In case you wonder what people are talking about when they’re talking about the noxiousness of the Boston sports media, here’s a little snotty streak from Bob Ryan. He starts off as if he’s going to put it in perspective. It’s just a game:

It’s about baseball.

This is not the Boston Symphony whipping the St. Louis Symphony. This is not about Mass. General taking out Barnes-Jewish. This is not about chowdah getting the measure of toasted ravioli.

This is about the Boston Red Sox having a better baseball team than the New York Yankees. This is about the Boston Red Sox having a better baseball team than the St. Louis Cardinals.

Now, Bob, come on, don’t we have any way to feel a sense of superiority?

While an entire nation has sold its soul to the violence and essential callousness of football, Boston has been a proud, stubborn holdout, preferring a more subtle, intricate sport appealing equally to the mind and the senses. If we are the only locale in America in which baseball is king, so be it. When you’re right, you’re right.

Ah, that’s the smugness I thought I could count on. Thanks Bob!

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