Here's to you, Red Sox Nation by Jared Carrabis
Forbes.com says Red Sox have best fans in sports


(Forbes.com) -- Just look at the fans all over the country who follow every pitch of their beloved Boston Red Sox. They pack Fenway when the team is in town, and fill other stadiums when they’re on the road. They stayed true throughout an epic dry spell, when the Sox went 86 years without winning a World Series--and when the team finally broke that drought in 2004, they grew even more fanatic. Today, the team is No. 2 in MLB merchandise sales (behind their hated rivals, the New York Yankees). And members of "Red Sox Nation" are so devoted, they top our list of "America's Best Sports Fans."

If all I wrote for this blog was "obviously," it would be a good enough blog post by my standards, but I'll expand.

You want proof that the Red Sox are the best fans in sports? Look no further than last night. Mike Lowell, who has been shoved aside by the team that he took less years and a discount for, is beloved by these fans for his loyalty to Boston.

Unlike Yankee fans, who will only love a player if he performs and will not hesitate to boo you mercilessly if you fall short of their expectations, Lowell came to the plate with just two home runs on the entire season, hitting .213, to the sounds of a standing ovation.

When Lowell crushed the first pitch he saw, the roof blew off Fenway Park, as the veteran trotted around the bases to the loudest cheers that Fenway had given all season. (Click for video)

As the Forbes article says, the Red Sox have sold out Fenway Park for 606 consecutive games, and in most road ballparks, you can hear chants of "Let's go Red Sox!" in the late innings of close ballgames.

Red Sox Nation is even well represented away from American ballparks, as SoxSpace is read in over 20 different countries.

So here's to you, Red Sox Nation, the greatest fan base in all of professional sports.

-Jared Carrabis

Do you agree with Forbes.com?

Duh! The Red Sox have the best fan base. Always have, always will.I've gotta disagree here. The Red Sox fan base is full of bandwagon fans that hopped on in 2004.I'm indifferent. Sometimes Red Sox Nation is on top, sometimes it's not.

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Published on August 04, 2010

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