Theo Epstein Quotes

I am very much a Red Sox fan; I can name you more players than you could possibly imagine. It's just part of who I am.

I've been called a lot of things. But never, and I mean never, could anyone ever make the mistake of calling me a Yankee fan.

I am a huge Red Sox fan.

Here's the thing: I had never been to Boston, my whole life. Probably because I'm a Yankee fan.

I grew up in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and I'm a huge Red Sox fan. I've probably been to Fenway 40 times. I've been pretty lucky as a sports fan because the Patriots have won Super Bowls and the Red Sox have won World Series during my lifetime.

I grew up an Indians fan my entire life. I was never really 'against' the Yankees, but I knew what they were capable of.

There's so much passion and so much interest in the Red Sox in Boston.

I grew up a Red Sox fan. I grew up going to Fenway Park and the Museum of Fine Arts and the Science Museum and Symphony Hall and going to the Common, walking around. My whole family at different times lived and worked in Boston.

I'm an avid Boston Red Sox fan.

The Boston Red Sox, they love to compete.

Rooting for the Red Sox is like rooting for the drug companies.

I was late to the Knicks. My dad was a big fan. But I first started watching baseball; I became a Red Sox fan. My dad was a Mets fan. I wanted to have my own team and league.

I love Boston. I love Fenway Park. I love Red Sox history. But in no way am I a Red Sox fan.

My favorite event each year is the Yankees-Red Sox series. Love seeing passions run hot among the fans, especially when both teams are in the running for the playoffs.

I have my loyalty to the team of my youth. Everyone I knew was a Red Sox fan. The team that I grew up with was constantly the underdog but managed to prevail.

Going through college a Red Sox fan and knowing the history behind everything that was going on back in the '80s and finally getting a chance to win a World Series for this great city and bringing it back after 86 years, it was truly special, and it's one of the highlights that I'll remember for a long time.

Let me tell you something: I love the Yankees. And let me tell you why: because without the Yankees, there is nobody to hate.

Having been aware of the Red Sox since the 1946 World Series, having been growled at by Ted Williams as a young reporter in 1960, having been present at the horror of 1986 and the comeback of 2004, I have seen the highs and lows of some other people's favorite team.

I'm a former Red Sox fan, now fully rehabilitated.

For me, there is a strong family connection to Boston and anything connected to Boston, which includes Fenway.

If I wanted to win all my fights, I would be a Yankee fan. I'm a Cub fan.

I think Red Sox fans have always been good to me; they've treated me well.

I've been a Brewers fan since birth.

The truth is that for those 86 long years when the Red Sox went without a World Series win, fans were not only in a recession, but trapped in a longstanding, deeply entrenched sports depression.

I lived in Wisconsin for a while, so I keep my eyes on the Packers. I grew up in San Diego, so there's the Chargers, but outside of that, I'm really kind of lame because I don't have a specific team I pull for.