The Boston Red Sox won’t be playing in the World Series this year, but that doesn’t mean that fans in this area have no allegiance to either side. Both the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians have ties to this organization, giving Red Sox Nation reasons to be pulling for either one of them in the Fall Classic.
Set aside for the moment that it was Cleveland that bounced the Red Sox from the postseason in the ALDS. There is nothing to be gained by watching another team avenge our fate and exacting revenge on our behalf certainly won’t be a motivating factor for the Cubs.