How Ben Affleck Ruined the Boston Red Sox for Everyone

Man, I love postseason baseball. The crowds do their best European soccer fan impression. The benches are up for most of the game, and almost every player looks interested in almost every pitch. I mean, even J.D. Drew looks like he really wants to win. It is simply the best time of year and it usually lasts until Tim McCarver surfaces to make a mess of everything. But this year, the Pink Hats are beating Terrible Timmie to the punch. Did I say Pink Hats? I meant Red Sox Nation. Pretty much synonymous. Something has always driven me nuts about watching a Red Sox road game and hearing it sound like Fenway. Or going to Pac Bell and seeing so much Dodger blue (the ugliest pretty color, or maybe the prettiest ugly color—I'm kind of colorblind). But I knew it couldn't be just that they traveled so well because that's something I would love for Giants fans to do. And I haven't been a jealous person since my first serious girlfriend dumped me in high school. Surprisingly, you use up the ... (link)