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The Red Sox Suck

The smallest of the angry Yankee fans rose from the metallic
bleachers and extended his middle finger. “The wed sox
sukk!” he screamed. His Dad and Uncle Ray laughed
aloud as they gulped down their $8 beers from the
undersized plastic cups. Connor smiled proudly and sat
back down, reaching for his gameboy and Wild Cherry Capri
Sun.

For 23 years Curtis and Uncle Ray had been attending
Yankee games. Now they had sucked 4 year old Connor into
their twisted little world of $8 beers, painted faces, pricey
jerseys, and season tickets. Someday Connor would be just
like them – he’d smoke Camel cigarrettes and drive an old
Ford truck. He’d join the Navy when he turned 17 and then
get out early. He’d get too drunk at a bar and spend the night
in jail. Someday he’d be all over the place and then right
here again at Yankee stadium with his son, drinking beer
and flipping off Red Sox fans. Someday he’d be like them in
almost every way.

What did his Mother think? Well, she thought the Red Sox sucked too…

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khepa
Posted about 1 year ago

I don’t understand baseball, but this is good.
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[pens&feathers]
Posted about 1 year ago

I love it.
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Alexa ♥
Posted 11 months ago

Sad & funny.
~
HATE the title, though. (I’m a Boston girl.)
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blueyedwonder
Posted 11 months ago

sad, but often true…very nice rueful, regretful tone.
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YodaOnCrack
Posted 11 months ago

I’ve always been kind of fond of this little ficlet & wanted to expand it. Thanks for reminding me that it’s there. And thanks for your comments.
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Mask By The Moon
Posted 11 months ago

hmmmmmmm
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Stovohobo
Posted 11 months ago

The first paragraph was funny, the second was sad. You had a perfect way of making me feel like his life was, all because of a baseball game, now rendered purposeless.
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JonasBrothersLova148
Posted 11 months ago

I agree with stovohobo 100%. great work!!
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Batak Beatrix
Posted 11 months ago

Wow, such a concise statement on American culture. Excellent.
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SKermitgorf
Posted 11 months ago

fathers’& sons’ , very realilistic story,that $8.00 beer price really bothers’ you doesn’t it, mentioned it 2 x’s lol.
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ItsNotEasy_BeingGreen
Posted 11 months ago

love the title (dont hate me, yankees fan). funny
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One Time, One Chance
Posted 11 months ago

it’s funny u mentioned this [well, it’s funny i read this today.]

at my school today:

it was phillies day.
wWO0Oo!!
~
i play softball, so to me, baseball is the next best thing =]
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Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3
Posted 11 months ago

i totally agree! Go Yankees!!!!!!!!!!! Nicely written too,
my math teacher(a nun) likes the red sox.
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The Ghost in the Machine
Posted 11 months ago

liked the story nice tone other than that all i gotta say is YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARD ! YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!
Go white sox
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BARomero
Posted 11 months ago

Nice, how this one shoots to the top, just as the Divisionals begin…
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dancergrl1512
Posted 11 months ago

i dont think the red sox suck since they won the divsion but good story
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Yeah Write!
Posted 11 months ago

RED SOX KICK BOOTAY ! haha! jk! but seriously, great story. it made me sad… most likely that the poor kid would grow up liking such a cruddy team (once again, jk!)
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artistsrunwild
Posted 11 months ago

i like this….i agree with alexa though

i too am…or was a Boston girl…i miss boston so badly…but i have to agree that the red sox have not always been….successful shall i say in their quest for glory

nice story…very sentimental and sad
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YodaOnCrack
Posted 11 months ago

I’ve never even been to Boston – closest I ever came was a phone interview with Harvard (which is in Cambridge). I live in the Chicago area – this could have easily been about the Cubs & White Sox – funny how our culture is so intertwined with sports – guess that’s the sad but true point of this….
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Shadow
Posted 11 months ago

Haha. Good, but I’m a red sox fan.
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YodaOnCrack
Posted 11 months ago

Sorry Sox fans – this really slams Yankee fans more than any other.
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YodaOnCrack
Posted 11 months ago

Plus I wrote it way before I knew the sox would do so well…. Nothing at all against Boston here – love Boston.
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Officially
Posted 11 months ago

I don’t know. The beginning was a bit sad-ish, kind of a melencholy tone in there. But the last sentance just made it funny and brought up the mood a lot. Good job. It’s Lovely.
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-PeacockQuill-
Posted 10 months ago

i like how it says in a way

“you are who your parents are”

i mean, that harmful influence would ruin his life and you said that without saying it, so nicely. i luv it.
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Maddawg
Posted 10 months ago

I agree with PeacockQuill. Parental influence is something we all have to admit to & this is a wonderful piece.
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THX 0477
Posted 10 months ago

Oh, the rich, rich psychology of acculturation, how we are molded and influenced by the circumstances into which we are born. How much nature does it take to break free of how we are nurtured? Sometimes I think I missed out not growing up in a home with a sports affiliation (my dad watches golf and listens to Beethoven, and knows how to plan wars), but most of the time I’m kind of grateful.
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SocccerISmyLIFE
Posted 10 months ago

this is so sad
you should so continue
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Black Ink
Posted 10 months ago

lol so funny b.c my friends and i are havin the ultimate red sox argument. awesome
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Tad Winslow
Posted 9 months ago

This story is very, very true. Children are incredibly impressionable, and personalities begin building at a young age. The title wasn’t cool at first, cuz I’m from New England, but as I read I realized that it was only an insult from a character that deserves pity and perhaps a little understanding.