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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28

Compared to Philly fans? Yes.
See, NYC teams have won so many different championships that we just accept winning as just a regular happening, something that comes with the end of every sports season.
For Philly, forever full of second rate teams, teams that could never really pull it off, teams that choke and choke big.
Teams that put up a good fight, and every once and a while win a few games, sometimes the big one.
I belive this is the reason why Philly fans have this odd rage about themselves. Anyone remember the carnage of last years WS win?
Do you ever recall hearing anything like that happening in NYC?
No, no you dont.
Boston fans were like you...but they started to win more and more, and then they calmed down.

Al, please. No offense but NY fans are some of the most uneducated fans in any sport. Have you seriously tried talking to a Rangers fan? Most NY fans I know and talk to have the "oh, well every other team sucks and NY teams rule" and can't even carry on a decent conversation without resorting to NY is great blah blah blah. Christ, look at Game 1...fans LEAVING after the 7th inning....that's some great support.

All teams have their **** fans but Philly has the most passionate fans in any major sport(well aside from basketball). Flyers fans/Wachovia Center have been voted the hardest place to play for the last few years. You ask any media outlet and they'll say the Phillies and Eagles have the most passionate fans in the league(s). Some fans DO take it to far but please don't say the fans are 2nd rate because of the team(s) failure. NY fans aren't smart, they're just arrogant because of SOME teams success...they'd rather just quote rings and championships rather than talking the actual sport.

BTW, I give the Yankees and Giants credit...but the Rangers and Knicks? REALLY? Laughing stock of their respective leagues for the last 5 or so years.

EDIT: As I've said in the past there are very intelligent NY fans that can look at a team/game/situation and speak without bias. They're TRUE fans of whatever sport...but for that city they're few and far between IMO. I figured I'd say that again in case I pissed in someone's cornflakes and they decide to get all whiny.