Now, I don’t want to get the reputation of being a hater. I know I recently trashed Cleveland’s teams, but in that instance I was provoked by obnoxious Cavs fans who disrespected Pistons supporters in the Palace during a lopsided first round series between the #8 seed Pistons and top seeded Cavs. I really don’t have any ill will against Cleveland or their teams. In fact, I wouldn’t mind if the Cavs won it all this year. Speaking of Cleveland sports, check out Paneech.com for a strong sports site out of the great state of Ohio.
I’m really not a hater at all. However, there is one city and one city alone whose teams I adamantly root against in all sports: Boston. I lived outside of Boston for a couple years, and upon moving there I truly looked forward to attending sporting events in a tradition-rich town, and maybe even pulling for their teams when they weren’t playing our hometown Detroit teams. This idea was blown up the first Tigers-Red Sox series I went to at Fenway when I was constantly verbally abused by morons who couldn’t pronounce the “r’s” at the end of words. At the end of the third game of a three game series between the Tiges and Sox in 2006 when we narrowly missed a sweep, my friend and I had to be escorted out of Fenway because we were being showered with pizza boxes, beers, and anything else the Southies could hurl at us. And at a meaningless Pistons-Celtics game pre-KG/Ray Allen, a young girl threw a full beer on me after a brief discussion about whose team “sucked more.”
I realize that there are jerks in every city and any stadium. However, the “Massholes” in Boston are far too numerous for my taste. I’ve worn opposing gear to Michigan football games at Notre Dame Stadium and Spartan Stadium (Michigan State), Detroit Lions games at Lambeau Field (Packers), FedEx Field (Redskins), and Bank of America Stadium (Panthers), as well as to Pistons and Red Wings games in Charlotte and Raleigh, among other cities. And aside from a few isolated exchanges, I have been treated with respect at each and every venue I have attended outside of the state of Michigan, with the complete exception of games in Boston. In Boston there are dicks sitting in every section, loitering at every concession stand, standing next to you at every urinal, and lurking around every corner. Most of them are mildly retarded, although even the well-educated of the bunch are ignorant when it comes to sports and possess the mean streak of a felon living in a trailer park (think Brad Pitt’s character in Kalifornia- great flick, by the way.)
So I enjoy it thoroughly when Boston teams lose. Suffice it to say, the last few days have been heavenly with both the Eastern Conference #1 seed Boston Bruins and the Eastern Conference #2 seed Boston Celtics losing game 7’s at home to the Carolina Hurricanes and Orlando Magic, respectively. (The Red Sox are also faltering of late, which is a nice bonus.) I enjoyed these losses almost as much as I enjoyed the Red Wings starting their Western Conference Final series against the division rival Chicago Blackhawks with a 5-2 win, and the Tigers absolutely pounding the A’s to sweep a 3 game series at the Copa to remain in first place in the Central Division. Suck it Boston!
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