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...those born outside the Red Sox Nation, myself included, the hopes and dreams resting on each season appear peculiarly magnified by its residents. I was born and bred an Astros fan and National Leaguer, so the willing subjugation to the excruciating pain of being a Sox fan was a foreign concept when I arrived at Harvard four years...
Curious about this phenomenon, I’ve since submitted myself to the perils of Sox watching with the most diehard fans I know. What I’ve discovered is a fan base that knows more about baseball, both current and historical, than any other. This knowledge of past failures enriches their appreciation for present successes and future expectations...
...other time other than the playoffs is this blend of inevitable heartbreak and Pollyanna attitude more apparent than on Opening Day. Just to get a taste, imagine you’re a fly on the wall last Sunday in a particularly enthusiastic room of Sox fans...
...recliner and every spot on the futons are claimed, forcing a few people to employ less-than-comfortable folding chairs. A brief discussion ensues about the use of the “lucky chair,” a white folding chair covered with signatures commemorating a come-from-behind Sox playoff win. Apparently, the chair only works when all of the roommates are present, since the Sox lost the time the chair made an appearance sans one roommate...
...wounds remain fresh for these devotees. The hatred of the Yankees is palpable. One of these fans had proclaimed New York’s opening day loss in Japan as good as Christmas in an email to his friends. After I pointed out that Sox fans exult in next to meaningless Yankee losses while the New Yorkers couldn’t care less about Boston’s, he offered this explanation...