Having lived for long stretches in New York and St. Louis -- both places with serious sports fans -- nothing compares to Philly, where I currently live. As brutal as the fans may be (to their own players and opposing fans), no place offers the sort of support for its teams as does Philly. The whole city is in to it. It doesn't matter who you are -- a little old lady or a two year old kid (mine included) -- you probably have a Phillies hat or shirt (and an Eagles hat or shirt, and a Sixers hat or shirt), and since the middle of September you certainly have been greeting people on the street, in the elevator, etc. with a "Go Phillies!". As a transplant to this city, I can't really get behind the booing of our own players. But I already appreciate that when it comes to sports, at least in Philly, we're all in it together.