21st September 2004, 5:31 PM
It's because they're all jealous. The Yankees are the most popular sports team out of all the four major North American sports, by far, and that is because they win so often. Fans of teams like the Red Sox which always lose get jealous of all the talent and popularity their "rivals" have, and it's never enough for just their team to fail, and leave it at that. Others have to as well.