Billy Coffey
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7 Reasons to root for the Red Sox over the Yankees (by Bryan Allain)

April 5, 2010  

bryanallainIn honor of Opening Day of the 2010 MLB Season, my friend Bryan Allain and I exchanged guest posts regarding our respective love for the Yankees and Red Sox.

Bryan writes daily about the humorous side of life, sports, faith, pop culture, and living among the Amish at his blog, BryanAllain.com. He also mini-blogs on this secret contraption he calls “Twitter” at twitter.com/bryanallain.

Billy Coffey is a Yankees fan and I am a Red Sox fan. We might agree on a lot of the important things in life, but when it comes to baseball, make no mistake about it, he is my enemy.

If you’re reading this post and you too are a fan of the Red Sox or Yankees, I know you can’t be swayed. I’ve got a better shot at changing your gender than changing your mind about which team to root for. But for those of you who don’t have an allegiance either way, let me offer up a few points to help you make an informed decision.

7 Reasons to root for the Red Sox over the Yankees

1. Every good story involves conflict, and few stories in sports were as tragic as the 86-year drought the Red Sox were in before winning the World Series in 2004 (and again in 2007). Ooooh, the Yankees have won 27 World Series titles? Yawn.

2. Jorge Posada pees on his bare hands during spring training to toughen them up. (I’ve also heard unconfirmed reports that Joba Chamberlain wipes without toilet paper in the spring for the same reason.) If you respect good hygiene, the Yankees are not your team.

3. Everyone loves to lump in the Red Sox with the Yankees in terms of team salary, but it’s not even close. The Yankees paid over $201 million for their 2009 World Series win. The next team? The Mets at $135 million. Then the Red Sox? Nope. Then the Cubs at $135 million and THEN the Red Sox at $122 million. Are you incensed that baseball players make way too much money? Me too, let’s move on.

4. The Red Sox let Johnny Damon grow out his hair and beard when he played for them. The Yankees made Damon cut both to conform to their archaic monarchy. Do you really want to support a franchise that tries to suppress individual expression? It’s like rooting for the communists.

5. The Red Sox kept their old stadium and continue to improve it year after year, showing respect for history and tradition. The Yankees just blew up their old stadium, and now play in a place where seats behind home plate run for a measly $2500.

6. In 2004 the Red Sox completed the best comeback in all of sports history, erasing a 3 games to none deficit by winning 4 straight games in 5 days, including the final two in Yankee Stadium, to advance to the World Series (and eventually win it). No matter what happens from here on out, even if it comes out that every Red Sox player was guzzling HGH and snorting steroids, that week can never be taken away from me. And if you build a time machine and go back to 2004 as a Red Sox fan, you can relive it too.

7. The more the Yankees lose, the more tortured every Yankees fan get. So if you like your writers nice and angst-ridden, keep rooting for the Yankees to lose.

You think Billy is a good writer now? Wait until the Yankees have missed the playoffs for 5 straight years. He’ll be churning out stuff that makes Steinbeck look like high school English student.

So there you have it. If you love Billy’s writing and want more of it, you MUST root for the Red Sox.

Deep down, that’s probably what Billy wants to.

To read Billy’s side of the story, check out his guest post over on my blog today, bryanallain.com

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  • http://www.redletterbelievers.com David@RedLetterBelievers

    Very witty post bryan

    Billy, the bell has rung and it looks like Red Sox nation has one-upped you for now. BUT, i’ll head over to Bryans blog to see what you have to say.

    I do hope you have addressed the hygene of the overpaid Yankees.

    “….make Steinbeck look like a high school student…” That’s funny stuff

  • http://keepingon.launchrocketship.com Kay

    AMEN! Go Sox!

    Billy, you’re a Yankee’s fan? *sigh* Well, nobody’s perfect. And anyway, we’re all entitled to our opinions. You can be wrong if you want to.

  • http://bryanallain.com/archives/2010/04/05/guest-post-choosing-sides-by-billy-coffey/ Guest Post: Choosing Sides by Billy Coffey | BryanAllain.com

    [...] You can click here for my guest post at Billy’s blog on why you should be cheering for the Red…. It makes much more sense than this Yankee-lovin’ hooey. Posted by Bryan [...]

  • http://www.asgoodadayasany.wordpress.com Marilyn Yocum

    Loved you guys sharing opposing viewpoints on your sites. I’m Switzerland, but am happy to serve snacks to all fans here at game time.

  • http://trainstutusandteatime.com Corinne

    As a Red Sox fan, I appreciate seeing this post on Billy’s site :)
    (Go Red Sox!)

  • http://www.ubervu.com/conversations/www.billycoffey.com/2010/04/7-reasons-to-root-for-the-red-sox-over-the-yankees-by-bryan-allian/ uberVU – social comments

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  • http://www.chrissulli.com Chris Sullivan

    This is exactly why you can’t root for the Red Sox. The Yankees have embraced their evilness while the Sox are still in denial. While the average MLB salary dropped by 17% this year, the Red Sox increased there payroll by 33% to $162 million, second only to the Yankees and $16 million more than the third highest team (the Cubs).

  • Zac

    I am cutting and pasting the comment I made on Billy’s guest post.

    Being from Pittsburgh where the Pirates losing streak is old enough to drive (17 years) The fact that there is no salary cap, makes teams like the Yankees and Red Sox able to buy championships. Admit it, if the Yankees salary for the beginning of the season was 35 million (which is what the Pirates is) you could probably have 1 or 2 of the Yankees on the team. Therefore, I stopped caring about baseball a long time ago. Anyways, Hockey is clearly the best sport, but I don’t want to start an argument.

    I used to love baseball and it was my favorite sport in elementary school. Even back then I was smart enough to hate the Yankees. The last time I seriously watched baseball was the year the Red Sox finally broke ‘the curse,’ and I cheered for them to win it. So if I had to choose between these two teams that have the highest salary then I would pick the Red Sox everytime.

    Bottom line: Without a salary cap, MLB is a joke.

    P.S. Steroids also make MLB a joke and basically every record that has been broken in recent decades suspect at best.

  • http://twitter.com/jpwire Jay

    If you want Steinbeck like angst, try being a fan of the Atlanta Braves. I think they are the only thing in this life that has ever made my Daddy cry.

    However, I feel that you great baseball fans have missed the bus. It’s the farm teams where you find the true heart and soul of baseball. Days and nights watching the Durham Bulls, Carolina Mudcats, and Richmond Braves are where I found the spirit and heart of baseball. Not just on the field but in the stands. The players and fans are there giving it up for the love of the game and the chance at greatness, not the million dollar salaries. It’s the old time baseball the would make Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gherig, and The Babe proud.

  • http://katshappyathome.blogspot.com Kathy

    LOL Y’all are too funny! I’m a nobody fan :)

  • http://buzzbyannies.blogspot.com Annie K

    I just read that Red Sox pitcher Alan Embree calls my town home. So now we’ve got hippies, liberals, white supremacists and a Red Sox. Will it never end….

  • Stacy

    Bryan..

    It’s nice to see that even though a little farther south now.. You still know who’s worth cheering for! I would like to say that both posts are commendable. As a Sox fan, I was almost impressed by his well thought out and valiant effort. Still, I had to scoff. It’s such a pity that Billy fails to see the error of his ways. No matter where you are from.. or who you cheer for.. there’s no denying.. that there’s nothing like a cool spring/summer night.. sitting at the Green Monstah.. chowing on a Fenway Frank.. listening to the crowd chant.. “Yankees SUCK!” It’s wicked pissah!

    Greetings from home Bry.. Nice game last night, huh? ;)

  • http://building-his-body.blogspot.com/ Anne Lang Bundy

    Bryan, I’m not saying you didn’t prevent a good argument. Well done.

    But sorry, long before I met Billy Coffey, I became a Yankees fan when I saw Gary Cooper (*swoon*) in Pride of the Yankees. This female heart doesn’t watch much baseball, but the Yankees are my team when I do.

    If it’s any consolation, I just followed you on Twitter. I’ll see you around!

  • http://godsheart-heart2heart.blogspot.com Kat

    Billy,

    I am a die hard Red Sox fan over the Yankees anytime for any reason! Let’s hope that they make it to the world series this year.

    Love and Hugs ~ Kat

  • http://www.randommusings-helen.blogspot.com Helen

    Really? The Cubs make more than the Red Sox? That’s INCONCEIVABLE!!! (Hi. My name is Helen. I live in Chicago, and I am a White Sox fan….)

  • http://www.brookemcglothlin.com Brooke McGlothlin

    I was never a real baseball fan until I started dating my husband. He comes from a long line of Yankees fans (sorry). I’ve often said of their family that in order to get in to the family you have to be a Christian and a Yankees fan…and I’m not sure which one is more important ;) GOOOOOO Yanks!

  • http://www.endeanmom1.blogspot.com Beth E.

    Sorry, Billy…Red Sox fans in my household! ;-)