"Haterade"

     Sports tends to bring out the Haters in all of us.  People will say they hate the Red Sox or more commonly hate the Yankees, hell there is even a whole bunch of Yankeehater websites. This one lets you post your reasons why you hate the Yankees. 

    

   Alex Rodriguez may possibly be the most hated person in the M.L.B. right now. Actually, that is an understatement, A-Rod is the most hated person in baseball right now, possibly one of the most hated ball players ever.  If you do not hate Rodriguez you are not going with the the majority of baseball fans right now. 

    The NY Times recently did an article on the hatred towards Alex Rodriguez that I found pretty interesting.  Hating a player can be viewed as a sign of respect in some ways.  

    If a talented player on the opposing team consistently performs well, as a fan you might be obliged to hate them, if not definitely root against them.  There is a hint of envy when a Red Sox fan bashes A-Rod, or a Patriots fan will talk trash about Peyton Manning. 

   For several years the focus of my Red Sox hatred was directed at Curt Schilling. Since he has retired from baseball that has cooled a bit, but Schilling being Schilling he does not like to be out of the media spotlight for too long, and will run his mouth from time to time. 

   I had planned on listing the reasons why I hate(ed) Schilling, but have decided against it.  I found a list that does a good job of conveying my opinions so I will just link up that.