Gothamist: Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry Turns Murderous

Tim N.

Tue, 06 May 2008 08:32:35 -0500

TKaisen... sadly, we have not been above it all since 2003, though the feeling never really goes away. Seriously, though, Chubby makes a point. If the allegiances were reversed I and many others would be calling for the death penalty and tossing around terms like "Fenway felons" rather liberally. Somehow we've arrived at the point where every sports fan is an asshole (and a threat) except the ones that root for your team. Sad.

altrent

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:20:29 -0500

Two lives ruined due solely to mindless devotion to the exploits of overpaid man-children, many of whom could not care less about any of their fans, and more than none of whom are incapable of understanding that they even GET paid because of the fact that fans EXIST in the first place (Exhibit "A": Manny Ramirez). Yay, sports!

Dave Hogarty

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:12:51 -0500

Now gentlemen, do not make me murder one of you for being offensively pro-your-team. Because my team rules, and yours' are stupid.

babyhitler

Mon, 05 May 2008 23:20:46 -0500

24 - no way dude, my sports team is sooo much better.

sj

Mon, 05 May 2008 21:10:44 -0500

The sports team from my area is superior to the sports team from your area.

TKaisen

Mon, 05 May 2008 20:12:46 -0500

As someone who has had to occasionally sit through one of the 81 white trash conventions that Shea hosts every year, all I can say, CKNY, is "Hello, Pot. My name's Kettle." Oh you are just so good and above it all aren't you?

chubbyonekanubby

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:47:17 -0500

As a lifetime Red Sox fan from NH and living in NYC, I understand that because I am in Yankee territory I am going to get shit for my allegiance, however I have the self control to keep anything from going beyond words. This idiot apparently didnt take geography in highschool and realize she was in Red Sox territory and took things way too far, and hopefully she spends the rest of her life in jail. And I love how most of you are laughing at the fact that this guy died over nothing more then being a Red Sox fan, you're no better then the woman who killed him.

matty

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:38:00 -0500

As an outsider I think you're all fucking idiots for defending either party's behavior. Go white sox.

Rolltide23

Mon, 05 May 2008 18:50:04 -0500

Stay classy Massholes....hahahahaha Witnesses say the unpleasantness began as an argument inside a bar. A group of Red Sox fans, some sporting Irish accents, accosted the 23-year-old Yankees fan and his girlfriend who were there minding their own business. The couple attempted to leave, but the idiots followed them outside. The men then began beating on the man with the Yankee hat. His girlfriend and some other women who were with the assailants attempted to break it up but were unsuccessful. The mob eventually got scared and fled, and their victim had to be transported to the hospital with head injuries.

sonyactivision

Mon, 05 May 2008 18:36:53 -0500

What does this say about New Hampshire? I mean, they don't have any team, they don't have a big city, and they just hang around in bars chanting "Yankees Suck!" I'd run them over because they obviously have no sense of identity. Are they even real people?

CKNY

Mon, 05 May 2008 17:22:01 -0500

It's still better than the Guido/Puerto Rican/Corporate Douche/Lets All Sing God Bless America Everyday Conventions held in the Bronx. Today, we find out a Yankees fan murders a Red Sox fan. Last Oct, it was merely 2nd degree assault. http://www.nypost.com/seven/10052007/news/regionalnews/sox_haters_batter_fan_in_yonke.htm Stay classy, Yankee fans.

Tim N.

Mon, 05 May 2008 17:05:11 -0500

As someone who has had to occasionally sit through one of the 81 white trash conventions that Shea hosts every year, all I can say, CKNY, is "Hello, Pot. My name's Kettle."

lordicarus

Mon, 05 May 2008 16:47:25 -0500

Choosing between a yankees fan or a redsox fan is like choosing between a giant douche or a turd sandwich. http://www.planearium2.de/scripts-808.htm

CKNY

Mon, 05 May 2008 16:29:23 -0500

Every team has a-hole fans but the Yankees seem to have the market cornered. I guess if you are a d-bag by nature, you are going to be attracted to the Yankees.

babyhitler

Mon, 05 May 2008 16:21:45 -0500

This is just sad. I feel bad for that boston guy that died. Oh yeah, red sox sucks!

diesel

Mon, 05 May 2008 16:16:12 -0500

Yankees Suck!

jaja007

Mon, 05 May 2008 16:14:01 -0500

I think I speak for everyone here when I say, "Who the fuck is Coltrane Curtis?"

petebfd

Mon, 05 May 2008 15:35:47 -0500

re-tarded.

flynn110

Mon, 05 May 2008 15:14:46 -0500

now that's loyalty

interlard

Mon, 05 May 2008 15:09:50 -0500

Sports are just such FUN.

evidiot

Mon, 05 May 2008 15:07:36 -0500

This is what happens when you root for a team with a superiority complex that hasn't won a World Series in over seven years.

sakebalboa

Mon, 05 May 2008 15:06:29 -0500

sports fans is serious business.

jenspellnogood

Mon, 05 May 2008 14:55:41 -0500

i hope she didn't get any of that rancid boston crap on her car.

Papercutninja

Mon, 05 May 2008 14:46:16 -0500

you can't have more than 3 bostoners together without them chanting "Yankees suck" at some point. It doesn't matter where it is. Church, an elementary school play, anywhere.

FrankMartin

Mon, 05 May 2008 14:44:25 -0500

It was around 2004 when I first remember seeing the word "hate" used to describe the rivalry. And this was in print in mainstream papers. Really turned me off.

Tim N.

Mon, 05 May 2008 14:43:04 -0500

Kidding. Of course.

matty

Mon, 05 May 2008 14:43:00 -0500

Fuck!

Tim N.

Mon, 05 May 2008 14:42:04 -0500

That's one.