As often happens to my rotted brain, a piece of social media caught my attention this week. With news swirling that Nolan Arenado may be soon to depart the Midwest in favor of a trip out east to join the Boston Red Sox and, maybe more importantly, reunite with former Colorado costar Trevor Story, this tweet popped up on my feed offering an interesting opinion:
Serious question — if the Red Sox were to acquire Nolan Arenado, Rockies fans would have to become Red Sox fans, no?
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) January 8, 2025
My knee jerk reaction to this claim was that it would be ridiculous for Rockies fans to ever cheer on the team that bounced them so unceremoniously from their lone World Series appearance.