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Originally posted by dubhousing
Paigow, you haven't been in DC or south of the Mason-Dixon Line for very long have you? . . .
There is no such thing as a "Southern" Red Sox fan. . . . They aren't cheering for the Red Sox to win, they are cheering for the Yankees to lose. Quite simply, Washington is an old American League city and the baseball fans there have largely shifted their alliances to the Orioles - and in every American League city except for New York, the second most popular team is whoever is playing the Yankees. My guess is in Washington, you're mainly dealing with Orioles fans who hate the Yankees. .
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Uh, DC is filled with transplants who cheer for their original home team. The hardest Orioles ticket is for Red Sox games (and Yankees games). Don't think they're a bunch of fans just going to cheer against those teams. The only team in town that has a genuine DC following is the Redskins. At Wizards and Caps games a sizable number of fans are rooting for the visitors.
