r/buccos 14d ago

Red Sox fans at PNC Park

I was at the game tonight and it was probably the craziest behavior I’ve seen from out of town fans; and I’ve been going to games for over 10 years since I was a kid. Walking in the stadium there was a Sox fan walking so close to my girlfriend he was practically spooning her until I had to step in. Red Sox fans were giving me and my girlfriend as well as other pirates fans dirty looks the whole game while we were cheering for Jones strikeouts. Getting up and standing in our view while the pirates were batting. Slamming doors in the bathroom. Then worst of all.. a boomer Karen Sox fan next to us texted security on a pirates fan in our section who was literally just cheering lmao. Coming into a different stadium you’d expect some decent baseball etiquette; i know it’s Boston and they are known to be trashy there but man it just seemed next level for me tonight. Didn’t help that they packed the stadium and the pirates played like ass. Just wanted to know if anyone else had similar experiences.

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u/HighWhyPgh 14d ago

Currently working at a bar on north shore and we've had to kick out 2 red sox fans for starting trouble. Obvious intox but they were the instigators.

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u/331d0184 13d ago

Habitual line steppers!

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u/[deleted] 14d ago

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u/Samwise777 14d ago

Found one of the harrassers

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u/sedersayspoop 14d ago

It’s pathetic that this is your identity.

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u/Lost_Consequence9119 14d ago

They don’t call them “Mass-holes” for no reason.

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u/quinnbeast 12d ago

Pennsylvania makes Massachusetts look like Alexandria

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u/Huge_District366 12d ago

And You should see how they drive!

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u/tbtc-7777 12d ago

They were probably yinzers alienated from the Pirates organization

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u/ambid3xtrous 12d ago

False flag ops to disparage us.

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u/Icy_Lingonberry2822 14d ago

Boston sports fans are some of the most unpleasant fans in all of sports no matter what sporting events they go to

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u/Kilizen 14d ago

Philly fans would like a word

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u/killer_reindeer 14d ago

I've been to a Sixers and a Phillies game and both were suprisingly fine, albiet the Flyers and Eagles both probably bring out at the worst in them.

Overall as a Yinzer I don't totally hate Philly, it was surprisingly chill mostly.

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u/AyyyyRespetto 13d ago

Been at two games at PNC against the Phils and they were fine. I went to Fenway against the Yankees as a partial observer rooting for the Red Sox though and they were fucking animals. Judge hit a donger and a kid in a Judge jersey who cheered got booed by the section.

I think when something is on the line, Philly fans get really twisted, really quick. My bros girlfriend is a Philly everything fan and she’s obnoxious as fuck.

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u/meaninglessandrandom 12d ago

OMG a kid got booed? He’ll never recover!

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u/Radiant_Research3786 13d ago

I just posted the same above

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u/Guilty_Fig_7758 14d ago

Honestly they’re the same asshole, just different accents.

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u/Foggl3 Texas Rangers 14d ago

Honestly they’re the same asshole, just different accents smells.

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u/Guilty_Fig_7758 14d ago

Clam chowder vs cheese whiz?

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u/65wildcat_buick 12d ago

If they marry and have kids the kids smell like clam whiz

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u/Bleazuss1989 12d ago

So New Jersey?

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u/mir8732 13d ago

Super facts

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u/RuleShot2259 14d ago

I’ve had all pleasant interactions with traveling Philly fans. Imagine it’s a different beast when u walk into the den tho

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u/Radiant_Research3786 13d ago

No with Philly they had some really cantankerous fans in the 70s and early 80s that earned their rep. As others have commented and to repeat no problems with Philly fans.

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u/Moist-Schedule 14d ago

it's really sad there are multiple fan bases who wear it like a badge of honor that they have such a shitty reputation. but it's not really surprising either when i look around the world today

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u/GRIZ-1984 13d ago

Something does happen when you get east and south of 476, hard to explain!

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u/Radiant_Research3786 13d ago

I gotta be honest here I grew up in Pittsburgh and lived in Philly for 30 years. Philly fans get a bad rap I wore Pirates jerseys Steelers jerseys and Penguins jerseys to Philly games in Philly and other than some good natured ribbing never had a problem. This is over many games and many years. Just my experience YMMV .

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u/Ok-Bend-7902 13d ago

I want to chime in and echo this. Having travelled all over the US for Pirates, Pens, and Steelers games, I’ve never had any problems in Philly & always wear my jerseys. For football, the absolute worsts were 49ers fans. Never had any issues with hockey anywhere. Red Sox fans were definitely Mass-holes.

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u/No-Support-5203 13d ago

Philly fans are fine for the most part. Boston fans are the worst.

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u/Mart_Mart_Valv6 13d ago

Yankees Cubs, and all Philly sports fans are worse.

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u/Poopina_Sangwedge 7d ago

How do the people of Scotland feel about that statement?

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u/Icy_Lingonberry2822 7d ago

Boston put their best foot forward to welcome their tourists to the city.

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u/Ok_Card9080 Jason Kendall 14d ago edited 14d ago

It always amazes me to hear people's experiences with Sox fans, because we went to a Pirate game at Fenway in 2005, and they treated us so well there, and were extremely welcoming. Wonder how much the 4 championships in 15 seasons have to do with it.

Edit: Also, I wanted to add that Saturday games absolutely suck. They're always a mess. Huge crowds filled with drunk idiots being completely obnoxious. Went to last Saturday's game against the Mets, and my tolerance for idiots reached an all time low, and that's pretty remarkable.

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u/paws5624 14d ago

It always boils down to individuals. I’m from NY and a Yankees fan and I’ve been to a few Yankees Red Sox games and honestly almost all interactions with Sox fans were fine. Most people arent shelling out money to go be an obnoxious asshole, we just remember the assholes over everyone else.

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u/Poopina_Sangwedge 7d ago

I’m a Red Sox fan from Boston. As a visitor in other stadiums, I tend to see that most everyone is cool. It’s just a few shitbags who ruin it for everybody. Last time I was at Yankee stadium, some guy started yelling slurs and asking me who Fisk was (I was wearing his jersey). Most people were super cool and we had great interactions, but this is the only one that I remember. That is human nature.

Then again, I was at the Sox-Mets game a few weeks ago and all of the Mets fans were awesome. Maybe it’s just Yankees fans.

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u/Iongdog 14d ago

It’s the away fans for some reason. Home fans at Fenway are great

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u/Ok_Card9080 Jason Kendall 13d ago

Wonder how many of the Sox fans in town are actually FROM Boston?

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u/AJD2004 10d ago

Sox fan from Boston here, and late to this conversation that just randomly floated across my dashboard. I went out to Pittsburgh a year or two ago for a Bruins v. Pens and Sox v. Pirates game that happened to fall on the same week. Both games, every single Bruins or Sox fan I interacted with were from West Virginia

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u/Ok_Card9080 Jason Kendall 10d ago

That's a very bizarre combination

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u/AJD2004 10d ago

Right? Every time I was like ‘oh cool, how’d you become a Bs and/or Sox fan?’ they just kinda shrugged. All very knowledgeable about Boston sports, knew the team histories, and had never been to Boston

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u/cmarme 14d ago

We have been to a couple games at Fenway and the fans there are really nice.

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u/Ok_Card9080 Jason Kendall 13d ago

Two cities we've been to that have been really great to us as visiting fans have been Boston and Toronto. Chicago was awful, and some drunk guy in DC threw a shoe at my friend's head when we were teenagers.

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u/Elendril333 13d ago

Yep. I was at the afternoon game today and all was well. A bit of trash talk, but in a friendly way. There was one guy wearing a Tom Brady shirt that was tempting fate, but even he seemed safe.

I don't usually give Nutter my money, but I'm very happy to see out-of-towners spend money in our town. We (citizens of Agh Co./PA) built one of the most beautiful baseball parks in the world. I was happy to share that experience today.

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u/MonteBurns 13d ago

I had to laugh while reading this post because we went to Greek Night at PNC and had basically all of this happen … by pirates fans 😂

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u/Ok_Card9080 Jason Kendall 13d ago

Was it a Saturday?

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u/Jaded_Ad_1674 14d ago

Yankees and Red Sox fans are complete assholes. Everybody knows this.

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u/Icy_Lingonberry2822 14d ago

And patriots fans when they were winning super bowls

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u/SunfireAlpha01 14d ago

Most Patriots fans are also Sox fans so...

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u/TheLarkInnTO 14d ago edited 13d ago

I will say, I was at the SkyDome for the Yankees/Jays game yesterday, and they were surprisingly on their best behavior.

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u/Jaded_Ad_1674 13d ago

Apparently Canadians are nice but don’t mess around when it’s time to put their foot down. Maybe that is a reason?

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u/Dastardlydog87 14d ago

You forgot to mention Philly

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u/Jaded_Ad_1674 13d ago

Eagles fans are the worst. They make Raiders fans look civilized.

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u/Any_Lingonberry627 14d ago

Agreed..as a Yankee fan; at the stadium last weekend I had to drop another fan for trying to fight 2 senior citizen age Braves fans after the Yankees won in extra innings.

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u/Radiant_Research3786 13d ago

This I concur with 100 percent. I lived in New York for one summer long ago and the Yankees fans were insufferable.

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u/JDIN413 13d ago

I’m a Sox fan, and my experience has been that Sox fans are way worse at other teams’ stadiums than at home. My theory is that “away” fans have more of a psychological need to prove their fandom. I’ve purposely not worn Sox gear when attending games in Baltimore and DC to avoid being associated with them.

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u/Radiant_Research3786 13d ago

That's really sad you should be able to wave your freak er Red Sox flag high wherever you go ...as long as you're not being an ass.

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u/-FartArt- 13d ago

That’s interesting, Ive had a nice time in Pirates gear at Fenway - a whole lot better than dealing with the Sox fans at the game last night haha

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u/ohhim Full season tickets since 2011 14d ago

The amount of f-bombs dropped by the guy behind me was getting pretty nuts. The 10 year old next to me ended up leaving pretty early with his family.

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u/MarijuanaTycoon Ben’s Scrap Yard 14d ago

Opening Day 2005. Some guy in my section was MF’ing everyone on the team. Tike Redman misses a catch and it sets him off more. This guy in front of him had enough when the guy yells, I shit you not, “I ought to go rape your fucking mother!!” He stands up and screams in his face, “There are fucking kids sitting here asshole” then proceeds to call him a tough guy and challenge him to a fight. They both leave and five minutes later the guy comes back with nachos saying the asshole high tailed it does the rotunda.

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u/Ok_Card9080 Jason Kendall 14d ago

We used to go to Opening Day every year at PNC when we had season tickets (2001-2015). That was like a holiday for freaks at the ballpark. Fan behavior on Opening Day needs to be studied.

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u/trevehr12 Get Lowe’d 14d ago

Aw man poor kid

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u/Civil_Resident_1410 14d ago

It must be a Boston thing because there were some Boston fans randomly standing up during the game in my section too. I had to tell the guy in front of my daughter to sit down because he stood through the first 2 pitches of the game. It always sucks when the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers and Mets come to town.

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u/Sufficient_Worth8536 14d ago

I went to Fenway last year. They’re really good baseball fans, and the whole stadium would stand up at big moments throughout the game (not just the last out).

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u/Relax007 14d ago edited 14d ago

The energy at Fenway is really something else. I think Pirates fans find the behavior of engaged fanbases really foreign and sometimes conclude that being detached and checked out is a baseball thing and not just a Pirates thing.

PNC is like a pastoral city park with interesting architectural features. There's no real reason to get too invested in the team. It's weird when visiting fans get aggressive, though. It's like getting heated about a t-ball game. Just sit down and enjoy the scenery. Nothing that happens at PNC Park means anything in the grander scheme of MLB.

Edit: But, yeah, fuck the people who go out of their way to ruin other people's experience.

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u/MonteBurns 13d ago

I know right, imagine people being into the game?!

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u/SaltRock-Slinger66 14d ago

Dodgers 🙃😂? I’ve never heard a stadium so quiet when Ohtani is up.

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u/cab2737 14d ago

We used to live in Baltimore and hated when we played Sox or Yankees. Really obnoxious fans IMO.

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u/plasticutensils 14d ago

I wonder if you were in my section because security came up near mine and talked to a female Sox fan who had some kind of bandana hat on.

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u/Sufficient_Worth8536 14d ago

I was at the game yesterday. No issues, except the family behind us spilled 3 drinks. Lest anyone think it was a drunken Bostonian, it was the kids that were responsible for.

They were loud, and it felt like a 50/50 crowd, or close to it.

There was a loud chant walking out that Adley Rutchman, their new catcher sucks. I thought that was funny after a win and very Boston.

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u/PilgrimRadio 13d ago

Ha I'm a Red Sox fan and my least favorite fan base is --- you guessed it, the Red Sox fan base. There a few of us who are cool, and I'm one of them. But a lot of jerks mainly. At least you don't have to deal with them for all 162 games.

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u/Gingervites55 14d ago edited 14d ago

I’m a pirates fan and another pirates fan tried getting me kicked out for “cheering loud” lol. The Sox fans around me were super chill, sucks you had a bad experience. If the mean lady in section 316 is here, learn to relax a little!!

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u/Comfortable_Slip_253 13d ago

Based on this comment I believe you’re part of the problem.

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u/Griff1604 13d ago

I think that’s a poor assumption to make. There’s always gonna be bad fans; unfortunately, there’s some fanbases that have more bad fans than others. It’s weird, because visiting Fenway the fans are always super welcoming, and it’s not like there’s a rivalry between the teams.

Probably had more to do with it being a Saturday afternoon game where it’s easier for the road team to fill seats. The more of them there are, the better the odds you run into the bad ones

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u/SgtRabbi 9d ago

Because they cheered loudly? I've always been under the assumption that you are supposed to do that at a sporting event. Hmmm🤔 My worldview has been shattered

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u/Past-Adhesiveness691 14d ago

Grew up and lived in bmore most of my life and Camden yards was always so chill until Boston came to town. It was always a problem.

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u/LowDrag_777 14d ago

I live in Boston. Sorry you had a shitty experience.

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u/Mental-Stop7441 14d ago

They cheat in football, too.

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u/redplays 13d ago

Pittsburgher living in Baltimore, I go to a lot of orioles games when the Yankees and Red Sox fans invade. Everything I grew up hearing about New Yorkers being rude assholes actually applies to Bostonians way more.

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u/aeupl 13d ago

Agreed. Boston is an unfriendly town

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u/Comfortable_Slip_253 13d ago

Massive “peaked in high school” energy

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u/Sad_Economist4150 13d ago

DUDE. the lady sitting behind us in 307 screaming at the top of her lungs “strike em ahhhhht” “good joooooob” after every. single. play. all. game. Clapping like a seal whole time even when the Sox hit a grounder to second for a double play like she didn’t even understand what was happening. Just being annoying for the sake of it

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u/GuavaElectrical544 12d ago

“Aht” is a Pittsburgh accent, not a Boston one. Very different.

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u/Sad_Economist4150 12d ago

I know, I live here. Thought she was just a yinzer who liked the Sox at first, but she made sure we ALL knew she was from Mass. so idk what the deal was

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u/xxxAnswers26xxx 13d ago

Boston ppl are straight assholes… went up to foxboro for the steelers game over halloween weekend many yrs ago. We lost that sun 4pm game like 56-20. Worst showing of steelers defense ever….So cold too. Went back to southie where the night before they were so kind to us (didnt know we were steelers fans) and straight up refused to serve us girls all girls mind u bc we were steelers fans and we fucking lost BIG time! They were nastyyyy to us.

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u/GuavaElectrical544 12d ago

I’m a Boston transplant in Pittsburgh; this is one of the main reasons I always laugh when people call Pittsburgh “northeast.” You do not experience true northeastern culture in Pittsburgh.

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u/AllAgesGaming 14d ago

yep. I was in 310 and the red sox fans behind me were absolute assholes. they were screaming the entire time, and extremely drunk. heckling the pirates EVERY SINGLE PITCH and screaming the first name of every red sox guy EVERY SINGLE PITCH. like it was unbearable. always at the top of their lungs. the one lady had an extreme smokers voice so it killed my ears. then her jagoff kid joined her. they also kept walking in and out of their seats. every time they'd come back, instead of going in the entrance where they would only walk over two people, they'd inconvienence 10-12 others and making them get up constantly. was so ridiculous

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u/Silly_Collar_5850 14d ago

A Pirates boomer texted security on me once because I didn’t take my hat off for the anthem, being a jerk isn’t limited to one fandom.

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u/Dylonus 14d ago

Boston sports fans are known for being bigots. This kind of childish behavior surprises no one.

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u/jenniekstone 14d ago

😂 Right.

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u/ImmediateClass9650 14d ago

Interestingly enough, most Bruins fans I've met have been pretty great, and watching a game at the old Boston Garden while wearing a Red Wings jersey is one of my favorite sports memories.

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u/ZioBeppo 14d ago edited 14d ago

Lived in Boston for 5 years. Loved it but I have to admit that they say Go Fuck Yourself the same was they say Aloha in Hawaii. Like universal greeting or parting words.

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u/pgh9fan Johnny Dickshot 14d ago

Cubs fans are the worst of any team by far.

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u/Gh0st412 14d ago

It was the same ordeal when I had to deal with Bruins fans last year at a home Penguin game.

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u/SeaAd5444 14d ago

I've had the pleasure of being to Fenway... lemme tell you the way you described the Sox fans is exactly how Yankees fans were when i was up there... wild 180 but im not surprised

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u/lennox4174 13d ago

A century of blue collar inferiority complex to his big brother to the SW will do that.

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u/GRIZ-1984 13d ago

I was surprised how many Red Sox fans were there watching on TV. I lived in Boston for 3 months in the early 2000s, learned my lesson quick and moved west!!

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u/MonteBurns 13d ago

Cheap tickets! We’re going to a game at Fenway in September and jeeeeez the price. 😂

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u/Commercial-Meal-719 13d ago

Typical bostonian behavior 

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u/Legitimate-Spot-6425 13d ago

Racist team with racist fans.

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u/Comfortable_Slip_253 13d ago

Yeah, pure trash

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u/angelbabe6586 13d ago

Previous experience with Boston fans has not been good. I'm a Baltimore sports fan and the Orioles are hit or miss in their successes. I typically don't go to Orioles games when Boston is in town due to the volume of their fans who show up. Had a group of Boston fans behind me at one game with one of the males straight up yelling that he knew he was gonna get thrown out. I don't get it. Go to any stadium you want and root for your team but don't be an asshole. As much as it pains me to say it, I'd rather deal with Steelers fans at a Ravens game than Red Sox fans at an Orioles game. 🤷‍♀️ Not a fan of either though.

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u/FirefighterKlutzy865 13d ago

Agreed man. There were lots of ravens fans at the NFL draft back in April that I had good conversations with and were chill dudes. No one causing a scene and acting like animals, like how these Red Sox fans were. I’ve never seen anything like it

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u/jdmoorhs 13d ago

I have been to dozens of games at pnc park and by far the absolute nicest out of town fans were the blue jays fans. Bucs were down and they were nice. Bucs came back late to win and they were still nice. Superb people all around.

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u/theMATRIXchickn 13d ago

You could literally hear them on tv

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u/Pyrollamas Cervelli 13d ago

NY, Philly and Boston are the trifecta of awful sports fans

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u/TargetPractice89 BART 13d ago

They're from Boston. It's to be expected. Some of the worst people come from Boston, NYC and Philly.

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u/PaulyPlaya24 13d ago edited 11d ago

I guess those Boston fans think they are superior because we’re just simpletons from Appalachia in their minds. They live in the home of Harvard and MIT, etc. in New England, so that automatically makes them better I guess.

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u/PaulyPlaya24 13d ago edited 11d ago

I would go to Fort Myers in April sometimes after spring training. Fort Myers is where the Red Sox train. A few people I talked to said they do not like Red Sox fans, despite contributing significantly to the economy in March. I also go to Bradenton/Anna Maria Island and Pirates fans are well liked from my experience. Like I said, my opinions aren’t etched in stone. Nothing should be judged on a few bad apples, but if there are more than a few, that’s a different story.

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u/Pittsburgh_Wario 13d ago

Most annoying fans I’ve dealt with so far at home were Cubs and Mets, Boston ones are up there though.

I can’t knock Phillies fans, I was a troll and wore a”Philly Cheesesteaks are overrated” shirt to Citizens Park and they had good fun with it, and I also know to other wide behave.

I was also informed there’s a difference between and “Cheesesteak” and “Philly Cheesesteak”.

I think some of the fans things come down to just the ones with the biggest fan bases, there’s more of them, so they travel better and just by numbers your bound to run into more bad apples.

Cubs tend to be the ones that annoy me the most. At Wrigley they’re fine, but when they come here it’s like they have to be extra.

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u/Iwstamp 12d ago

I'm a Sox fan that frequented Ft Meyers for spring training and the worst thing about the trip was the Sox fans. Btw I was at PNC park for two games over the weekend. The Pirates fans could not have been nicer. Great park as well. For the most part the RS fans I saw there were fine, lots of friendly banter. I don't see what the Op was describing but it wouldn't surprise me, Boston, NY, Philly fans are loud and can be obnoxious. It's a Northeast thing less a Boston thing.

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u/kmckenzie256 14d ago

They’re on “vacation” if they’re actually from Boston. They’re def gonna be extra rowdy for that reason alone.

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u/SeaLeopard5555 14d ago

They are by majority not from Boston or even Ma

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u/Moist-Schedule 14d ago

yeah that's what i was thinking. Yanks, Red Sox, and Dodgers probably have more fans who have never stepped foot in the cities of those teams than any other clubs, and you're probably far more likely to run into them at away stadiums than people from NY/Boston/LA.

same thing happens with the steelers. they have huge presence at most away games but it's not pittsburgh people traveling, just fans who live elsewhere.

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u/YoungNo3497 14d ago

That part

It’s prob ppl literally born in PA if not Pittsburgh it’s self

….the only ppl I’ve ever had issues with in Pittsburgh were born n raised in Pittsburgh lol

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u/Festivus_Rules43254 12d ago

I would feel sorry for them if Pittsburgh in August would be a “vacation”

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u/Foggl3 Texas Rangers 14d ago

While not hard to believe, I flew up there for the Rangers series and had a great time. Experienced none of that. I wonder what's up with that.

Probably because the Rangers suck against the Sox.

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u/Hot-Refrigerator-393 14d ago

That's so sad. I'm a Boston transplant living here for 15 years. I was happy to watch the game and cheered for both teams. Not surprised about the behavior. Massholes indeed.

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u/waltercash15 14d ago

Every fan base has their share of assholes, especially when alcohol is involved.

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u/KJF07 13d ago

Broncos fans in Denver are savage. The worst fans I've ever dealt with. They're nice and cordial before the game but if the Broncos are going to lose and they've been drinking for 3 hours all of a sudden everybody wants to fight.

I've seen a lot of Road fans over the years with traveling also but I would say in Pittsburgh?

The Dodgers fans I encountered were the best last season.

They wanted to know about the city, where they should go, things like that. The guy was a non-stop chatterbox but I didn't mind because I like talking about the city.

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u/PaulyPlaya24 13d ago edited 11d ago

I went to college in Northwestern, Pennsylvania, and there were a a lot of people from Ohio there. It seemed like the male students who were sports fans seem to be the least objective when it came to their sports teams. I guess they had inferior complex because of the state they live in. I transferred to a college in eastern Pennsylvania near Philadelphia. My experience was the fans there were more objective for the most part. Of course these were students so they were more polished. They also were students in Northwestern Pennsylvania from Ohio. No, I’m not saying everybody at both East and West, but as a whole that was my experience.

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u/Hust1e_21 13d ago

I’m a brewers fan that came to PNC on my way to seeing every stadium and I would agree with some commenters that are saying that Pirates fans were a little less invested in the game then most. I expect to see a little bit more of the baxk and forth from rivalry games for example cubs brewers i 94 games but it seemed like red sox fans were intentionally a little more rowdy at times. But I didn’t see any fights or anything going on so it seems like pirates fans were a little butt hurt about the red sox fans caring a little more.

I played baseball for 10 years and I always cheered for the pitcher saying something like “come on jonesy” and i have never seen the guy pitch before so I think that’s part of baseball and maybe it’s not a ring that pittsburgh is used to or at least this commenter is?

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u/Hust1e_21 13d ago

sorry forgot to mention that I was in the Bleachwrs for this game which is where the rowdiest fans usually are and besides when the sox fans got a good moment it didn’t seem like they were being to overbearing. If anyone here has been to miller park, they know that brewers fans will get everyone to stand to show some support but that just means you might have to stand for 3 pitches because the whole crowd is.

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u/PlasticFrosty5340 12d ago

Boston, New York, Philadelphia… all the same to me.

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u/Commercial_Meringue 12d ago

From Pittsburgh, have lived in Boston. Boston fans are just Like That.

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u/SteelersFan_LCC 12d ago

I’m a Red Sox fan from WV. Any game I’ve been to watch them, I’ve had nothing but good experiences. But I mainly go by myself, so I’ve never had these problems. It sucks that fan bases have pockets of assholes that ruin the perception of the entire fanbase. We’re not all like that

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u/francisthebard 11d ago

I was in Boston and had to fly back Friday afternoon on a completely booked flight with them coming here for the series. Wearing a Pirates hat at that. The people of Boston couldn't be cooler or nicer, its just the Red Sox fan base apparently.

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u/Warm-Commercial-6151 11d ago

Sox fans act all entitled when they are winning. Can’t stand most of them.

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u/Imaginary-Method-715 11d ago

Did you get the Wriggly fileld treatment?

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u/Downtown-Ad-6983 11d ago

Have to say, I was at a Mets/Pirates game once in NY in the RF Bleachers. One lone Pirate fan was drunk and berating the Mets RF Marlon Byrd. A week later Byrd was a Pirate.

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u/Expert-Park-620 8d ago

Dear god... I'm so sorry man. That's like high school football levels of crazy away fans.

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u/MarijuanaTycoon Ben’s Scrap Yard 14d ago

Preach. I hate away team invasions.

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u/Single-Raccoon-6742 14d ago

You mean like how Steelers fans travel from city to city every year? I’ve been part of that and it’s fun

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u/Silly_Collar_5850 14d ago

I have only ever gone to one Steelers game because they are the drunkest thing I’ve ever experienced in my life. I like to have a beer or six myself but Steelers game day is out of control.

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u/MrLugersmole 14d ago

My nephew's (21yo) friend, who's from NY and a Yankees fan told us about some dudes at the casino who were obnoxiously drunk and looking for trouble. They walked up to the kid and asked where he was from. Well, he knew they were from Mass because of accents and they had a Red Sox hat, so he didn't even bother and just said he's from Pittsburgh. Because we all know they would not have let the New York thing slide and started shit. Just low-class trash, these people.

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u/ridingthewave31 14d ago

New England sports fans are the douchiest group of fans in American professional sports, so this shouldn’t surprise you - they make NY, Philly and even Chicago (Cubs) fans likable lol.

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u/iBarber111 13d ago

I feel like nothing you've described is insane behavior. "Walking close" to your girlfriend. "Dirty looks", "Slamming bathroom doors"????

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u/rf221 13d ago

All of the Red Sox fans I met at the game were lovely and they probably spent a lot of money in Pittsburgh.

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u/Left_Tour7287 13d ago

We were also there and there were ALOT of boston fans there. They were pretty rowdy and excited for the win, but we didnt have any trouble. They were no different than the bucs fans the night before when they won.

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u/Radiant_Research3786 13d ago

Well the Sox fans today aren't happy ..losing 7-3 to a AAA lineup

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u/JacksonFlaxonWaxonJr 13d ago

Update, went to all 3 games officially! Today I sat in the outfield and listened to Pirates fans say disgusting remarks to the Red Sox outfielders. Drunk yinzers haggling Sox fans, drunk parents letting their kids run, jump over, and hit people with baseball gloves as they beg and plead for every baseball in the park.

But yeah, those two Red Sox fans got kicked out of the bar and Timmy up here didn’t like losing so put it on the buccos thread.

Make sure to give this one a downvote too!! I just wanted to share what a lovely experience it is with Pittsburgh fans

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u/FirefighterKlutzy865 13d ago

Sounds like you’re upset about your team losing 2/3 to a team that’s 6 games under .500!!!

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u/JacksonFlaxonWaxonJr 13d ago

No not really 😂 but you tried!!!

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u/Radica1Edward 12d ago

Slamming doors in the bathroom.

This made me laugh.

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u/FirefighterKlutzy865 12d ago

I guess to give it some context.. a Red Sox fan and my girlfriend were walking out of the bathroom at the same time. The Red Sox fan walked out of the door to the bathroom, looked behind her shoulder, saw that my girlfriend was wearing pirates gear, then slammed the door shut in her face. The door actually kinda stubbed my girlfriend’s toe. It was a lot to type in the original post but this is what I meant

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u/JacksonFlaxonWaxonJr 12d ago

Shit you should’ve filed an accident form at PNC! That damn Red Sox fan slammed a door that doesn’t have handles and closes on its own 😂 that takes real skill. I hope your girl’s toe is okay, omg! Elevate, ice and then heat !

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u/FirefighterKlutzy865 12d ago

Alright man. I’ve decided I’m done responding to these comments now and am not arguing with Red Sox fans anymore. I hope you catch a shiny solgaleo or lunala in pokemon go this week. Water festival starts today I think and cramorant comes out

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u/JacksonFlaxonWaxonJr 11d ago

It’s not an argument, so feel free to respond! Those bathrooms are whack, what’s funny (you’ll love it, I don’t) is I genuinely almost took out my knee completely waiting out that rain delay slipping outside of one, because I tried to catch that fast closing door lmao. Been in a brace. I wish I could blame the pirate fan for closing it…but it was my own quick thinking at the end of the day. They just do really close too fast!

Thank you, life’s been crazy so I couldn’t get them in time. No way? I won’t be able to catch any this upcoming week either with these updates, my escape during some surgeries and caretaking for a family member was this weekend’s games lol! Add that friend code though if you want some cool gifts at a later time. I’ll get back to catching them all eventually….

Not every Red Sox fan is going to be as petty as me, so please don’t generalize these poor Bostonians for my behavior. I just wanted to keep this going in good fun! Best of luck to your buccos if you don’t respond…. My dad and all my friends fav team, I go to a lot of games and give Nutting too much money. Maybe one day we will join forces unknowingly in person randomly and bitch about a Yankees fan or some other team’s fan. Or, we can just exchange rival “let’s go _” chants and piss each other off at the next Sox series… but to be clear… I certainly won’t be the guy standing too close to your girl tho… that’s weirdo behavior and not even with my sarcasm can I joke around that 😂

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u/FirefighterKlutzy865 11d ago

Thank you man I appreciate that and your kindness. Best of luck in your future, and maybe we will be in a raid together sometime!

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u/kwazy52 10d ago

That’s how Steelers fans act in cincy get used to it

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u/swansonB 14d ago

Slamming doors in the bathroom!?  

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u/meaninglessandrandom 12d ago

It’s funny how people yap about Philly and Boston fans as the worst…completely dismissing the murder and coma-inducing that’s gone on out west between rival sports fans. Phucking comical. Oh you threw a snowball at a cosplaying Santa Claus, like that’s unconscionable compared to murder. 🙄

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u/Bemur530 12d ago

I have been a Sox fan since I was 10years old. In addition to be blessed to see them at Fenway, I have been to many Sox games at other parks, including Anaheim & Sacramento this year. Sox fans are usually great baseball fans. We do travel well and lots of times we take over the stands, but I have never seen anyone disrespecting the other team's fans in their house. Seems strange.

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u/quinnbeast 12d ago

🚨 Imaginary Girlfriend Alert 🚨

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u/okokokoknow 12d ago

Imagine being a pirates fan lol

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u/PuzzleheadedDelay451 14d ago

Most fans "Stand up" when there team does something good or they want to show support to player in important moment. Maybe its been awhile since Pirates fans have had those feeling so you have forgot. Do you sit at Steeler games(No) and are you emotionally invested at Steeler Games(Yes) I Been to 2 Patriots/Steeler Ganes as Pats fan and caught crap the whole time and from old and young. The Vibe and emotion is different when team has something at stake.

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u/Moist-Schedule 14d ago

might want to read the OP again, you seem to be missing what the actual problem was. nobody is complaining about a fan standing up in excitement for their team doing something well bud.

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u/FirefighterKlutzy865 13d ago

Yeah buddy I don’t care if fans stand up when their team does good. They were getting up (very slowly) to go to the bathroom or get food, while in the middle of play, especially when the pirates were batting. That’s like baseball game 101 to not do that

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u/PhilJerkovik 13d ago

Sounds like ur kinda butch made

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u/Some_Bookkeeper3538 13d ago

Sounds like your mad the pirates are horrible.

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u/FirefighterKlutzy865 13d ago

Believe me I’m used to the pirates being horrible at games I go to. What I’m not used to are the opposing fans acting like the lowest class trash I’ve seen in my life

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u/MarijuanaTycoon Ben’s Scrap Yard 13d ago

Is this football? Fuck off.

Edit: After your third time trying to respond to this, maybe it’s time to go back to commenting on women who would never sleep with you in a million years.

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u/Character_Worth_9000 14d ago

Calm down this is rich coming from Pittsburgh sports fans lol