06-29-2009, 09:13 AM
As a Sox fan I can say a few things about this.
B5 (Before 2005), for the most part, Cubs fans were right about a lot of Sox fans and their obsession with the Cubs. Frankly, it was nauseating when we'd lose a game to the Twins and then I'd hear the idiotic "Cubs Suck" chant down the ramp way at The Cell. It was retarded, that's all I'll say about that as I'm sure I can write a book as to how retarded it is/was. A5 (After 2005), what I've found, is that there are still some obsessed Sox fans that continue to act like bags of douche and do this sort of thing, but the fact is, so do a *LOT* of Cubs fans, now. Before 2005, none of you acted like this, now, many of you do...I see it here all the time. Threads like this never even existed back the day, now they're pretty common. The thing I find worse about the Cubs fans doing this is that many of them do it while claiming it's all the Sox fans do/care about, etc.
I have some news for many of you, this is one Sox fan that can care less. I'd rather get swept by the Cubs *every year* but win the ever so important and pivotal series against a division rival that puts us on top and gets us into the playoffs. Just because some fans act like idiots doesn't mean all fans act like idiots. I've sat in the bleachers at Wrigley plenty of times and seen the sort of douchebaggery that goes on out there, but do I think all Cubs fans act like that? No. Obviously, they don't. Some of us are just fans of baseball, even if it's about the teams we don't necessarily root for, including the Cubs. There are Cubs fans that are knowledgeable, and care deeply about their team, and they aren't just at Wrigley for 'the party'.
Now, we all know Ozzie can be "Ozzie"...AKA The Blizzard, or whatever other stupid name you want to call him, but that's ok because he's OUR manager. He says stupid things and we like it. He cares. He may not go about showing it with the most class, but he still cares. The same applies to Hawk. Everyone in the sane world of sports knows Hawk is a homer fanboy of the Sox...biased to the core, and unlike most Sox fans, I'll admit that I like it. Why? Because, he's OUR announcer. He's not announcing for the fans of the other team, he's announcing for us. He's invested in MY team. A lot of you hate Santo, I'd venture to guess, but I like Santo, and why?! For the *same* reason. BECAUSE HE GIVES A SHIT. He's invested, just like a fan, just like one of us...we know he feels what we feel when our teams fail or comes up short in the end, and all of us know this feeling.
Let's not act like this mentality is just a douchebag Sox thing anymore.
Hey, Pot! My name is Kettle...did you know you're black?!
B5 (Before 2005), for the most part, Cubs fans were right about a lot of Sox fans and their obsession with the Cubs. Frankly, it was nauseating when we'd lose a game to the Twins and then I'd hear the idiotic "Cubs Suck" chant down the ramp way at The Cell. It was retarded, that's all I'll say about that as I'm sure I can write a book as to how retarded it is/was. A5 (After 2005), what I've found, is that there are still some obsessed Sox fans that continue to act like bags of douche and do this sort of thing, but the fact is, so do a *LOT* of Cubs fans, now. Before 2005, none of you acted like this, now, many of you do...I see it here all the time. Threads like this never even existed back the day, now they're pretty common. The thing I find worse about the Cubs fans doing this is that many of them do it while claiming it's all the Sox fans do/care about, etc.
I have some news for many of you, this is one Sox fan that can care less. I'd rather get swept by the Cubs *every year* but win the ever so important and pivotal series against a division rival that puts us on top and gets us into the playoffs. Just because some fans act like idiots doesn't mean all fans act like idiots. I've sat in the bleachers at Wrigley plenty of times and seen the sort of douchebaggery that goes on out there, but do I think all Cubs fans act like that? No. Obviously, they don't. Some of us are just fans of baseball, even if it's about the teams we don't necessarily root for, including the Cubs. There are Cubs fans that are knowledgeable, and care deeply about their team, and they aren't just at Wrigley for 'the party'.
Now, we all know Ozzie can be "Ozzie"...AKA The Blizzard, or whatever other stupid name you want to call him, but that's ok because he's OUR manager. He says stupid things and we like it. He cares. He may not go about showing it with the most class, but he still cares. The same applies to Hawk. Everyone in the sane world of sports knows Hawk is a homer fanboy of the Sox...biased to the core, and unlike most Sox fans, I'll admit that I like it. Why? Because, he's OUR announcer. He's not announcing for the fans of the other team, he's announcing for us. He's invested in MY team. A lot of you hate Santo, I'd venture to guess, but I like Santo, and why?! For the *same* reason. BECAUSE HE GIVES A SHIT. He's invested, just like a fan, just like one of us...we know he feels what we feel when our teams fail or comes up short in the end, and all of us know this feeling.
Let's not act like this mentality is just a douchebag Sox thing anymore.
Hey, Pot! My name is Kettle...did you know you're black?!