BOSTON (AP) -- Police in riot gear cleared several large crowds gathered around Fenway Park early Monday after the Red Sox won their second World Series title in four years. Police spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll said 37 arrests were made in the city, mostly for disorderly conduct. No serious injuries were reported. An unruly crowd flipped a pickup truck to its side near Fenway Park and at least one car fire was reported. Young people sprayed each other with beer and some climbed street signs or utility poles. "Two World Series in four years is pure heaven," said Andrew Dumas, a Boston University student from West Boylston. Police shut down access to Kenmore Square, near Fenway, as Game 4 neared its end in Denver Sunday night. The Red Sox won the game 4-3, touching off celebrations around New England. Boston authorities cracked down on rowdy sports celebrations after an Emerson College student was struck and killed by a pepper pellet fired by police into an unruly crowd celebrating the Red Sox's 2004 victory over the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series. On Sunday, hundreds of police officers took positions on foot, bicycle and horseback around Fenway, hoping to discourage fans from congregating around the ballpark. The police department had announced it would have more than 50 cameras trained on the city to record any vandalism. Elsewhere around the region, some 1,500 University of Massachusetts-Amherst students poured out of their dormitories after Boston completed its sweep. The university said on its Web site that the crowd was boisterous but peaceful, with no damage reported. Six people were arrested for disorderly conduct or for failing to obey a dispersal order that was issued at about 12:45 a.m. One person suffered a minor injury when he fell to the ground while body surfing. In Durham, N.H., several thousand University of New Hampshire students gathered on Main Street, many carrying brooms and chanting "sweep, sweep, sweep." Several dozen police officers, some in riot gear, pushed the crowds back toward campus and no arrests or injuries were reported. The victorious Red Sox were expected to arrive back in Boston at about 3:30 p.m. Monday and head to Fenway Park. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said the city would meet with team officials later in the day before announcing details of a public celebration, possibly as early as Tuesday. Menino said he expected the parade to be similar to the "rolling rally" that was held after the 2004 title, in which players rode around the city in Duck Boats. ? 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved
College kids. Boston being a HUGE college town, with half a million college kids migrating into the city every fall, it's one big kegger in the streets. 37 arrests? Meh. Not so bad.
Now as a Yankees fan i know there is a real redsox fan base. But how many of those college kids in Bostonjump on the bandwagon? There are sox fans everywhere now. In 03 you had to search hard for one. It's pathetic. Thats why here in SC when I see Sox hats etc,i know most likely they are wagon hoppers.
Change Red Sox to Yankees, college kids to everyone, 03 to 96, and SC to the entire country, and you have what everyone had to deal with for years. History repeats itself. Best to not get worked up over it.
I don't think it is the same. What about a fan that jumped on the Yankee bandwagon in the 50s run and has been a fan since? Or during the early 60s? Late 70s? They are now a long time fan. The Yankees have always had a large fan base due to the success and the bandwagon making many stops for pick ups over the years. The same can not be said about the Red Sox fans. A bunch of college kids who happened to be in school in Boston in 04 doesn't exactly resemble a long time nation wide fan base.
read my original post first. The first thing i did was separate the original real fanbase from the new breed.
That's not true. Sox fans have been pretty wide spread for a long time now. There was just always more Yankees fans. The Sox have had the 2nd largest fan base in the MLB. I always found it funny when the Sox would play the A's in Oakland how many Sox fans were at the Stadium.
that may be,but i never saw people wearing redsox crap around before. It's either wagon hoppers,or the release of shame.
:lol: But weren't you living in NY? Just a guess, but I doubt there are a ton of Sox fans there :smile:
You're also an incredibly biased, homer-ass lunatic who has yet to say anything on this board with an ounce of sense behind it. So there's that.
Beg to differ. Every day on the subways, on the streets, in bars, everywhere in NYC I see Red Sox caps and jackets. I don't know if they're bandwagon fans or what, but they are all over the place. I resist the urge to toss their caps onto the tracks. However, I'm sure that Yankee caps and jackets invite many punches to the face in Hub bars.
