http://www.sbnation.com/users/YanksNova Posts made by YanksNova on SB Nation http://www.pinstripealley.com/2008/10/11/632929/being-a-yanks-fan-outside YanksNova Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:56:50 -0000 <p>Is it just me or do Yankees fans always get the short end of the stick when it comes to being a fan but living in another state?&nbsp; I am a lifelong Yankees fan from Arlington, VA, a Northern Virginia city located 5 minutes from Washington D.C.&nbsp; My parents are from Staten Island and Queens respectively, so maybe that has something to do with it.&nbsp; I've been to several games at Yankees stadium, and I always go to games when I'm up there visiting family in the summer.&nbsp; But people never ask me about all that, all I ever get is, "Bandwagoner!" Or I get people saying I should root for the Nationals or Orioles.&nbsp; I'm 23 and I've always rooted for the Yanks through good and bad times.&nbsp; I never hear this same hatred towards Red Sox or Dodgers or Phillies fans who don't live in those respective city.&nbsp; Somebody please tell me, why so much venom towards Yanks fans from around the good old US of A?</p>