Boo Birds and Bandwagons

You know? For the first time in a long time, I was embarrassed to be a Boston fan. I was really disappointed in members of Red Sox Nation. I was watching the ALCS and as annoyed as I was by the "need to been seen" crowd attending the game and not watching the game, that was not the worst thing of the night. After making an out, Jason Varitek, the Captain, the heart and soul of the team, the consummate professional, was booed by some of the crowd. An awful display by the Nation.
Now, I know that I take a very conservative view about cheering and booing, when it comes to sport. I don't believe in booing, even when it's the opposing team. As with all rules, there are exceptions. The most notable is the Evil Empire Rule: When a team is the root of all evil, it is OK to boo them and chant "Yankees S*ck!". There is no room at all though for booing your home team. I know the arguments of expensive tickets, spending hard earned money, expecting a quality product, yada, yada, yada. I just don't believe in it. You support your team, through thick and thin. Period. It's been shameful what's happened to some of the athlete's in these parts. Bledsoe, Bellhorn, (BK Kim exception: you flip off the crowd, you lose the right of protection from the boo birds), Terry Glenn, are just a few players that were booed out of Boston. It just shouldn't happen. Everyone talks about setting a good example for the children but a lot of the adults at these sporting events behave worse that a child displaying the terrible twos.
Back to Varitek. Do you think he doesn't know that he's not hitting well? Do you really think he's striking out on purpose? But he still prepares more than any other player out there. He commands the respect of the team, and especially the pitchers. He calls a game from behind the dish, better than anyone in baseball. If anyone deserved to be cut some slack, it's him. The boo birds of the Nation should be ashamed of themselves.