The Difference Between Red Sox And Cubs Fans

Red Sox fans, like Danny Vinik, reach for foul pops when it benefits their own team, like Danny Vinik did last night in Game 2. He kept Jeff Mathis away from a Manny Ramirez foul ball in the 5th inning. Manny later walked, and Mike Lowell hit a sac fly to tie the game up.

"That was big. Glad he was paying attention," said Sox captain Jason Varitek.

Paying attention.

Perhaps if Steve Bartman had been paying attention in 2003, the Cubs...well, you know how that one ends.

For the record, Vinik is now being called "The Anti-Bartman" in New England.

Who knows? If the Sox end up winning the ALDS, ALCS, and World Series, they just might want to vote a playoff share for this suddenly-famous 17-year-old.