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Faux Yankee gets earful of Bronx cheers

There are certain things in life I don’t understand, like how in the world did “Sugar” graduate from “Sugar, Sugar” to the blisterific “Sugar Assault Me Now”...this is another one.

Never have I been so thankful for a Yankees hat. Never again will I wear one.

For 26.2 miles yesterday, my white cap with blue brim kept the rain out of my face, and my Derek Jeter T-shirt announced to spectators and runners along the Boston Marathon route that I was one of the Evil Empire.

To be clear, I am a Red Sox fan, and my disguise was a social experiment: to see how an outsider is treated in Red Sox country during the biggest Boston sports event of the year.

The reaction, as expected, was fierce. Some of the words I heard I can’t repeat. But there were also some diplomatic gestures.

Repoz Posted: April 17, 2007 at 11:57 AM | 24 comment(s)
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1. dr. scott Posted: April 17, 2007 at 01:12 PM (#2337061)

Was there content in that article. I kept waiting for the results of the social experience, or maybe some insight.... not so much.

2. SoSH U at work Posted: April 17, 2007 at 01:33 PM (#2337078)

He doesn't sound like much of a Sox fan to me. There are a number of things I would do for the sake of science, but wearing a Yankee hat and jersey aren't among them.

3. TerpNats Posted: April 17, 2007 at 01:37 PM (#2337081)

Bosox-Yankees overhype? That's so April 2005.

4. chris p Posted: April 17, 2007 at 01:41 PM (#2337085)

bosox? what the #### is that?

5. TerpNats Posted: April 17, 2007 at 01:44 PM (#2337090)

bosox? what the #### is that?

As opposed to "Chisox."

6. Loren F.'s well-anchored glenoid Posted: April 17, 2007 at 01:51 PM (#2337098)

There are a number of things I would do for the sake of science...

To call this "science" would be generous.

7. Judges 20:16 (the Lord's bullpen) Posted: April 17, 2007 at 02:39 PM (#2337125)

bosox? what the #### is that?

As opposed to "Chisox."

Or botox.

8. Properly Chagrinned (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: April 17, 2007 at 03:15 PM (#2337154)

Or Clorox

9. More Indecisive than Lonnie Smith on 2nd... Posted: April 17, 2007 at 03:55 PM (#2337180)

or detox

10. Holliday in Alameda (jonathan) Posted: April 17, 2007 at 05:28 PM (#2337289)

or chicken pox

11. pkb33 Posted: April 17, 2007 at 11:44 PM (#2337841)

I call bull: if he were actually a Red Sox fan he wouldn't have claimed the Boston Marathon was the biggest sports event of the year in town.

12. Monty Posted: April 17, 2007 at 11:52 PM (#2337850)

Hydrox?

13. Russ Posted: April 18, 2007 at 12:01 AM (#2337857)

Poprox?

14. El Hombre 2 MVPs (Le Samourai) Posted: April 18, 2007 at 12:47 AM (#2337888)

Maalox.

15. Jason Kendall's #6,530,420,771 fan (AS) Posted: April 18, 2007 at 02:26 AM (#2337906)

What an ox.

16. Swedish Chef Posted: April 18, 2007 at 03:18 AM (#2337910)

detox

17. Biff, Red Sox Jinx Posted: April 18, 2007 at 05:33 AM (#2337917)

This topic sucks....ox.

18. The Yankee Clapper Posted: April 18, 2007 at 12:28 PM (#2338085)

I suppose he's lucky he wasn't subjected to the regional pastime of pizza pelting. Perhaps folks were just out of ammo?

19. Joe Bivens, Ditch Digger Posted: April 18, 2007 at 12:38 PM (#2338093)

He sounds like he's still exhausted.

20. Paul DepoProvera Posted: April 18, 2007 at 12:38 PM (#2338094)

Pawsox.

21. Joe Bivens, Ditch Digger Posted: April 18, 2007 at 12:40 PM (#2338097)

Nocox.

22. kevin Posted: April 18, 2007 at 12:47 PM (#2338107)

When I was coaching my son's baseball team, one year they were the Yankees and I would occasionally wear the hat around. Every now and then, a Yankee fan would sidle up to me and want to talk about the team. So I would get my kicks out of running the team down and telling them how much I hated Jeter/Steinbrenner/Cashman etc and how they were going to suck if something radical wasn't done.

23. ghost of perros Posted: April 18, 2007 at 01:23 PM (#2338146)

Plague o' both your houses!

24. Paul DepoProvera Posted: April 18, 2007 at 07:11 PM (#2338461)

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