Sportsblahg Managing Editor Chris Carrara is in Denver for the World Series. He’s also a Red Sox fan. He is every Coloradoan’s worst nightmare. He’ll be reporting all this weekend from Denver, as long as he’s not thrown off a mountain by all four Rockies fans.
I’ve never seen so many Red Sox fans on a flight before. Literally, 40% of my flight from New York was wearing a Sox hat or jersey. There was exactly one guy wearing Rockies gear in the boarding area. You know… the only Rockies fan in New York City. He was probably not pleased with the woman from Denver in front of her who said, “I’m a Rockies fan! I just don’t own any Rockies clothing!” Right. And how long have you been a Rockies fan? I’m guessing about 3 weeks.
There was a trivia system on the plane that allowed passengers to play against each other. It’s pretty clear that Sox fans had taken over the plane (for the record, there was a user named “Tulo” who was in 13th).
Since I landed in Denver a couple hours ago, I’ve seen plenty of Rockies hats. But not a single one I’ve seen looks like it’s more than three weeks old. Rather than call these people “fairweather fans,” I prefer a new term: “Shiny Hats.” If any Rockies fan plans to give me trouble for my Red Sox shirt and is one of these fans, I’ll just say, “whatever you say, Shiny Hat!”
I am thoroughly convinced that you will get stabbed with an ice pike and thrown off a mountain.
I’m surprised you didn’t just wear a shirt that says, “I’m an obnoxious red sox fan that stole seats to your home teams games. What are you going to do about it?”
The Nate
October 27th, 2007
Jealous is about the only word that comes to mind. I tried to get tickets - I couldnt get on the site all day - seems like you were much more lucky!!
Enjoy!! I’ll look for you on tv!
Genevieve
October 28th, 2007
Shiny Hats is good. I prefer “Stiff Brims” sie they haven’t had the time to round them out and break them in
Beej
October 29th, 2007