wrote:
> Yeah when I moved here I didn't get
> the big deal about baseball. We lived our lives geographically
> inverse--I'm native of DC, now in Boston, you appear to be the
> reverse. How can baseball be more of a big deal than football, even
> when the team wins 3 superbowls in 4 years?
The best explanation I have heard for this phenomenon is that while
the Red Sox have been a part of the New England scene for more than
100 years, the Patriots are relative newcomers, having only been in
existence since c.1960 when the AFL was formed. Consequently, there
are still a fair number of New York Giants fans throughout the New
England states, dating back to when the Jints were the closest pro
football team around. But except for people who moved in from other
places, and perhaps a very small number of native brickthrowers, being
a baseball fan in New England means being a Red Sox fan. The Sawx are
practically part of the culture.
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