The Boston Red Sox are going to the World Series. The New England Patriots are 7-0, looking more like the undisputed victors of this year’s Super Bowl every week. It’s a good day to be a sports fan in New England. Isn’t it?
Here’s the thing: New Englanders are by nature very dedicated fans. Take, for example, the proliferation of Red Sox Nation and Patriots Nation; they’re everywhere, not just in New England. However, for those who do live in the general vicinity of their beloved teams, a victorious postseason poses a bit of an issue.
At least half of the World Series will be played in Colorado. The Super Bowl will be in Arizona. How is a fan to tailgate properly in a location that begs arrival by airplane, if at all? This blogger, glad for once that my roommate is a NY Giants fan, will be at the Meadowlands when the Patriots take on the Giants in the last regular-season game of the year, making the 4-hour trek (each way) and completing 5 hours of tailgating in a Jeep, and that’s enough.
But what about the tent-pitching, grill-toting, face-painting masses for whom rooting their teams on from the parking lot is essential? Tickets are a nonissue for most of these folks; a great number of impassioned fans have gone high-tech, adding TV to their cars to solve the issue of actually seeing the game. But their rigs, their grills, their giant boxes of supplies, won’t make it through airport security. Will they rent vans, buses, giant convoys of SUVs, to drive halfway across the country? Will they give up and throw barbeques in their living rooms?
The question remains unanswered, and more importantly, it begs another: will the undisputed heroes of New England, the Patriots and the Boston Red Sox, perform as expected without their loyal following in the parking lot to cheer them on? We can only hope; and tune in as the Patriots’ most staunch opponent, the Indianapolis Colts, perform on the Monday Night Football stage plus don't miss Wednesday as the Red Sox begin their bid for the championship. A great day to be a sports fan in New England, indeed!
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