If we are so damned pathetic, why are you hanging out with a bunch of Sox fans?
Because he (or she) is a Sox fan like the rest of us. I'm a diehard Sox fan but I completely agree with sox-r-us. Sox fans are truly horrible in supporting their team. When the Sox went to the playoffs in 2000, they were still lucky to draw 20,000 on a weeknight in September when they were getting close to clinching the division. Same thing happened last year.
When was the last time we heard any free agent, any player for that matter, express desire to play for the Sox? Meanwhile, with the Cubs putting together a team that should be competitive for quite a few years, the Wrigley Field mystique, Dusty Baker, the fan support...you're going to see a lot more big names who want to play for the Cubs. It sucks but it's true.