Bandwagon B@stards

by Heidi on January 28, 2008

So everyone knows that I feel some vile hatred for the beloved Socks of Boston.

Thankfully for me, I have found a boyfriend who shares this annoyance/hatred…whatever the eff you want to call it.

So what did he send me today?

bandwagon.jpg

Because you see, I don’t give a shit about the team…I can admit when another team is (dare I say) good but I HAATTTEEE when other fans can’t. When they think their team is god’s gift, or that they’re entitled to the world because after 80 some odd years of SUCKING they’re actually…relatively decent.

I want to vomit as I type this all btw…

But with baseball season just around the corner and my hockey team taking a nose dive into their old habits (honestly…THREE LOSES IN A ROW!!! WHAT THE HELL BOYS!!!!)…I decided that this would be a good time to ban all bandwagoners. Seriously…I don’t like bandwagon fans anymore than you…you know the ones…pink hats, pink shirts, ZOMG [insert player of the moment here] IS SO HOTT!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah thats the one. The one who after three years still can’t name the starting line up, or at least 3 of the starting pitchers.

Despite my vile hatred of the BoSox…I do want to note that these types of fans for my OWN team (go yankees!) which I acknowledge there are a few more than I’d like to admit of…annoy the piss out of me also.

I dunno maybe it’s just me and this is probably beyond old news (though the shirt is pretty freakin’ awesome no?) but the fans who trash me just for being a yankees fan? You’re old news pals. You think your hott shit cause you root for the sox? Where were you 3 years ago? Oh that’s right…not giving a shit about baseball right? That’s what I thought.

I understand…it’s human nature to follow fads. To do what’s trendy thinking it’ll score you some points in the “popularity” department especially if you live in said city of said craptacular team…I understand this. But you and your pink glittery hat (glitter has no place on any sports paraphanalia thankyouverymuch) and your pink Tek Jersey can take your bitchy self-righteous fandom out of here.

I appreciate good ball. Good hockey. Good beer. Good fashion…you know…things that are good. I can respect teams that play well even if I don’t like them and think they’re a bunch of overgrown idiots.

But it’s not just in baseball, it’s BU fans that make me want to punch them in the face – like the girls at Beanpot 2005 who were like “ZOMG CHRIS BOURQUE IS SO AWESOME I WANT TO JUMP HIS BONES THOSE NU BOYS SUCK SO BAAADDD” YOU GOT DRESSED UP TO GO TO A HOCKEY GAME WHOREBAG! DID YOU EVEN PAY ATTENTION? OR WERE YOU TOO BUSY DOING YOUR MAKEUP TO GIVE A SHIT?!

Gah.

Anyhoo, I’ve been perusing amazon to try to find ONE MORE book on their 4 for 3 deal that I want to get but alas, all the books I want to read aren’t on sale. Thankfully after this gift card I still have $35 from Barnes and Noble :) Schweeeeet. But it’s almost time to go so I’ll finish tonight.

Expect me to be live blogging the State of the Union over at Politics with a Touch of Class. I’ve kind of let my political blog go down the shitter but one only has so many hours in the day and 3 jobs, one of which requires me to write at the drop of the hat  regarding the presidential crap and doesn’t pay…just isn’t at the top of my priority list. Oh well?

But you know what they say right? To each his/her own :)

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Tagged as: red socks, yankees

  • http://www.allegromedical.com duseetin

    Amazon has a good book out that would be good for your fourth book called “The demise of the Yankees.” The first chapter starts off in game four of the……. Well you know the rest.

  • http://idontthinkitsgoingtorain.com Lisa

    HA. Love the shirt

  • http://www.lovebostongirl.com Susie

    Yikes! I know what you mean, but not every Sox fan is a bandwagoner. I’ve been a Sox fan through thick and thin, 15 years ago when they were losing to now when they’re winning. And I think A LOT of us have been in that boat.

    I think that there are bandwagoners in any sport/team. When teams start doing well, it is inevitable more people will want to go to the games. I’ve never been too into basketball but now that the Celts are kicking it, I have been to a bunch of games and enjoy them a lot. But I am also aware I’m a Celtics bandwagoner. It’s fun though and I don’t think it’s such a horrible thing.

    However ,my roommate and I were just discussing last night how annoying it was a few years back when the Yankees were doing well and Bostonians chanted “Yankees suck!” at everyyy event you could think of. I mean, clearly they weren’t sucking, so it just made us look bad. But again, i think every team has those obnoxious annoying fans. And Bostonians just tend to be a little more high-strung/fanatical in general.

  • nicoleantoinette

    This is going to be a stupid, pointless comment, but… fuck it:

    I love the Yankees.

    And hate the pink shirts.

    My Posada shirt is blue all the way.

    Oh, and if we aren’t getting drunk together and watching a Yankee game sometime in 2008 I’m going to CRY.

  • caitlynintherye

    I actually wrote a post like this back in October when my Phils made it to playoffs (though we did absolutely nothing with that playoff ticket).

    I am a diehard fan. I go to games probably once a week during the season, even if I sit all the way up top. I hate the pink Phillies hats, and I hate it when people have absolutely no idea what is happening. I have a dear friend (and I lover her despite this) that is obsessed with Chase Utley and still has no idea what position he plays.

    I also hate that Phillies hats suddenly sold out of stores the second we beat out the Mets to play the Rockies- it was like everyone suddenly became Phillies fans.

    Now you have me all worked up and angry again.

  • http://redshrt04.wordpress.com/ Maxie

    I hate bandwagoners! Is that a word? I don’t think so, but you know what I mean.

    There’s this guy I went to high school with… he really liked the dodgers… and he also was kind of into the Yankees (when it was “in” to like the yankees and wear the red baseball cap backwards a la Fred Durst…remember that?).
    Anyway, once he went to college (and no where near boston, might I add) he became this DIE HARD redsox fan… he goes down to spring training and everything! I just don’t get it. Crazy people that get on my f’n nerves. I mean everyone picks a side out of the top two teams, but I can’t stand it when people act like they’ve liked them FOREVER. gag.

  • http://juliezilla.blogspot.com Julie

    Sucks to BU.

    I hate those fuckers.

    And where can I get one of those shirts.

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