How Not to Pick Up a Red Sox Girl
The art of picking up a lady friend, or even just trying to make conversation, can be a tricky one. Every single guy wants to know how to do it, many fail. Female die-hard Red Sox fans (yes gentlemen, they are out there) don’t want to hang with someone who doesn’t know baseball, assumes they don’t know baseball, or, even worse, is a Yankees fan. So, if you’re eying a Red Sox Girl from across the bar, here are some tips gleaned from my trip into Fenway last Saturday.
1. Don’t patronize. Please don’t assume that because Sox Girl is female that she knows nothing about baseball. It’s rude. Worst offender: a guy wearing a No. 9 jersey. He walked up to me and said “I bet you don’t know who No. 9 was! I bet you don’t know Teddy Ballgame’s last name!” Ugh.
2. Don’t ask me in the fifth inning where the scoreboard is. That’s really not a cool way to start a conversation.
3. Don’t wear a jersey for a stupid reason. I received several inquiries on my reasoning for wearing No. 7. I always explain it was for Trot Nixon originally, but it’s lucky and J.D. Drew is growing on me. One guy sighed at this. “J.D. Drew, man! He’s the best! I LOVE JD Drew! My name is Drew!” Good for you, buddy. Now you really look like an idiot.
4. Please don’t be that guy walking around Fenway in an Alex Rodriguez jersey with a smug grin on your face. Seriously. If it’s Rivera or Jeter, at least you are a fan of the game. A-Rod? That’s hard to justify. (Did you see the hand slap? That man is not repro-jersey worthy).
5. Don’t be a pretender. A guy in front of us for the whole game was wearing a Nomar Red Sox jersey and rooting (obnoxiously) for the Yankees. What is that about? He did drink no less than 12 beers, so he may have been confused.
That’s it for now on that subject…I hope I may have provided some insight to those still on the trading block. Granted, I doubt a person who would commit any of the above-mentioned sins reads the Super Fan Blog, but it feels good to vent.
Stumble it!
May 3rd, 2007 at 8:27 am
you ladies think you’ve got problems dealing with the guys?!!? Well imagine your sitting in your seat watching Josh pitch a gem and the two “fans” that are sitting in front of you(who have already claimed to be die hard fans) turned to me upon Becket beaning someone and asked…..does he get foul shots for that? I of course replied “yes, just wait a second” and left to get a much needed beer. catch ya later
May 4th, 2007 at 8:37 am
Maxim, were they wearing pink? If so, please refer to my first SuperFan post. I don’t like them, either.
April 27th, 2008 at 9:41 am
The first on the list is where I believe guys typically go wrong, ESPECIALLY when drinking. This is a huge turn off. But the exchange is really a balancing act. You need to gauge their knowledge. Don’t start by spewing baseball statistics… Ask them a question to determine their knowledge first. Maybe something like, “What did you think of [player name]’s performance tonight? If they respond with a blank stare, follow up with your perspective, and take it easy on the details from then on. If they respond sighting specific at bats, pitching quality or defensive plays, you know you’ve found marriage material