Being born and raised a Sox fan is something I am proud of. I have
always been proud of them through good times and bad. Which is more than
I can say for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (now the Rays) fans! I think the
fans in Tampa Bay are bigger band-wagoneers than the losers that jumped
on the Sox train after 2004!

I've lived in Tampa Bay since before the start of the MLB franchise here
and always watched as the fans complained "Waaah, we want a baseball
team!" Well, you know they finally got one and they STILL never showed
up to the games. Unless of course the Braves or the Stankees were in
town! But you know since the explosive season this year, attendance at
Tropicana Field has risen 42%! Can you believe that? I can, damn band
wagon fans! Why don't you show up through the losing years too like the
Cubbies and the Sox?

Hell even the media always promoted the visitors over the home team.
(Come out and watch the Yankees as they come to battle the Devil Rays.
The Braves are in town to take on the Devil Rays) Well since the Rays
are doing so well this season, the media has seemed to have changed
their tune <http://www.620wdae.com/pages/ratethesox.html> A couple
sweeps of the Red Sox and they consider themselves the next world
champions.

Could they win? It's possible. Will they? Probably not. they are still a
young, inexperienced team and if the Yankees can choke like they did in
'04, why wouldn't a bunch of younguns? I guess we'll have to wait and
see. the season is still young too.

GO SOX!!!!

Dave
A Red Sox Fan Site
<http://www.boston.lefthooklobstah.com/redsox/index.html>





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