NYC is much different than upstate. If NY Yankees don’t win the WS each year, it’s like a failure. I’ve witnessed a NYPD cop go after a Red Sux fan at a game with fist blazing. I’ve seen crazy shit at Giants games too where over-the-top fans just take it too far. I think a lot of it is that NY’ers demand excellence or to be the best.
Similiar to Dallas fans who can’t seem to be find positives in the other teams. Sure, they say Eagles/Giants/etc. suck. That’s just what any fan says but to give no credit is ridiculous. I know a lot of Dallas fans and most of them have a lot of common trends in how they view the game.