AAU scrimmage, boys 16U or 17U, between qtrs I'm making
small talk with the visitors. I get around to asking
when his next tourney is, he says this weekend in Boston.
"Cool," sez I, "where in Boston you gonna be?"
"Uhmmm, I think it's the Boston in Massachusetts" was the
kid's reply.
"Great! Have fun!" I said.

I know of several New Boston's and there is a South Boston in Virginia, but to me Boston means, Mass.

We've got a little farm community about 15 miles from where I live called "Boston".Got about 20 houses and a general store.They haven't won a World Series in the last hundred years or so,either.:D

-Couldn't help it!
NYORK!NYORK!NYORK!

This just hit me!Bosox go 120-42,win the 1st playoff round,beat the Yankees in the ALCS,go up 3-0 in the World Series with a rested Pedro Martinez due to pitch--and the players go on STRIKE or we get a LOCKOUT!Could happen.:D

[Edited by Jurassic Referee on May 17th, 2002 at 05:18 AM]

You can put your mind at rest. They ain't gonna beat the Yankees. :D The same thing was said last year about the Mariners kicking the Yankees' butt and you see what happened.

YANKEES! Best team "money can buy".

Jurassic:

You wouldn't be that lucky, the BOSOX would go up 3 to 0 and eventually end up losing the series.

Yanks for life.

From the "Find a Map" function @ expedia.com it lists Bostons in the following States:

Alabama
Arkansas
Connecticut
Georgia
Indiana
Kentucky (4 Bostons)
Louisiana
Michigan
Missouri
New York
Ohio (3 Bostons)
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia

Plus 8 more outside the US

Portland, Oregon was nearly named Boston.

None of these have won a World Series lately,either!

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

Quote:

We've got a little farm community about 15 miles from where I live called "Boston".Got about 20 houses and a general store.They haven't won a World Series in the last hundred years or so,either.:D -Couldn't help it! NYORK!NYORK!NYORK! This just hit me!Bosox go 120-42,win the 1st playoff round,beat the Yankees in the ALCS,go up 3-0 in the World Series with a rested Pedro Martinez due to pitch--and the players go on STRIKE or we get a LOCKOUT!Could happen.:D

Is it any wonder that people hate the Yankees and their fans so much?

In the immortal words of Eric Cartman: "Screw you guys. I'm going home!" :p

Chuck

There is a band named Boston.

There once was a man from Boston,
Who drove a little red Austin,
There was room for his ***
and a gallon of gas,
But his balls hung out and he lost 'em!

Credit to Bill Fox, the "Fox Inn" Wilshire and 26th, circa 1976

There is a show called Boston Public.

Ok, if we are going to stoop so low – There are beans and pies called Boston.

Up here in Canada we have a donut chain called Tim Horton's. They have a very popular donut called a Boston Creme.

I bet the Boston Creme has never won a World Series either!

In some other immortal words of Eric Cartman: "I hate you guys. I hate you guys so much."

Is that the one with John Williams as the director? :)

I bet they've never won a World Series either! :D

Tony,
Are you thinking of the Boston and Phillie Harmonicas?

Ahhhh,Chuckie needs a hug!Or his belly rubbed!:D

Ugh!

Yankees fans!

The whole damn lot of you!

Mark,
Yesterday I was just commenting how nice it would be if I could be a Yankee fan.
Baseball would be so much easier.
Even Jay Leno doesn't care about the Tigers any more.
mick

And the Fabulous Sports Cow gave up on the Bosox a couple of years ago! :)

BTW mick, I think it's John Williams and the Boston Poppies.

YU.P., yU.P.

Not quite, it's now generally Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops, although Williams still occasionally conducts.

Tigers? Who the hell are they? :D

When it comes to New England sports, things are a lot like Pres. Bush's "you're either with us or against us" stance - if you're not a Red Sox fan, you must be rooting for the yankees.

As much as Yankee fans get on my nerves...I wish we had a major league franchise in North Texas. Before you mention the Rangers, look at last year and this season.

At least Red Sox fans have a championship to point at. Always liked Boston, and anyone playing the Yankees :D

Wow! I gotta admit, this kid didn't look all that bright,
goes to show you can't judge a book by it's cover.



LOL! Here's one, I hope it gets by the censors:

There once was a hermit named Dave
Who kept a **** ****** ** *** cave
He had to admit
It ***** **** ****
But ***** ** *** ***** ** saved!

Mick, I spoke to my friend George, he says you can become
a Yankees fan whenever you like, just send in your
application...don't forget to include your CC# & date of
expiration. And yes, this is the Bosox year to go all
the way (kills me to say that), which is why I'm certain
we'll see an end to MLB in August (he-he-he).

Finally, Chuck, "Screw you, hippie!"

I thought Keith Lockhart played for the Braves. And, yes, I know John Williams no longer conducts the Pops but after you've had John Williams, you just go down hill from there. :)

I think it lost something in the translation, Sparky! :D

Keith Lockhart?Isn't he the guy that let a tuba go through his legs in the 9th inning of a tied "Battle of the Bands"?:confused:

Aaaah,someone else needs a hug!Or his belly rubbed.:D

Btw,Go Wings!!

Really?I've never had John Williams!And if I did,I don't really think I'd like to admit it.:D

Whoops,time for another nappie now!

I thought "Boston Creme" was their WNBA team.

BTW - it is absolutely true that Portland, Oregon, was almost named Boston. Believe it or not, the name was decided by a coin flip.

I think if the NFL conducted that coin flip, Portland probably would be named Boston because "Portland" was called out.

If the World Series were played in May Boston would have won every one of them....

Who knows.... The Patriots won, the Sox could be next...

Don't forget the Celtics - they're still in the NBA Playoffs (at least, the last I heard - I don't follow NBA that much).

:) ROTFLMAO!!!

You're bad! j/k - very funny!

Mike

Chuck, Chuck, Chuck! Jealously is such a petty emotion. It has nothing to do with the curse of "The Babe". The Yankees are simply better. :D

Boston fans usually point at the Yankees and say, "Yes, the better team won again." :D

Interesting that this list doesn't include Mass. Do they only claim the Bosox if they win the World Series?

Couldn't resist
 

I got this from my best friend, who is also from New England:


A first grade teacher explains to her class that she is a Yankees fan. She asks her students to raise their hands if they, too, are Yankees fans.
Everyone in the class raises his hand except one little girl.
The teacher looks at the girl and says, "Janie, why didn't you raise your hand?"
"Because I am a Red Sox fan, and proud of it," Janie replied.
The teacher could not believe her ears. "Janie, why, pray tell, are you a Red Sox fan?"
"Because my mom is a Red Sox fan, and my dad is a Red Sox fan, so I'm a Red Sox fan too!"
"Well," said the teacher in an obviously annoyed tone, "That is no reason for you to be a Red Sox fan. You don't have to be just like your parents all the time. What if your mom were a moron and your dad were a moron?"
"Then," Janie smiled, "I'd be a Yankees fan."

:D

Two boys are playing hockey on a pond on Boston Common when one is attacked by a vicious Rottweiler. Thinking quickly, the other boy took his hockey stick and managed to wedge it down the dog's collar and twist, luckily breaking the dog's neck and stopping its attack.

A reporter who was strolling by sees the incident, and rushes over to interview the boy.

"Young Bruins Fan Saves Friend from Vicious animal....", he starts writing in his notebook.

"But I'm not a Bruins fan," the little hero replied.

"Sorry, since we're in Boston, I just assumed you were," said the reporter and starts again.

"Red Sox Fan Rescues Friend from Horrific Attack,..." he continued writing in his notebook.

"I'm not a Red? Sox fan either!", the boy said.

"I assumed everyone in Boston was either for the Bruins or the Red Sox. So what team DO you root for?", the reporter asked.

"I'm a Yankees fan!", the child beamed.

The reporter starts a new sheet in his notebook and writes, "Little Bast>>d from New York Kills Beloved Family Pet."

Yup,liked that one too!

Two guys are at Fenway watching the Red Sox. One has his dog with him.

One of the Sox gets a base hit. The dog jumps up and down.

Later, one of the Sox hits a home run. The dog starts doing flips.

The Sox win the game. The dog jumps in the air, comes down on his hind legs and walks the length of the bleachers.

The other guy turns to the dog owner and says, "That's absolutely amazing. But what does he do if they win the World Series?"

The dog owner replies, "I don't know. I've only had him for 120 years."

Here's one from a Mariners fan - since we can't beat them either, I will join in on the Yankees jokes...

A young teacher was hired at an elementary school in a wealthy suburb of Boston. Trying to get to know her little 1st grade students a little better, she had them each stand up and tell what their parents did for a living. All the kids were doing a fine job, until she got to little Johnny who stood with his head bowed and said:

"My name is Johnny. My dad is a cross-dressing, transvestite prostitute, and my mom is an exotic dancer at a strip club."

Little Johnny then sat back down. Not knowing what else to do, the teacher continued around the room. Just as they finished this exercise, the bell rang for recess. She decided she needed to talk to Johnny, so she had him stay behind...

"I'm sorry if I embarrassed you, Johnny," she began...

"Oh no, teacher. I wasn't embarrassed. See, my dad is really a retired Yankees player, and my mom worked as a secretary for the team. Now if I had to tell the class that - well then I would have been embarrassed."

Is that "dog" years,Mark?Let's see-120 dog years would be 840 real years.Means the Bosox should win a World Series about....!:D

1976? I learned that one in 1952. Is that address in Santa Monica, CA?

Bob

A Mariner's fan! Wow, maybe one day you too will be
able to proudly say that it's been over 80 years since
your team won the WS! :p

World Series?? I'd be happy if the Mariners beat the Yankees in the playoffs - any round. Can't stand the Yankees - because they keep beating the M's in the post-season...of course, after the last two series with Boston and the way Pedro pitched, I can't stand them either!!

Santa Monica would be the place!

Love it! Love it! Love it!

Change "Red Sox" to "Expos" and you'd have to calculate in metric years - and worse yet - in French!!! YIKES!!!

Of course, the dog would be one of those damn girly poodles. :p

here's a bet
 

who's gonna win a WS first, the Bosox or the Cubs?

Re: here's a bet
 

Here's the scenario. The Red Sox and Cubs win their respective pennants. The World Series begins and each team wins 3 games.

With the score tied after 9 innings in game seven, the players go on strike and MLB decides to award the championship to the top AAA winner. Believe it or not, the Portland Beavers become the champs.

Yeah - and pigs just flew past my window.:)

The Portland Beavers?? Ooooh!!

Maturity,JR,show some maturity.Do NOT follow-up post on THIS one! :D

TWeets-
I will take that bet.....The CUBS

A gentleman from Texas dies and goes to hell. When he gets there he meets the Devil, who promptly turns the heat up and the Texan just laughed. When asked why he was laughing, the Texan replies,"It's hotter in Dallas in May than this."

So the Devil turns up the heat again, which just makes the Texan laugh harder. When the Devil inquires about what's funny, the Texan replies,"You haven't even reached the heat in Austin in July."

So the Devil turns the heat all the way up and the Texan is rolling around on the ground laughing hysterically, during which he says,"You haven't even come close to Houston in August."

So the Devil thinks,"I'll show this guy," and turns the heat all the way down to where ice is forming on everything in hell. All of a sudden he hears the Texan whooping and hollering and raising an awful ruckus. So the Devil asks the Texan,"What's so funny now?" to which the Texan replies,"The Rangers just won the World Series!!!"