OK quick stupid question:
"If the Sox winning the World Series *somehow* garnered support for John Kerry SUCH THAT he subsequently won the election, would you still want the Sox to win?
Heh."
It's like separation of Church and State...You have to separate Sport and Fag.
I live and teach in Japan . 99.99999% of Japanese followed the series and rooted for the Yanks because of Matsui . We watched the final inning at lunch time in the faculty room . Everybody ( except me) was practically in tears because Matsui and the Yankees lost !