Dear Red Sox Fans,

by Jeff Clark on Apr 4, 2008 5:47 AM EDT in Boston Celtics News & Links

Dear Red Sox fans,

The Sox are just getting their 2008 season underway. Boston has been and always will be a baseball town — I get that, and I wouldn’t want that to change. I would, however, like to remind everyone not to forget about basketball too quickly.

In the not-too-distant past, the crack of the bat has signaled the end of basketball season for most fans in Boston. March Madness provided some fun bracket distractions, but by the time "One Shining Moment" finished playing, your thoughts turned to the Sox. Who could blame you? Unless basketball is already your passion, it was hard to get excited for a team that was more interested in ping pong balls than winning games.

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I’m confused about why an article like this is necessary. Tickets are selling out for Celtics games, fans are talking about them all over the city and there seems to be a lot of support. Having lived here for five years I can say this year has seemed like a big turnaround in fan support. An article like this feels out of place and re-entrenching the idea that boston can’t like basketball. Why not take the angle of the growth of fan support? But I’m assuming you are more in the know than I am and rightly fear all those red sox fans will ignore the celtics during the post season. Which is probably the best outcome for me as I want tickets to all the home playoff games and would rather not fight off the crowds!

by susiemoss82 on Apr 4, 2008 2:23 PM EDT reply actions

if I can win over just one more fan, it is all worth it ;D

by Jeff Clark on Apr 4, 2008 2:38 PM EDT reply actions

Was Boston a baseball town when the Red Sox were bad and the Celtics were great? Does someone have evidence to settle this issue?

Most fanbases are dominated by fair-weather fans, so I would be surprised to hear that Fenway was selling out more often than the Boston Garden when the Red Sox weren’t competitive. I’m not from the area, so I don’t know what it was actually like.

by guava_wrench on Apr 4, 2008 5:25 PM EDT reply actions