ESPN Page 2 - The Sports Guy: Vacancy in Red Sox Nation
Absolutely great read on what Simmons talks about with the Red Sox being the new bandwagon team in pro sports (I've also noticed the Patriots being the same way and expect the Celtics to be that way come opening day).
So I want to further elaborate. Is Boston the new bandwagon sports city in America? Much like the Red Sox, no one has a middle ground on the Patriots. They either love them or hate them (much the way people are with all dynasty level teams). The Sox are pretty much the same way as those Yankee teams from the mid 90s that everyone hated. They hated them for being a perennial powerhouse who was always around in October.