Most years we can say "at least we didn't suck as bad as you" or "we finished 2nd and you finished 4th" or "what happened head to head?"

 

The Met fans have to see WS titles piling up.

Definately a Sox fan. The Sox are the redheaded step child of self proclaimed Losers! At least the Yankees win, the Cubs the great majority of the time are worse, and we still have to hear this crap.

At least in NY there is no debate on who's the better team. They are use to sitting at home and watching the Yankees in the playoffs.

At least the Mets have won the World Series in somewhat recent years. The Yankees win every year, it's gotta be tough to be a Mets fan. And to make it worse the Yankees have the biggest fan base in baseball (a ton of them are fair weather fans, but still).

Plus the Mets were in the World Series just a couple of years ago.

Definately a Sox fan.  The Sox are the redheaded step child of self proclaimed Losers!  At least the Yankees win, the Cubs the great majority of the time are worse, and we still have to hear this crap.

Agreed. Much worse to be second in your city to a bunch of lovable losers than second in your city to the best franchise in baseball.

Mets won the Series in 1969, 1973 and 1986.

 

They at least try to win by signing big-name players.

...They at least try to win by signing big-name players.

Wait, so you're telling me that Jose Paniaqua wasn't a big name?

I forgot about Paniagua -- and Daubach, of course

 

My bad.

Mets fans also don't have to keep hearing about a scandal that happend 84 years ago.

I forgot about Paniagua -- and Daubach, of course

 

My bad.

You mean signing Rios wasn't earth shattering.

It isn't tough being a Sox fan. I love rooting for them. I call it more angering when a team gets so close and then you read about them possibly blowing up a team that really has what it takes to go the distance.

It isn't tough being a Sox fan.

Dude..... you don't live in Chicago right now. I'm telling you, with the media onslaught of everything Cubbie and so many "casual fans" jumping on the Cub bandwagon, White Sox baseball may be at the beginning of it's death-nell in Chicago.

 

That's not a joke.

eh, the mets should be used to it by now..

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Dude..... you don't live in Chicago right now. I'm telling you, with the media onslaught of everything Cubbie and so many "casual fans" jumping on the Cub bandwagon, White Sox baseball may be at the beginning of it's death-nell in Chicago.

 

That's not a joke.

Gotta agree 150000000% with Killa. Jason.. it's sooooo sick here right now. If you had to deal with some of the Cub fans here you'd be jumping off a bridge.

If a team like the White Sox, that has not finished any lower than 3rd since 1990, is really on its "death knell," then Chicago truly is a 1-team town.

The only time it was tougher to be a Mets fan may have been the 2000 World Series when they had to lose to their hated rivals. Imagine us losing to the Cubs in the World Series. Overall, being a Sox fan is alot harder. At least the Mets draw fans and make money.

Sox fan. Mets management at least appears to be trying to win.

I say Mets fan. They spent a ton of money in recent years, but blew it on the wrong players (something we know a lot about, sadly).

 

Wait, so you're telling me that Jose Paniaqua wasn't a big name?

 

Nope, just a big jackass. I still say that his game against the Twins somehow changed the season for the Sox. We were killing the Twins after beating out their brains the day before, and they couldn't touch our pitchers. We had them by the throat and were choking their life away. Their hitters were frustrated, defeated, and taken out of their game. Then Joe Bread'N'Water comes in and gives up a bunch of runs to the Twins ...... their hitters weren't so down and lost after that. And all of a sudden the choke hold was gone. Just my $.02.

Definitely White Sox fans. All the baseball fans sympathetically point out the Red Sox drought since '18 & the Cubs of '08, but the White Sox get virtually ignored even though we've waited forever too.

I say we have it worse. We're always overlooked. It's not the attention I WOULD want, but the media is always talking about when will it happen for the Red Sox and Cubs. I know it's only a one year difference, but the Red Sox have won a World Series more recently than we have. At least we don't blame our troubles on a goat or a trade.

This whole poll can be described in one sentence.

One team went to the world series last in '59, the other 2000.