# A great weekend to be a Boston sports fan... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 13, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-weekend-to-be-a-boston-sports-fan/422594 "2007-10-13T17:11:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-weekend-to-be-a-boston-sports-fan/422594/1 "2007-10-13T17:11:36Z")
Our bloved Sox shellacked the tribe last night, and I’m hopeful we’ll do it again tonight. Back in '02, when we won the World Series, broke the curse, and restored the faith of a generation that the Sox could actually with the big game, I thought (and a lot of us did) “Well, at least I got to see it in my lifetime”, cause a lot of Red Sox fans didn’t. Now I’m starting to think we may see it happen again! And what can I say about the Pats that isn’t on everyone’s mind (at least here in New England)? Super Bowl, here we come! As a matter of fact, I thik tomorrow’s game against Dallas might just be an early preview of this year’s Super Bowl, including the winner - New England! I’ve never seen them play better than the last five weeks. Tonight, the Sox, tomorrow, the Pats. Boy, it sure is a great weekend to be a Boston sports fan. Sorry to gloat. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-weekend-to-be-a-boston-sports-fan/422594/2 "2007-10-13T17:13:16Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] …Back in '02, when we won the World Series… [/QUOTE] '04. (And you call yourself a fan. Bah!) ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-weekend-to-be-a-boston-sports-fan/422594/3 "2007-10-13T17:18:16Z")
[QUOTE=scotandrsn] '04. (And you call yourself a fan. Bah!) [/QUOTE] :smack: It’s even worse than that. My son was due to be born on the day the Sox won the series, so I base the date in my mind on his birthday. ---
**Author:** ![Soapbox\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-weekend-to-be-a-boston-sports-fan/422594/4 "2007-10-13T17:23:55Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] And what can I say about the Pats that isn’t on everyone’s mind (at least here in New England)? Super Bowl, here we come! As a matter of fact, I thik tomorrow’s game against Dallas might just be an early preview of this year’s Super Bowl, including the winner - New England! I’ve never seen them play better than the last five weeks. [/QUOTE] You know, the football community (we as fans, the analysts, the broadcasters) always hype “Super Bowl Preview” games like the one between New England and Dallas, but I might go do some research as to just how many of them ever ended up being true. I’d guess maybe around 2%. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-weekend-to-be-a-boston-sports-fan/422594/5 "2007-10-13T17:34:05Z")
[QUOTE=Soapbox Monkey] You know, the football community (we as fans, the analysts, the broadcasters) always hype “Super Bowl Preview” games like the one between New England and Dallas, but I might go do some research as to just how many of them ever ended up being true. I’d guess maybe around 2%. [/QUOTE] I agree, but at least we can count on the NFC to show up and stink. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2007, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-weekend-to-be-a-boston-sports-fan/422594/6 "2007-10-14T01:55:07Z")
all bosox fan know we own the early years of the century. we won in the begining of the 1900’s and so—we shall win in the begining of the 2000’s. it is the 20’s through the 90’s that there is trouble. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2007, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-weekend-to-be-a-boston-sports-fan/422594/7 "2007-10-14T02:38:58Z")
So, losing 5-3 is your idea of gloating? 🙂 It, of course, may change. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2007, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-weekend-to-be-a-boston-sports-fan/422594/8 "2007-10-14T02:41:12Z")
[QUOTE=samclem] So, losing 5-3 is your idea of gloating? 🙂 It, of course, may change. [/QUOTE] And now Manny brings it all back. Just remember, you got him from Cleveland. Ingrate. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2007, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-weekend-to-be-a-boston-sports-fan/422594/9 "2007-10-14T02:42:25Z")
Hmmmm. Boston, now 6-5. I"m getting pissed. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-weekend-to-be-a-boston-sports-fan/422594/10 "2007-10-14T02:44:51Z")
Not only that, the Celtics are about to open their season with Kevin Garnett on the team, and the Bruins haven’t been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs yet! ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2007, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-weekend-to-be-a-boston-sports-fan/422594/11 "2007-10-14T12:55:24Z")
[QUOTE=samclem] So, losing 5-3 is your idea of gloating? 🙂 It, of course, may change. [/QUOTE] It would have stung less than losing 13-6. 🙂