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I'm Voting A Straight Sox Ticket

This will likely be the only time you'll ever find anything remotely concerned with politics here, but this was too good to pass up-- Rudy Giuliani got called out for switching allegiances and supporting the Red Sox for the World Series during last night's GOP debate (by a Youtube guy, no less). It's high time important issues like this were brought to the forefront of the political landscape.

Giuliani tries to pawn it off as being a staunch American League supporter- but I say phooey on that. The only time I would ever root for the Yankees to win the World Series would be if they were playing a team comprised of serial killers, terrorists and puppy kickers... and maybe not even then.

video courtesy of CNN & Boston.com

I've never considered it, but I wonder if it's possible to make all electoral decisions based on sports allegiances. Like, if a candidate's team wins the World Series, he automatically gets to be President the next year. And if the American League wins the All-Star Game, the Republicans get control of the Congress; if the National League wins, the Democrats get the majority.

Comments (10)

[ kate ] says:
on November 29, 2007 3:14 PM

i actually like your suggestion about sport allegiances, maybe something would get done in this country...i feel the same way i can never route for the yankees. when guiliani said he was routing for the sox i though if we lose i'm blaming you...if anything i can say a lot of people in ny don't like him either.

[ kim ] says:
on November 29, 2007 5:41 PM

It's the opposite. The Red Sox are democrats.

[ janie ] says:
on November 29, 2007 10:11 PM

matt ryan? hmm

[ Liza ] says:
on November 29, 2007 11:12 PM

Sox have to be Democrats. And American League has to be Democrats too.

I might might might might might might might sort of root for the Yankees if they were playing the Indians and Damon was no longer with the Yankees. Maybe.

[ Texas Gal ] says:
on November 29, 2007 11:17 PM

The Sox are Democrats? Try telling that to Curt Schilling, Josh Beckett, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield, J.D. Drew, Jon Lester...

[ ricky ] says:
on November 30, 2007 1:43 AM

well of course all the players are republicans...they are rich as hell

and wasnt mitt romney raised in michigan? and went to college in utah?

[ Liza ] says:
on November 30, 2007 3:10 PM

Okay, so maybe THEY aren't Democrats, but whoever wants to win should be a Sox fan. That's more what I meant. =/

[ Meg ] says:
on November 30, 2007 9:15 PM

Well, the Republican National Convention will be in St. Paul, and the Democrat's will be held in Denver. So based on that...Republicans= AL and Dems= NL. Let the All-Star game decide! And hey, people VOTE for the All-Star team, so it's still democratic! Yay democracy!

Seriously though, if one's team actually DOES determines success, I hope to god that a certain ex-president's wife hates baseball, or is a huge Royals fan:-)

[ fc ] says:
on December 1, 2007 12:40 AM

I'll admit that in 2001 when it was Yankees vs. Diamondbacks, I thought it would have been nice for the Yankees to win for New York, with the events of 9/11 so fresh. Not that I watched or rooted for either team.

On a lighter note - Memo to Mitt: 2004-1918 = 86.

[ Texas Gal ] says:
on December 1, 2007 12:47 AM

Now that, fc - I can get behind that. 2001 would be a special case- and although I can't say I rooted for them then, I admit it would have been a welcome win for the city, and one I would not have begrudged them at all.

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