Should fans boo Sox against Yanks at Fenway tonight? NAY: You gotta have faith

Boston is a legendarily grumpy city. When Parliament taxed us on tea back in 1773, we didn’t just say “gee, that stinks” and cough up the cash. Yet it would be a shame if the city manifested its anger toward the Red Sox with a Bronx cheer when the Yankees come to town today.Yes, an 0-6 start is embarrassing ? doubly so when the team has added Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez ? and triply so when tonight’s likely starter, John Lackey, has a 22.09 ERA. Yet the fans who settle into the grandstand, the bleachers and the Monster seats still shouldn’t boo the home team.I’m not sure how much Kevin Youkilis or Terry Francona care about such a reaction. Well, actually I do know – Tito told ESPN he wouldn’t care that much, Youk was looking for a lift from the crowd. My sense is that it would further hurt the embattled team’s psyche ? just as past fans’ booing infuriated Ted Williams.Booing is bad behavior. It’s like honking at the guy taking forever to pay his toll on the Mass. Pike – and just as unappealing. It shows we think ourselves entitled to something (faster traffic, a 6-0 start instead of 0-6) and we whine like babies when it doesn’t happen.I’m not saying the Fenway Faithful should be all “happy happy joy joy” when the Sox take the field. Just ? give them a chance. This team is hardly the 1988 Orioles (0-21 start). The talent of Gonzalez and Crawford will show itself. And the Yankees aren’t the 1927 version; tonight’s starter, Phil Hughes, is 0-1 with an 11.25 ERA.For the 86 years the Sox frustrated the home crowd, the fans largely stuck by their team. Even when they knew the Curse would appear once again, fans rooted against the inevitable disappointment. I hope today’s Sox fans will remember past generations and be the “Fenway Faithful” ? not the “Fellowship of the Miserable.”Rich Tenorio is The Item’s sports copy editor.