Comments on: Fighting Words “Lost Chapter” on Patriots

By: JayCee

JayCee — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:45:09 +0000

Given the HUGE disparity that used to exist between the Red Sox & the Patriots in terms of fan interest, it’s amazing how far the Pats have come in capturing the attention of the public. I think interest in the Pats now equals – at least – interest in the Sox. The change in ownership on Yawkey Way came at a very fortuitous time for the franchise; if things had continued as they were under the luddite Harrington regime (meaning no WS championships), the Pats by now would be far & away the most popular team in New England.

By: Butch

Butch — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:01:02 +0000

lol….to me it’s all about the “passion” if you will. I’ve just always “lived and died” with the Pats. Actually I WAS a HUGE diehard Red Sox fan as a kid. Then in the early 80′s they lost 3 of my favorite players, Fredd Lynn, Rick Burleson, and Carlton Fisk. I sort of lost intrest and got away from them. Just never got that “passion” back for them. By the time the ball went between Buckner’s legs it didn’t really make me all that upset, my passion for the Red Sox was gone.

These days if I may be so bold, I gotta tell ya, I hate the Red Sox. It’s not really their fault but with the way Baseball is set up they are just another version of the Yankees…..plus the “Red Sox Nation” crap….crap like “Sox Appeal”, Pink Hatters crawling out of the woodwork…..The fact that their road games sound like home games….oh, EVERYBODY LOVES the Red Sox….YEECH…

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:39:14 +0000

AOB…the (former) 17-percenters on Morrissey Blvd. would have you boiled in your own pudding and buried with a sprig of (Michael) Holly in your heart for expressing those pro-Pats sentiments.

By: Angry Old Bastard

Angry Old Bastard — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:37:46 +0000

it’s all up to the individual. I know a couple of people who seem to root for all the teams equaly but it’s pretty rare.
I’ve always been a football guy. It would not matter to me if the Red Sox were in game 7 of the World Series, if the Patriots were playing a regular season game at the sametime I would watch the Pats game…..

By: mandb97

mandb97 — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:42:07 +0000

I know for a fact that Eddie hates Jeremy Jacobs. I’m not sure why other than at the time he was extremely cheap. It did seem though that it was far more personal.

By: J.R.

J.R. — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:23:09 +0000

For some bizarre reason, moss of my sports-loving friends follow the Sox and Patriots, and then either the Celtics OR the Bruins — but not both of the winter squads. (I enjoy all four teams; it’s soccer I have a problem with!)

I don’t understand why it’s that way, but typically the hoop guys hate the Bruins for some reason while the hockey guys think the Celtics are a complete waste of time. They can only all agree on one thing: that I’m a moron for following and liking both the Celtics and the Bruins equally. It’s very odd and I suspect that Hatfield-McCoy dynamic as it relates to the Bruins and Celtics is more widespread among fans than we may think.

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:08:57 +0000

I’m not exactly sure what the origins of that “B’s vs. C’s” stuff were, but remember that Andelman was pretty tight with Auerbach, and Red used to get pretty ticked off back in the 60s when his Celtics teams were winning championships and playing in front of 6,500 fans every night, while a succession of lousy (pre-Orr) Bruins teams would play in front of sellout crowds. The media coverage of both teams, at the time, probably reflected the level of the fans’ interest as well. After the B’s started winning and completely took over the town in the early 70s, I think Red’s (and by extension, Andelman’s) frustration grew.

I’ve always loved all four teams in this town. I’m just as passionate about a Celts/Lakers game as I am about a Red Sox/Yankees game, or a Pats/Colts game. 30 years of Jeremy Jacobs nearly snuffed out all of my Bruins passion, but the salary cap requirements of the new NHL have saved his miserly butt, and his franchise, and my passion has been slowly creeping back to life over the last 3 or 4 years.

By: Jason Coyote

Jason Coyote — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:45:24 +0000

I was at Fenway watching Game 4 of the ALDS that Sunday afternoon between the Sox and A’s, while the Pats were playing the Titans down at Gillette (I remember trying to listen on my walkman for a score between innings). Both teams won that day, and the Pats win was particularly significant because it was the first of their record-setting 21-game winning streak.

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:37:28 +0000

Eddie Andelman’s anti-hockey screed was asinine. I’ve never got the C’s/B’s rift. I root for both teams and don’t give a ****. As emotional as the SuperBowl in 2002 and the WS in 2001 were, the 2008 NBA title was my favorite because I had 15 minutes of KobeJesus and company getting curb stomped to savor it.

By: Jason Coyote

Jason Coyote — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:33:46 +0000

Bruce, another obvious example of fake sports fans can be heard mornings on T&R during their “Ask a Pink Hat” segment.