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Why do people hate the Boston Red Sox?

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The combination of all of these things makes the Red Sox very polarizing among baseball fans. read more

Fans of the Red Sox naturally love them, but people who are not Red Sox fans dislike them, either because they’re fans of one of the Red Sox’ major rivals (the New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays or Baltimore Orioles), or simply because their team lacks the ability to just spend money to recover from a bad season (the Red Sox won the World Series in 2013, a year after finishing last with a 69–93 record, by signing a bunch of free agents who all proceeded to have great seasons). read more

That being said, Boston fans can be really obnoxious, for example if you walk down the street in Boston wearing a Yankees hat people will rudely comment on it. The nickname "Massholes" exists for a reason. read more

I think it's because ever since they won their world series in 2004 a bunch of bandwagon fans come out and start acting real cocky. Now most of them have deemed themselves the red sox nation. I hate the Yankees more than the Red Sox but some sox fans are acting no better than Yankee fans. read more

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