04-28-2010, 07:55 PM
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I don't. I mean Butch, it's not a bullshit rivalry, my god, you're the evidence of this. You're a grown man that can't stand the sight or thought of the sox or their fans so much that you don't even want to play them. You considered not voting for your presidential pick because he liked the Sox. Not working with people that like the Sox. People care about the games for these very reasons, it's a great rivalry that manifests in goodnatured fun for most fans all the way to anger for others. That's what a rivalry is. Two teams' fan bases that don't like one another, playing each other.
Again, I don't like that the Cards usually have it easier due to playing the Royals, but also again it's not a balanced schedule even if you take out those games. Change it to a 3 game set each year if that's the issue. But let's not pretend the Cubs hate the series and the Sox love it, the Cubs make bank on it too, not just with seats but with merchandise, advertising and broadcast. Oh and their fans love it too. Hell, I'd bet anything the Cubs were behind the Cup thing, again, another way to make money on it.
I don't. I mean Butch, it's not a bullshit rivalry, my god, you're the evidence of this. You're a grown man that can't stand the sight or thought of the sox or their fans so much that you don't even want to play them. You considered not voting for your presidential pick because he liked the Sox. Not working with people that like the Sox. People care about the games for these very reasons, it's a great rivalry that manifests in goodnatured fun for most fans all the way to anger for others. That's what a rivalry is. Two teams' fan bases that don't like one another, playing each other.
Again, I don't like that the Cards usually have it easier due to playing the Royals, but also again it's not a balanced schedule even if you take out those games. Change it to a 3 game set each year if that's the issue. But let's not pretend the Cubs hate the series and the Sox love it, the Cubs make bank on it too, not just with seats but with merchandise, advertising and broadcast. Oh and their fans love it too. Hell, I'd bet anything the Cubs were behind the Cup thing, again, another way to make money on it.