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March 03, 2008

Hank & Henry Should Take Note Of This One

Via the Cambridge Chronicle: Red Sox mob beats up Yankees fan in Cambridge.

This is a sad story to read. From the report:

A group of men — some with Irish accents — beat up a 23-year-old Cambridge man and sent him to the hospital after they spotted him sporting a Yankees baseball cap.

Witnesses told police the group of apparent diehard Red Sox fans beat up the victims after an argument inside a Central Square bar. The group then ran away on Mass. Ave. towards Harvard Square.

The victim’s sobbing girlfriend told police the couple went to the Cantab Lounge at 738 Mass. Ave. midnight Saturday. The couple was inside the bar for a while when a large group of people came up to them and started arguing with the victim because he was wearing a New York Yankees baseball cap, according to police reports.

Sure, it's fun when the billionaire owners of the Sox and Yanks trade barbs. But, the fact of the matter is, between the fans of these two teams, the reality still exists where a person can get their face kicked in because of the baseball cap on top of his head.

Perhaps the saddest thing here is that this reality will be with us for generations to follow.

I can understand having team pride and deriving some fun from poking at your rival. I'm guilty of it here, many times. But, there's a line that should not be crossed. Clearly, this situation in Cambridge got out of hand. Sad, indeed.

Posted by Steve Lombardi at March 3, 2008 11:36 PM

Comments

Is this story for real? It's written like something out of "The Onion." I hope the guy is doing well now, but the line "A group of men — *some with Irish accents* — beat up a 23-year-old Cambridge man" made me laugh. I just picture a bunch of little drunken leprechauns jumping on top of someone.

Posted by: baileywalk [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 4, 2008 12:48 AM

were the bullies wearing catcher's masks?

Posted by: Travis G. [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 4, 2008 02:06 AM

^ Nice.

Posted by: Rich [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 4, 2008 07:17 AM

This just makes me so sad, and so angry too. Why do people think this rivalry is a good thing? Oh, I remember - because it makes lots of additional money for billionaires.

Beating up someone for wearing another team's baseball cap is in my mind not that far from beating up someone for wearing a yarmulke.

After all, why am I a Yankees fan? I am a Yankees fan because that's what my father told me I was when I was a little girl. Same reason I'm a Jew. I was raised that way.

I work in Cambridge and I live on the other side of the river, shouting distance from Fenway Park. And people wonder why I don't want to banter about baseball?

Posted by: carla [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 4, 2008 12:44 PM