however,, many spectators were simply laughing at these fools, no one willing to say anything. The only person willing to talk to me was a man from Worcester, MA who simply said, "Ha, Yankees fans can tell you all day long they don't care about Boston, but always seemed otherwise to me". I was truly embarrassed not only for myself but for those marching. So, please, before you write a story calling all Boston fans "classless" because of the actions of one, please take a look at your own fans.I very easily could have made a big deal about this incident (and others I have experienced at Yankee Stadium, but have not). Oh yeah, I was also at the South Boston St. Patrick's Day parade where a member of a band wore a Yankees hat and I did not hear anyone commenting on his choice of head wear.

Thanks,
Conor

Posted by: Conor | April 13, 2008 05:04 PM

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What they don't know ...

By SwirlyGrrl - 4/14/08 - 6:45 am

#2

Is that Whitey Bulger is buried under the pitcher's mound!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

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conor

By femmme.fatal (not verified) - 4/14/08 - 7:22 am

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It definitely goes both ways. You can’t believe that this doesn’t happen on the part of the Bostonians. That does not make it a good thing but it does go both ways. Look at the Yankees Sux shirts that have become a 'trend'. As a Bostonian I definitely wouldn’t say we have taken the high road. On the other hand, it is pretty shameful to be ridiculed and embarrassing to say the least.
Usually in a crowd noone speaks up b/c they always expect the other person to say something.
(where's spellcheck?)

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I totally agree that Sox

By Conor (not verified) - 4/14/08 - 7:45 am

#4

I totally agree that Sox fans can be equally as tough as Yankees fans. I was simply pointing out to Mark that it's not a one way road. I also find it funny that one Bronx-born guy buries a shirt in Yankee Stadium and Yankee fans are all up in arms. Come on, it was hilarious.

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Human stupidity

By Gary McGath (not verified) - 4/14/08 - 8:06 am

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I'm still trying to take this in. In order to escape an alleged "curse" cast by burying a shirt, workers are paid for hours of digging through concrete to remove it. The Yankees management is even talking about criminal charges. This could be the most famous littering case since "Alice's Restaurant."

Human stupidity can sometimes be funny, but in this case it's just stupid.

I saw that the shirt was donated to the Jimmy Fund. Maybe it'll at least raise some money at auction to do something good.