The curse of the idiot fans

Sometimes I think it's not the Bambino who's cursed the Sox, or the heavy history of not winning a championship year after year. No, it's their fans, who mock the baseball gods. They don't like to be mocked.

Yesterday, the Red Sox pounded out 11 hits in a 9-3 victory over the Angels for a 1-0 lead in their five-game American League division series. A core of Red Sox fans celebrated in the aisles and directed derisive chants at the Yankees, who were set to play Minnesota on the opposite coast.

(Boston fans, you must stop behaving like this or the Red Sox will never escape their fate.)

Having to listen to "Yankees suck!" while their team is being thrashed is going to lead Angel fans to slap their stupid "Thunderstix" even louder when the 'gels' offense returns.

The Sox have changed their collective nickname from "Cowboys" to "idiots" this year. Based on some of their fans, it's an appropriate moniker.