and the Whining Begins

As Sox fans we are used to the jealousy printed about our team by media outlets of the opposing team. I think this one from the L.A. Times takes the cake.

It is probably somewhat unfair to say that Red Sox fans are the worst sub-species of human in the world. Turbofolk-listening Serb thugs are certainly more violent, though they do radiate more intelligence. Italian soccer fans are probably more racist, though they wouldn't be caught dead wearing a pink cap. But in the world of baseball, I can think of no tribe so dull-witted, so bandwagonesque, so committed to turning what was once a charming underdog/curse story into an act with all the grace and humility of a Zell Miller speech in front of 15,000 fat Republicans howling for blood. They make Yankees fans seem civilized, and Rays fans seem like grizzled students of the game.

I openly take joy in this guy's pain; I hope Tex signs somewhere else, I hope the Angels resign K-Rod so another member of the Sox can hit a game winning homer off of him next year, and I hope the Angels keep the silly rally monkey so their fans can continue to be the laughing stock of the league.