El Guapo's Ghost Rambles on about the Red Sox

"...A lot of players after they've left [Boston], they appreciate it a lot more after they're gone. But I definitely appreciated it when I was there. Sure, it's tough at times, but you go to 90 percent of the other ballparks, and there's no passion like that. As bad as the bad times are, the good times are even better..." - Brian Daubach on Red Sox fans (Edes, Boston Globe).

I was going to have Dauber’s quote start off an essay comparing and contrasting Red Sox Nation with other fans I encountered on my baseball trip (Pittsburg, Chicago, Milwaukee) early in June but too much has been written recently and I am lazy. Some interesting observations or quotes that need to be published are below.
• “Pirate games are never on T.V. The games are blacked out unless they sellout…We always sellout Steelers games.” - Pittsburg area resident.
• “Cubs fans don’t care if they win.” – Fernando, White Sox fan sitting in the bleachers for a Cubs game
• “Everyone gets sick on days like today [sunny, warm, Cubs have a day game at home].” – Karen, Ferando’s girlfriend and Cubs fan.
• Around six fights between Cubs and Yankees fans. If Cubs fans do not care, then what’s up with the fist-a-cuffs? Could it be Yankee fans?
• Brewers fans doing keg stands in the parking lot while others play beer pong.
• “Brewers fans, we come in the sixth and leave in the seventh. We are more concerned about drinking in the parking lot.”