Comments on: The Yankee Douche Strikes Again http://defensive-indifference.com/2008/03/01/the-yankee-douche-strikes-again/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:06:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Andrew Johnson http://defensive-indifference.com/2008/03/01/the-yankee-douche-strikes-again/#comment-192 Andrew Johnson Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:22:13 +0000 http://defensive-indifference.com/2008/03/01/the-yankee-douche-strikes-again/#comment-192 The funniest part about all of this is that he completely misunderstands what Red Sox Nation actually means. It doesn't mean everyone in America roots for Boston, it doesn't mean they're America's team. It refers to the diaspora of people from New England in the wake of the 1967 Impossible Dream season. That season gave birth to an entire generation of diehard Red Sox fans and many of them subsequently moved around the country. It means there are Red Sox fans all over the nation, it doesn't mean the entire nation roots for the Red Sox. This is such a subtle distinction I'm surprised a guy like Hank who always thinks about what he says and has such attention to detail can't grasp it. Also you have to love the last sentence. Championships aren't just expected in New York, they're a birthright! Lest you forget ... The funniest part about all of this is that he completely misunderstands what Red Sox Nation actually means. It doesn’t mean everyone in America roots for Boston, it doesn’t mean they’re America’s team. It refers to the diaspora of people from New England in the wake of the 1967 Impossible Dream season.

That season gave birth to an entire generation of diehard Red Sox fans and many of them subsequently moved around the country. It means there are Red Sox fans all over the nation, it doesn’t mean the entire nation roots for the Red Sox. This is such a subtle distinction I’m surprised a guy like Hank who always thinks about what he says and has such attention to detail can’t grasp it.

Also you have to love the last sentence. Championships aren’t just expected in New York, they’re a birthright! Lest you forget …

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