Pink Hat Brigade

So - last Friday-ish, someone on the Red Sox message board on Boston.com started whining about women and girls who go to games wearing pink hats - which the poster was equating with fair-weather fans who know next to nothing about games and just started going when the Sox won the WS. A few months ago - my sister also mentioned this pet peeve - however, her issue was with the hats themselves, not the people wearing them. I have a pink Sox hat, which I like very much and wear on occasion to games. So, in true ME form, I had to post something:

"OK - I am a woman, I wear a pink Sox hat and I probably know more about baseball than some MEN. And for the record - I DID just start buying tickets to games a few years ago, but it wasn't because I wasn't a fan - it's because I grew up, got my own job and became able to pay for my own tickets. Before?? It was all NESN/UPN for me. My point?? It doesn't make me any less of a fan because I watched it on TV and choose to wear a pink hat. So to say I am insulted to be grouped with 'fair-weather, clueless fans' would be an understatement."

Which Prompted this response:
"dancergirl, will you marry me?"

my response:
"Ummm, I am very flattered that you asked but I think my husband would object... And besides, I could be a hairy toad - you never know."

And THEN this one came:
"prove you know about baseball. its not enough to say it. give me some analysis that isnt regurgitated crap from eei or even this board. until then, you are a pink hat wearing, cell phone talking, tek sign waving, ticket price raising chick.
ps and you probably are a hairy toad if you are on this board. the rest of us are."

So here was my insightful 'analysis':
"Well, truth is I am not a hairy toad - I was just being funny back to OJ. I am here because I am interested in opinions of and having intelligent discussions with other Sox fans. As for EEI - at least I listen to it. Not sure many other women can say that they know who D&C or the Big O are. And I wouldn't regurgitate anything others say because - well, I'm just not un-original. I don't wave signs at games. It's obnoxious and people are there to see a game - not the back of a posterboard. And if you read enough posts you would see that I know the game very well - and post here on occasion.
But if you want some analysis, here ya go...... The Sox got rid of their next Tim Wakefield by trading Arroyo. Look back at Wake's stats (ERA, W-L, games pitched/started) in his first five years in the Show and look at Arroyo's. The similarities are startling, actually. And given that Arroyo has never been on the DL - it seems to me that he may be able to have a similar longevity as Mr. Knuckleballer. "

And finally:
"good reply and while some may argue with the arroy/wakefield arguement it is original and i think the sentiment is correct (it was an obvious misatke to trade a happy, productive, flexible, cheap and durable arm from the AL East for an unproven, bad defending, strikeout prone, clubhouse problem, "next year, next year" guy form the NL) -and hopefully your hot as well -although a little bit of chub goes a long way!"


Yeah, that's what I THOUGHT...

Just sayin'...