I include myself in this and here is why. I'm a die hard Yankee fan born and raised in upstate NY. My family are all Yankee fans. The one Red Sox that I disliked the most was Johnny Damon. Now I think he is one of the best in baseball LOL.
2006-12-05 01:58:02 · 9 answers · asked by 10 to 20 5 in Sports ➔ Baseball
A good example (for me) is Kenny Rogers. A lot of Tiger fans were upset that he was picked to start the ASG in Detroit (over Jemery Bonderman). Now that he plays for us, and seeing him all the time, makes me realize he's not so bad (although he does need to cut down on the pine tar intake). lol.
2006-12-05 04:05:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The hate that you felt for Damon was probably more like jealousy when you watched him play for the Red Sux. It's tough to hate any person let alone a baseball player for a rival team. If they're that good and they do well against they Yanks I would want them on the team. Hate is a strong word.
2006-12-05 14:17:20 · answer #2 · answered by Oz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's most likely because fans know how good a player really is and they can appreciate and respect him for his talents, but because he is on another team, he's the enemy.
There are plenty of players out there who I "dislike" or "hate." Being an Astros fan, I consider Albert Pujols to be the devil. However, if by some bizarre twist of fate he ends up on the 'Stros, you can bet that I'll be sitting in the stands with my Pujols jersey chanting his praises.
2006-12-05 11:02:54 · answer #3 · answered by kenrayf 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on why you hate them. Your example is perfect, Capt. Caveman was a consistant Yankee beater, he was clutch in key moments vs. the Yankees, it easy to learn to love him when he is doing dammage for you instead of against you. On the other hand it's easy to keep loving a player when they go, or get traded (if they are a classy , i.e. not Scheffield) like Robin"the Batman" Ventura. When he was a Met he was a loved player by Met fans, when he was a Yankee, he was the only Yankee I could root for, within reason.
However if it's not a good guy, playing well against your team and then traded to your team it's very easy to keep hating him. For an example here I have to go to the NFL, as it's in Baltimore that the worst of the worst plays, Ray Lewis. Here is a guy, involved in a murder, who would be serving a life term if he wasn't an NFL player. Not only that, but his general demeanor and attitude is one that is sickening. If he were traded to or picked up as a free agent by my football team, I would find it hard to deal with. In a case not as extreme you have the Rocket, there are Yankee and Red Sox fans who hate him, even when he played for them. The jerk factor is one that is hard to overcome. Lucky for us that the number of jerks in pro sports is lower than the number of regular guys and class acts combined. For every Wright, Papi, and Jeter there is only one Milton Bradley.
2006-12-05 10:16:34 · answer #4 · answered by vertical732 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good answers above. Gotta say respect. Example, I'm a D-Back fan and can't stand Todd Helton because he beats up on us everytime we play, but if he were available, I'd take him any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
2006-12-05 11:04:18 · answer #5 · answered by Vin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i felt the same way with jim thome on the indians until he came to my white sox. although im still bitter because we had to lose frank thomas to get jim thome, clearly thomas did better last year
2006-12-05 13:52:17 · answer #6 · answered by Joey L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably because hes beaten you a number of times with his glove or bat.Once you get him on your team hate turns to love because he is now doing the things you hated so much to help your team
2006-12-05 10:08:52 · answer #7 · answered by Ricky Lee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's obvious, he' no longer the enemy..lol
2006-12-05 11:42:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
THAT IS THE SAME FOR ALL SPORTS FANS.
2006-12-05 16:19:03 · answer #9 · answered by smitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋