Ok... So we aren't rabid fans with Hooliganism running through our blood like some Footballer fans across the pond, but we're close!!! We have some of the most AMAZING fans in the history of Sport. From the Celtics to the Bruins to the Patriots to the Red Sox... The fans of New England sports celebrate a rich history that is unlike any other in Professional sports, anywhere. It's that History that sets us apart. That history that is passed down from generation to generation.
I remember the Red Sox and Celtics games my Dad took me to when I was a wee lad. We ate pizza at the Halftime Pizza across the street from the Boston Garden before going in to see Bird and the 1980 Celtics play the Dallas Mavericks. Even now, whenever I go to a Celtics game (which is not that frequent), I make it a part of the routine to visit that same pizza spot.
I love the Red Sox... I always have and I always will!!! I imagine tomorrow's post will be while sitting along the left field line at Fenway Park. Once, when my oldest was a little over a year old, we flew to Seattle to scout out a location for our summer mission trip. I spent a good chunk of one of the flights whispering to him, "The Yankees are Yucky." For a long time, whenever I asked him what we thought of the Yankees, he would immediately respond, "Yucky!" My opinion of the Evil Empire in the Bronx softened a little after the events of April 15th, 2013. Don't get me wrong, I am still a Yankee Hater, but how they responded to the tradgedy that struck their "enemies" that fateful Marathon Monday gave me pause to appreciate them and even consider them Classy... okay, I said it, don't ever expect me to say it again.
The Boston Bruins... One of the Original Six. Joined the NHL in 1924. The rich tradition of players down through the years. It has been a thrill to be a part of this year's ride to the Stanley Cup Finals (if you can count watching on television at home, "being a part").
You know, maybe that the thing about Boston Sports. We love our teams and we feel like we as fans play a great part in the success of the squads that take to the gridiron and the court and the ice and the diamond. If it wasn't for us... Well... who knows if there would be the tradition we have had without us... THE FANS!!!!
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