It's cyclical. If the RS win a WS or even go to one soon, the Bruins return to mediocrity, the Celtics rebound and the Pats falter, it could all be turned upside down in no time. No one really knows. The Pats are my favorite team, but I like and follow all of the others closely, except for the Bruins (but I'm glad when they do well), but even after the past couple of seasons, the Red Sox are still enormously popular. My take is that it's a baseball, football, basketball and hockey town. Never understood the need by some to denigrate the other teams to make one's favorite look better. And, just to be clear, I DON'T think that's what you're going or suggesting.