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| '''Red Sox Nation''' refers to the fans of the ]. The phrase "Red Sox Nation" was first coined by '']'' feature writer Nathan Cobb in an October 20, 1986, article about split allegiances among fans in ] during the ] between the Red Sox and the ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Baseball Border War; In Milford Conn., Geography Brings Sox and Mets Fans|date=October 20, 1986|first=Nathan|last=Cobb|newspaper=Boston Globe|page=8}}</ref> | '''Red Sox Nation''' refers to the fans of the ]. The phrase "Red Sox Nation" was first coined by '']'' feature writer Nathan Cobb in an October 20, 1986, article about split allegiances among fans in ] during the ] between the Red Sox and the ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Baseball Border War; In Milford Conn., Geography Brings Sox and Mets Fans|date=October 20, 1986|first=Nathan|last=Cobb|newspaper=Boston Globe|page=8}}</ref> | ||
| Or it refers to a bunch of losers who support a trash team like the Red Sox, they will be nothing in a few years and I expect their bandwagon fans to be gone real soon! Like bye BIG PAPI!!! Like their team is bad and they'll drop to LAST in the AL EAST real soon! | |||
| ==Red Sox fandom== | ==Red Sox fandom== | ||
| Red Sox fans were once described by ] as the "ultimate ] fanbase."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/31/arts/television/31sox.html?ref=arts&pagewanted=print|title=Reality TV Melds Baseball and That Other Pastime|date=July 31, 2007|first=Kathryn|last=Shattuck|newspaper=New York Times}}</ref> For all the excitement over the quality of play by the Red Sox, there is often a twinge of pessimism about the team, as the team's failures are typically blown out of proportion. '']'' columnist ], among others, has attributed the self-perpetuating fatalism of the Nation to the intellectual legacy of the ] who settled ] and instilled in the region's inhabitants a deep-seated ] ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/08/28/the_tragedy_of_04?mode=PF|newspaper=The Boston Globe|title=The tragedy of '04|date=August 28, 2005|first=Scott|last=Stossel}}</ref> | Red Sox fans were once described by ] as the "ultimate ] fanbase."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/31/arts/television/31sox.html?ref=arts&pagewanted=print|title=Reality TV Melds Baseball and That Other Pastime|date=July 31, 2007|first=Kathryn|last=Shattuck|newspaper=New York Times}}</ref> HA, I bet the depressive periods are rough! Poor Boston fans, won't have anything to cheer for when they drop to LAST SOON!! For all the FALSE excitement over the quality of play by the Red Sox, there is often a twinge of pessimism about the team, as the team's failures are typically blown out of proportion. (<--Bias Boston Red Sox line before this) '']'' columnist ], among others, has attributed the self-perpetuating fatalism of the Nation to the intellectual legacy of the ] who settled ] and instilled in the region's inhabitants a deep-seated ] ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/08/28/the_tragedy_of_04?mode=PF|newspaper=The Boston Globe|title=The tragedy of '04|date=August 28, 2005|first=Scott|last=Stossel}}</ref> <-- WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN, man these Red Sox fans getting in way over their heads!! Oh please, you guys are so glorious maybe you guys are also skilled at Kung Fu! Shoutout to Kung Fu Panda Pablo Sandoval!!! Also shoutout to A guy saved by Jesus, man I'm sorry I took the wrong path in Misplaced Pages life, but forgive me I'm very mad over that Jays game!! Also lowkey Alex Colome is trash Red Sox should snatch him to complete their trash roster! | ||
| In 2010, Forbes magazine rated Red Sox Nation as the best fans in American sports, citing points such as road attendance and overall devotion to the team.<ref>{{cite news|title=America's best sports fans|url=http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/02/best-fans-teams-lifestyle-sports-fandom.html | work=Forbes | first=Monte|last=Burke|date=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Worst Sports Fans in America|url=http://www.gq.com/sports/lists/201104/worst-sports-fans-in-america#slide=10}}</ref> | In 2010, Forbes magazine rated Red Sox Nation as the best fans in American sports, citing points such as road attendance and overall devotion to the team.<ref>{{cite news|title=America's best sports fans|url=http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/02/best-fans-teams-lifestyle-sports-fandom.html | work=Forbes | first=Monte|last=Burke|date=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Worst Sports Fans in America|url=http://www.gq.com/sports/lists/201104/worst-sports-fans-in-america#slide=10}}</ref> | ||
| False^ Jays Nation is better, Forbes magazine having questionable facts smh. Garbage yo, straight trash from the dump. | |||
| =="Official" Red Sox Nation== | =="Official" Red Sox Nation== | ||
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Red Sox Nation refers to the fans of the Boston Red Sox. The phrase "Red Sox Nation" was first coined by Boston Globe feature writer Nathan Cobb in an October 20, 1986, article about split allegiances among fans in Connecticut during the 1986 World Series between the Red Sox and the New York Mets.
Or it refers to a bunch of losers who support a trash team like the Red Sox, they will be nothing in a few years and I expect their bandwagon fans to be gone real soon! Like bye BIG PAPI!!! Like their team is bad and they'll drop to LAST in the AL EAST real soon!
Red Sox fandom
Red Sox fans were once described by Dennis Eckersley as the "ultimate manic-depressive fanbase." HA, I bet the depressive periods are rough! Poor Boston fans, won't have anything to cheer for when they drop to LAST SOON!! For all the FALSE excitement over the quality of play by the Red Sox, there is often a twinge of pessimism about the team, as the team's failures are typically blown out of proportion. (<--Bias Boston Red Sox line before this) Boston Globe columnist Charlie Pierce, among others, has attributed the self-perpetuating fatalism of the Nation to the intellectual legacy of the Puritans who settled Boston and instilled in the region's inhabitants a deep-seated Calvinist determinism. <-- WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN, man these Red Sox fans getting in way over their heads!! Oh please, you guys are so glorious maybe you guys are also skilled at Kung Fu! Shoutout to Kung Fu Panda Pablo Sandoval!!! Also shoutout to A guy saved by Jesus, man I'm sorry I took the wrong path in Misplaced Pages life, but forgive me I'm very mad over that Jays game!! Also lowkey Alex Colome is trash Red Sox should snatch him to complete their trash roster!
In 2010, Forbes magazine rated Red Sox Nation as the best fans in American sports, citing points such as road attendance and overall devotion to the team.
False^ Jays Nation is better, Forbes magazine having questionable facts smh. Garbage yo, straight trash from the dump.
"Official" Red Sox Nation
In 2004 the Boston Red Sox began offering official citizenship in Red Sox Nation. For a small fee, fans received a membership card with the words "Official Red Sox Nation Citizen" and access to additional Red Sox merchandise offers and newsletters.
President
In the summer of 2007, the Red Sox fan site on MLB.com offered "official" citizens of RSN the chance to register as candidates to become the first president of Red Sox Nation, for the 2008 season. A broad field of self-proclaimed candidates was whittled down (internally, by operators of the website) to 25, then an open-to-all online "primary" was held in August that resulted in 10 final candidates. For most of September, the ten were provided with weblogs on the website to mount their campaigns. On September 27, Tim Russert of NBC moderated a debate among six of the candidates in a hall at Boston University (three were no-shows, and Doris Kearns Goodwin withdrew from the race). The final election, also open to the public at the same website, was held from September 28 through October 2, 2007. The winner was Jerry Remy, a former Red Sox player and current broadcast color commentator. The following day, Remy threw out the first pitch in the opening game of the Red Sox' playoff series.
Governors
Following Jerry Remy's election as president of Red Sox Nation, he and his vice president "Regular Rob" Crawford developed a "Red Sox Nation Five-Point Plan" to guide their first year in office. The first point of the plan called for the creation of governors to represent members of Red Sox Nation in their home states. Beginning with the six New England states, nominations were accepted through redsox.com, and from these nominations the president and vice president appointed representatives for each state. The inaugural class, which was announced on July 8, 2008, is as follows:
- Massachusetts: Jared Carrabis of Saugus
- Connecticut: Karen Kupiec of Hamden
- Maine: Rachel O. Yacouby of Brunswick
- New Hampshire: Janice Page of Henniker
- Rhode Island: Charles T. Schmidt, Jr. of Saunderstown
- Vermont: Glen Jardine of Lyndonville
- Florida: Alexa Jimenez of Tampa, Florida
- Kansas: Jonathan Sherman of Wichita
- Ohio: Kristi Blausey of Westerville, Ohio
Governors are responsible for better connecting members of Red Sox Nation within their home state to the team, as well as organizing viewing parties for Red Sox Nation members in their states and collecting feedback from their constituency.
See also
References
- Cobb, Nathan (October 20, 1986). "Baseball Border War; In Milford Conn., Geography Brings Sox and Mets Fans". Boston Globe. p. 8.
- Shattuck, Kathryn (July 31, 2007). "Reality TV Melds Baseball and That Other Pastime". New York Times.
- Stossel, Scott (August 28, 2005). "The tragedy of '04". The Boston Globe.
- Burke, Monte (August 2, 2010). "America's best sports fans". Forbes.
- "The Worst Sports Fans in America".
- The Official Site of The Boston Red Sox: Fan Forum: Red Sox Nation Details
- MLB.com, "Red Sox Nation President"
- Red Sox Nation president and vice president announce five-point plan
- Red Sox announce the selection of the first six Governors of Red Sox Nation
