When I say we that may well not be the case for all Red Sox fans but for me, with a couple of championships in the recent past it just cannot be as important as it was once.
Life is busy now, my kids are active, my health has made me realize what is important and what is not and of course the ever changing landscape of professional athletics makes it easier to care less. Watch the games, enjoy the games, but have a better grip on the overall importance of the results.
When the Sox won in 2004 it was and probably will remain the biggest moment of my sports fandom. 2007 was nice as well but as we all know the first one was something we all doubted we would experience until we did.
The Celtics have since won which was nice, the Bruins won this year which was frankly remarkable but the Celtics still remain the number one sports team for a majority of New Englanders. That is certainly the case with me.
The collpase this month has been frustrating but if one compares how this would have felt before 2004 with how it feels now it is not even close. The fact is Red Sox fans, unless decades of futility are to begin now, will never feel the same stress that we used to. I think the Sox will hold on but if they do not I will not lose sleep.
Life is different now for me and of course as a fan with a title I am different. Dan Shawnessey says that neither the Red Sox nor their fans are as hungry as they used to be. That is likely true.
I am not sure in the big picture that is a bad thing.
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