Ben Affleck nearly quit 'Gone Girl' over a Yankees hat

Would you wear the garb of your favorite team's most hated rival? What if you got paid? What if you were getting paid millions of dollars, because you're a professional actor and it's literally your job to put on costumes and pretend to be someone else?
Well, Ben Affleck checks that last box, but when Gone Girl director David Fincher insisted Affleck's character wear a Yankees hat in one scene, Ben said no. He's too big of a Red Sox fan to do that, even in a movie.
This raises some questions: Does having a character wear a Yankees cap say something specific about that character? If so ... what? And if Affleck isn't okay with wearing the hat of his rival, then what is he okay with doing just for the sake of a movie?
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[@baitandwaitguy4065]

Ice Cube on the other hand...played a Cop.

[@fromthehaven94]

Ice-T, who got a whole lot of controversy over the song "Cop Killer", has played detective Fin Tuatola on Law & Order:SVU for almost 20 years.

[@generalgrievous9947]

But it was a comedy....😬😂

[@JONESIE214]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@seymourglass26]

Ice Cube was never a real gangster, bro. Sorry to break it to you, but he's not a criminal.

[@ImAProudSteelersFan]

@@seymourglass26 selling crack in the 80's in LA.... more street cred than you sorry to break it to you

[@BitcoinMotorist]

Knowing David Fincher, I'm surprised he didn't just have him wear the Red Sox hat and then digitally change to a Yankee hat in post

[@newflesh666]

That was my first thought

[@acdvfb]

The character was from Missouri so why not just wear one of the navy blue cardinals hats?

[@jmbd07]

@@seymourglass26 Ooookkkk... So you can't become a fan of the team from your new city ?

[@acdvfb]

@@jmbd07 lol he deleted his comment when he realized they moved back to the character's home town... In general, Cards fans don't tend to jump ship to other teams. And anyone who has spent any time in Southeast Missouri knows 99% of the folks love the Cardinals. That being said, he should have just put on the hat that the director wanted him to wear.

[@sean3533]

You know David Fincher?

[@fecxorfecxor768]

Hey, I actually chose to be a Mets fan. Because I have a weird kink for shame and embarrassment.

[@brianquinn8570]

Isn't that all Mets fans whether they were born into it or they chose it cuz I mean the Dodgers sucked forever

[@saracin]

So you're a Metsochist.

[@bito2337]

But your stadium is dope

[@BigJared2]

Lol! My father and I are the only two Mets fans out of a sea of Yankees fans on his side of the family. His neighbor took him to games in the original '62 season. I fell in love with Doc and Darryl. I'm hoping my 6 year old son makes smarter decisions!

[@Cheeki_breeki6]

Don't feel so bad...as a Twins fan we have had just as much success and satisfaction.

[@andrewe323]

There are dozens of us that moved to NY and became Mets fans. Like John Oliver said, "Anyone that moves to NY and becomes a Yankees fan has no heart." Damn, Fincher was right.

[@Letterman0412]

People root for the Mets because they think they’re rooting for the scrappy underdog. They’re not. They’re really just rooting for the dysfunctional loser.

[@fecxorfecxor768]

Evan Pukajlo As a Mets fan, I can confirm this.

[@JambleBramble]

I was born and raised and still live in NY and am a Yankees fan. They're also the only New York team I'm a fan of because I just got into the teams that were good and on TV a lot for the 2-ish year period I was getting heavy into sports

[@omgitsjoetime]

DQSpider #truth

[@DonCarlosDonCarlos]

I was a Yankees fan living in Georgia, we moved to NY when I was 12 in 2005, ended up becoming a Mets fan. Came to realize many "Yankees fans" weren't actually Yankees fans, kinda annoyed me.

[@brenislanders]

mets and red sox fans have a special bond of hating the yankees

[@williambarcus8861]

Except in 1986 ..

[@cerealissoup84]

The whole league has a bond against the yankees

[@liamryan7239]

Anakin Skywalker Yeah but it’s not the same

[@likearollingstone007]

@I. Wynn Wynn That's why I couldn't believe it

[@cesardachimp8172]

Lol ikr. It’s funny because the Mets and Sox, we hate each other. But our mutual hatred of the Yankees is a bit of bonding force

[@nonohitters]

"All mets fans are descendants of Dodgers fans" very true

[@jordanfiddle7122]

why does everyone forget that we are also descendants of the New York Giants? it's almost like the Giants never existed.

[@deathofgames694]

Alot of Hispanic people move here and like the mets.

[@CaptainFSU]

There are actually more Mets fans than Yankees fans in NYC www.vividseats.com/blog/infographics-where-mets-and-yankees-fans-live

[@de132]

@@jordanfiddle7122 because NY Baseball Giants fans are all hoes

[@Monkeyboy000009]

Coire Jones I mean Mets games are cheaper

[@REVIVERAJA]

I'm a Yankees fan, but I gotta say, I respect this kind of loyalty

[@user-dg5nj1ez8c]

Why not just a cardinals hat Or even a royals hat since HIS HOME TOWN is in Missouri

[@antrimlottick1324]

Thats literally what I was thinking the entire time

[@richgerow3472]

My only guess of why it wasn't that easy was because the Yankees probably paid to have their ballcap featured in the movie as product placement, so if Ben doesn't want to wear the hat, the director now has to reimburse the Yankees, seek out a new team and see if they will agree to the same product-placement deal. Just makes things much more of a pain in the ass over something trival. But in the end, the Mets agreed to have their cap featured in the film. That's my guess anyway.

[@tylerwebster5188]

He does wear a cardinals shirt at one point in the film

[@joshuaparish8440]

@@richgerow3472 overthinking it there. The scene takes place in a New York airport. He quickly buys the hat from an airport souvenir store to disguise himself. Yankee (and I suppose Mets) hats would be the only options available

[@armadillolover99]

@@richgerow3472 As a lifelong Mets fan, I can say with absolute certainty that there is a 0% chance the Wilpons cheap asses paid to have a Mets hat in that movie

[@VadeSatana]

both pretty petty, but Ben would have gotten more s--- from red sox fans then the coverage this story has garnered.

[@juddcc77]

I'm not an Affleck fan but I respect this...weirdly. he's thinking about his legendary future street cred.

[@omgitsjoetime]

Judd Carroll he should have thought more about that before he ruined Batman

[@grizzlythehater]

VSVadeSatana bro I totally agree like damn for real..

[@DrZaius3141]

I wouldn't say that Fincher was petty. He's a detail oriented guy and he had an idea that fit. Affleck hat literally zero good reason to not do it, so why change the thing? Props tell an underlying story and you can't just change them. Additionally, if that diva comes to you and demands that their fandom would be hallowed, you can't just let that slip.

[@theobuniel9643]

@@omgitsjoetime Affleck didn't ruin Batman, Snyder and the WB/DC higher-ups did.

[@nickcolaiacomo9739]

I grew up in NH and as a kindergartener I wore a Yankees hat on the bus and an older kid flipped me off. The rivalry runs deep

[@Messala91]

You have change for a $20? 😂

[@swan6279]

Then there is Jimmy Fallon who is a Yankees fan who did an entire movie portraying a Red Sox superfan.

[@sevenscz]

The only thing Fallon is "super" is super annoying.

[@HighAltitudeMMA]

@@sevenscz not true. Hes also a super alcoholic.

[@blackparadoxx9656]

Willian C. Silva Fallon is also super gay.

[@jimmyjay689]

Caricature

[@jimmyjay689]

The funniest comedians come from Massachusetts...why Fallon isnt funny

[@prithvirandhawa6758]

"It's not about the money, it's about sending a message"

[@joshx413]

I don't think you get how notorious of a Red Sox fan Ben is. It's literally part of his image.

[@reddd-77]

I don't live in America nor do I care about baseball but even I knew that.

[@joemckim1183]

@@reddd-77 Not sure where you're from but it's equivalent to a british guy who's a Chelsea fan wearing an Arsenal jersey.

[@noahbaden90]

@@joemckim1183 I'd like to think that if this hypothetical Chelsea fan were paid 7 figures for it, they'd wear that Arsenal jersey for a day.

[@JNN-]

@@noahbaden90 if hypothetically I had the amount of money Affleck has I still wouldn’t wear a Man u jersey for 7 figures since I wouldn’t need the money anyway.

[@supernerd1999]

@@JNN- I’m assuming Liverpool fan?

[@davidramos5336]

Actually my father when he came into the country and was at the port in New York in the 80’s became a genuine Mets fan and he passed that down to us lol

[@ericsilver9401]

Someone should do "the creation of SB nation deserves a deep rewind"

[@AceChampElite]

hey, thats weird.

[@omgitsjoetime]

Eric Silver yes it does

[@staidenofanarchy]

Ask and you shall recieve lol

[@grogery1570]

I am a Mets fan. It happened because I was in NY about 20 years ago (I'm Australian) and I would always cheer for the local team. They were on a roll and I pledged to be a fan if they could get their winning streak to 10 games. They did, I became a fan and the Mets have been losing ever since! I'm now back in Australia and much happier without base ball

[@RobertJW]

Grogery 1 If you have a capital city that isn’t Hobart or Darwin, you can follow your city in the Australian Baseball League!

[@StaySqueezy12]

I respect your courage for becoming a Mets fan lol

[@MaxOVADrive]

The Mets hat was an obvious and reasonable compromise. how did that take 4 days?

[@apefilms7221]

Exactly!!! I thought of that within 4 seconds, and I'm not very smart. How the hell did it take them four days??!

[@syedrayaanhussain6472]

Yup, pretty much my first thought, maybe fincher was just as stubborn in his insistence for a Yankee cap and nothing else

[@lazarbro]

Didn't the same thing happen in The Departed. Jack Nicholoson wouldnt wear red sox hat even though he was playing Whitey Bulger who was never ever seen without a red sox cap.

[@lovesaxy]

He wasn't playing Bulger but a guy PRETTY MUCH him but not. I'd say Nicholson could get away with the change in hat in this instance.

[@bmon85ify]

Johnny Depp didn't wear a Red Sox cap in Black Mass when he actually was playing Whitey

[@champan250]

@Gary Hall The Departed is based on no one. It is a remake of a Hong Kong movie script and it was Monahan, a Dorchester native who bought the right and adopted that into Boston

[@omgitsjoetime]

champan250 Nicholson’s character was loosely based on whitey

[@omgitsjoetime]

lazarbro Nicholson’s character was loosely based on Whitey. The hat could be up in the air. Also where the hell did you hear Whitey always wore a red Sox cap?? That’s definitely a new one lol

[@REALTRUEJOURNEY]

I respect it red Sox fans would never forgive him if he worn that Yankees hat

[@YoungOddo]

True Journey The fans at boston would not let him back in the stadium after he was seen in movies with a Yankee Hat on

[@redsoxfan3444]

That was my impression on why he said no as well. It's just not worth the headache with the way social media takes things like that. That picture would circulate and become a meme or some TV station would show it during a game.

[@timmutohfan]

Tom Brady was taking crap after his 3rd Super Bowl win for wearing a Yankees hat in public. Boston don't care nearly as much about Ben as they do Tom.

[@JambleBramble]

Fandoms are scary and unhinged. Don't blame him for not wanting to deal with that

[@timmutohfan]

@@JambleBramble Well Ben probably has the self awareness to recognize if he weren't a major movie star/director he would be one of those guys still hot over Tom wearing a Yankees hat.

[@statesecretmusic]

As a Yankee fan, l actually greatly respect this. Its is the most hateful rivalry in baseball. l don't want a Boston actor to shrug off allegiances and put on the Yankee hat like it's nothing. Despite how asinine this will seem to anyone else, and it is, l want him to hate us, l want to hate the Red Sox. This isn't a rivalry you can just casually sit down.

[@FejSkaz]

I must be in the minority but I'm the same way. If I was in Ben's financial situation, there is no realistic scenario to get me to wear a Cowboy jersey.

[@theoleadfoot2864]

Me and Steelers stuff

[@tomklam3]

i choked on my food when he said "he read the daredevil script"

[@Jmurda1983]

SB Nation please do another episode of The Worst.... The worst college football defensive performance 2018 The Armed Forces Bowl Army 70 Houston 14 Army 507 rushing yards

[@antonfilms4023]

I can understand why he would do this. He was doing it to maintain his brand persona as Hollywood's resident "BOWSTON ACTAH," and he knew that wearing a Yankees hat would completely destroy that reputation.

[@OukiLips]

“No one liked you as Batman” wtf is this guy talking about? he was the only redeeming part of those movies.

[@GamesFromSpace]

Least awful....

[@Petrenkociu]

Ironically Ben is great in Gone Girl

[@ajones9219]

nah mad props. No shot i'd wear a rivals gear especially when it's something that's such a minor scene. Plus Ben was dope as Batman

[@kilo1012]

Think Nicholson did the same thing on the Departed when Scorsese asked him to wear a Red Sox hat

[@franjes9999]

That's interesting cause Nicholson is an LA guy im pretty sure so I'd imagine that he's a Lakers- Kings- Dodgers and Raiders fan. I wouldn't think a Sox hat would be so bad for him but maybe that Celtics-Lakers rivalry poisons the whole Boston area by proxy

[@cengime]

@@franjes9999 Jack Nicholson famously has season tickets for the Lakers and rarely misses a game, but as a New Jersey native, he remains a Yankees fan.

[@franjes9999]

@@cengime wow the man loves a front runner ahahaha

[@franjes9999]

@@cengime that does explain why he hates the Red Sox though

[@StDenis35]

what if it was edp having wearing to a giants hat

[@MinecraftProfessors1]

James St.Denis or a cowboys hat. he would probably make his best videos ever in that situation

[@luislimon427]

Patriots fan he won't

[@ashkechum101]

James St.Denis or a cowboys hat 😂

[@toborogo7]

He would wear it for free... Just in his asscrack

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Cowboys gear would be between his ass cheeks

[@trentwilkes4293]

Rewinder Evan Longoria’s legendary walk off home run to send the rays to the postseason (game 162)

[@MarloSoBalJr]

All because of the Orioles come from behind to sink the Red Sox from postseason contention

[@trentwilkes4293]

The Rays came back down to beat the Yankees

[@Brandon-ld2dn]

So..like.....like...like.....so....like.... great use of the same words guys.

[@FoshoTheOne]

Lol Ben Affleck is a real one. As a Lakers fan, I’m not wearing no Clippers apparel if you put a gun to my head...

[@nohbuddy1]

Lmfao since when were they rivals?

[@edgarmanuelzetinaaguilar6972]

Lol. If I'm a starting actor and I'm getting paid a couple of millions I wouldn't refuse. The only reason Ben Affleck did this was because he's a big name of the industry.

[@FoshoTheOne]

@@nohbuddy1 it's disrespectful to a Lakers fan to say the clippers are our "rivals"... they not even worthy..

[@mjwbulich]

I'm a fifth generation Angeleno and a lifelong Lakers fan. I could not care less about the Clippers. They are nothing.

[@REALTRUEJOURNEY]

U willing to die lol damn

[@audiosurfarchive]

I'd watch an hour of this once a month. Maybe every 2 months. Highly extemporaneous is much different from almost all SB content. I dig it.

[@shevek5934]

I think the point you're missing is that it's a branding issue. Ben Affleck isn't a character actor who disappears into each role. He's a celebrity whose value and business is his personal brand.

[@michaelhall5429]

Sir Donald Bradman please

[@michaelhall5429]

@Digonto Zahid you don't have to be mean, even if they don't. You probably don't know much about lacrosse or AFL.

[@michaelhall5429]

@Digonto Zahid yeah but you get my point. America has heaps of sports and considering baseball is big there it is a bit harsh to say they are ignorant for not following cricket as well.

[@ynsimha7663]

@@michaelhall5429 As a cricket lover myself, I would love to see several videos on cricket. But they are 'muricans. So, I wouldn't expect them to do them. They need to be fans first, and only then can they realise the legendary status of Don. They honestly have never tried to follow cricket in all earnest, so I wouldn't expect them to do so now.

[@petrofor3430]

As a hardcore Red Sox fan this makes me so happy

[@SmoothCriminal12]

W for your username and pfp

[@tstan9713]

You spelled gay wrong. Affleck sucks

[@BitcoinMotorist]

He wore a Mets hat, that doesn't bother you? Are you a closet Met?

[@petrofor3430]

Bitcoin Motorist don’t mind the mets cap. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

[@petrofor3430]

All Gucci Drip look at my previous videos. Made a couple Red Sox related vids. Btw drazen petrovic isn’t “some nets player” he’s my favorite nba player of all time and one of the greatest European stars ever!

[@irishpanic]

I mean the guy is pretty much known to be a huge Red Sox fan. Idk what they expected really

[@MWalkah]

Him to do his job instead of being childish and petty? I don't know, but it seems like a plausible guess.

[@aidannguyen5454]

The Irishpanic 🤡🤡🤡

[@irishpanic]

@@MWalkah I didn't watch the movie but if it was a comedy then he definitely should have worn the Yankees hat. The guy is from Boston. He probably still has boys in his old neighborhood who wouldn't let him hear the end of it if he had worn the hat. U never know what the deal really is

[@Big_Steve11]

Professionalism?

[@irishpanic]

I'm sorry but if I'm already rich af then there would be nothing u could do to get me to wear a cowboys hat. Nothing

[@fatboyslim496]

To be fair, Afleck's character moved to New York from Missouri. If anything, it would make more sense to wear a SL Cardinals hat.

[@yesloow]

Ben was the star of the movie, and being from New England, I get it. When Tom Brady wore a yankees hat, it was major news in Boston. You can't be from Boston and be wearing Yankees hats. Period.

[@elBorrachoGuapo]

If his home town is in Missouri, why would he be a NY fan anyway? He would have grown up rooting for the KC or STL

[@shawswervoo]

elBorrachoGuapo facts lol bandwagon

[@robertoarkenburg6652]

It fits with the character to be a bandwagon yankees fan

[@genius179]

I actually thought the same thing actually, but the character is supposed to be laying low in NY. I guess also at Cardinals hat wouldn’t help that being red, because costumes designers wouldn’t like red for that scene

[@aaronfaith6336]

I’d imagine money isn’t the issue . I actually respect this dude. When you’re not motivated by money you have some morals.( his are supporting his team lol)

[@PurpleLightning6was9]

Three casual fans talk about fandom.

[@generalgrievous9947]

Not gon lie, im with fat ben on this one lol as a falcons fan i will NEVER wear ANYTHING Saints. I can wear panthers, Buccaneers, even the damn pats but NO saints

[@charlesthechef9549]

I think everybody in the NFC South feels this way except for saints fans lmao

[@groovyq7910]

Y’all think he’s petty but that’s real Boston love, y’all know nothing about that

[@brandon14715]

Mad Respect to Ben Affleck, I'm with that man and I sustain him.

[@MayaIncaBoy]

Pretty sure Jack Nicholson would threaten to walk off the set of The Departed if he saw the crew wearing Red Sox or Celtics apparel.

[@Bjork4s]

@Ryan Mucha But some of them were shot in Boston

[@droo7468]

Everyone: what a crybaby. Bostonians: What a legend.

[@Bjork4s]

And New Yorkers : Mad respect for this legend!

[@mcj88]

Feels like a goddamn Seinfeld episode; actually now that I think about it the reverse _was_ a Seinfeld episode - Elaine getting booted out of Yankee Stadium because she refused to take off her Baltimore Orioles hat. But I could still see an episode where, like, Jerry doesn't get a gig or George doesn't get a job because he refuses to wear a Red Sox hat or something.

[@tee918]

Nice reference. Great episode, especially the end.

[@armadillolover99]

I haven’t seen the show, but irl Jerry Seinfeld is famously a huge Mets fan so I’m not sure that would be the situation. Maybe a Phillies or Braves hat instead?

[@tysonplett3328]

If I moved to New York, I would cheer for the Mets, Islanders, Jets, and Nets just because I'm the type of person who goes against the main crowd.

[@BrokeSpike]

Good thing The Nets are way better then the Knicks.

[@JesusFlores-rw8ry]

Mets and Jets yes. Rangers and Knicks tho.

[@jklight2957]

Nets have 3 superstars and are better than the knicks even non New Yorkers cheering for them😂😂

[@GizmoMaltese]

I would never ever wear a Patriots or Cowboy hat or gear. I respect Ben.

[@1990Thunderbolt]

giants fan?

[@GizmoMaltese]

@@1990Thunderbolt Jets. So much hate for Pats. Cowboys is just general hate from the 90's.

[@1990Thunderbolt]

@@GizmoMaltese understandable lmfao

[@EjvindGEMDark]

I'd never wear a Fulham or QPR kit to be honest.

[@yakamarezlife]

@@GizmoMaltese the jets hahaha ain't won since joe lol but i respect it wouldn't catch me in any other teams gear

[@simpleanswer8954]

I can't imagine it would have been hard to just find another damn hat in under a day. I'd say David Fincher was to blame too. I can't imagine why a Yankees hat was particularly important. You could just send a PA out to buy a different hat and film the scene.

[@dominicanguy9117]

It’s because the character was from New York my guy

[@coletrickle1775]

Nobody from new York is a redox fan then? That doesn't make sense.

[@drfloyd9000]

Or a better actor.

[@simpleanswer8954]

@@dominicanguy9117 How is that relevant? Why does it HAVE to be a Yankees hat? Why not the Knicks? Jets? Why not blank? The point is the director threw a fit and said it HAD to be Yankees hat. They could have used ANY hat in the world, but for some reason Fincher said it HAD to be a Yankees hat. And he wanted it bad enough to waste four days of production money instead of sending a PA out to by a $20 hat and getting back to work in a few hours.

[@dominicanguy9117]

Simple Answer Ight

[@blurrypixels6054]

2:03 you can see he is secretly a Redsox fan by the hat he is wearing.

[@viningperformancemotorspor1457]

I wanted Joe to wear a Saints hat... I ended up disappointed.

[@davidpotter213]

As a Falcons fan I'm glad he didn't.

[@rogregg29445]

@@davidpotter213 same lol

[@jonsmith1956]

I knew I heard the Joe's Broncos story in The History of the Falcons from somewhere else before! So this was the video...

[@apefilms7221]

Amazing that it took 4 days for Ben Affleck and the director of the movie to settle on wearing a Mets hat as a compromise. It took me 4 seconds to think of that, and I'm not very smart.

[@heydude23001]

Another comment pointed out that the Yankees may have paid the film company for having Affleck wear a Yankees hat. I agree with Affleck, he is a Red Sox fan 100% and it's like asking a fan to violate their religion to wear a rival team hat. The 4 days was probably wrangling with the butt hurt Yankees and figuring out a different team cap to where that Ben could live with. I wouldn't be surprised if Affleck himself paid back the Yankees to get it resolved, or made a donation to their charity fund. Affleck is enough of a star to push back on something like this and glad he was able to do so. Also it is a pretty good movie, though Affleck's character is not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

[@KRUDDYMUSICIAN]

I'm a Jets fan, and there's no amount of money you could pay me to make me wear ANYTHING Patriots

[@JambleBramble]

As a Yankees fan as long as I can remember, if I was famous I'd be so into the idea of wearing a Red Sox hat for people to see the lols. For free. Angry sports rivalry is stupid

[@RebelChamps]

As a Steelers fan you wouldn’t catch me dead in any type of Ravens apparel

[@jpcost]

Billy Crystal wore a Mets cap for nearly the entire duration of the movie “City Slickers” and Ben Affleck can’t even wear a Yankee cap for 5 seconds.

[@80660018]

Jack Nicholson did the same thing by refusing to wear a RedSox hat

[@noencoresclub]

I believe he refused to wear a Boston Celtics hat for The Departed, him being a huge LA Lakers fan. The compromise was a Boston Red Sox hat.

[@jimgillis3546]

He got paid millions AND STILL didn't wear the hat

[@Bjork4s]

He was basically trying to protect his image, even with the amount of money he recieved, Red Sox fans would absolutely destroyed him if he wore a Yankees hat

[@diezgp]

If the guy is from Boston and he is deep into that irish culture thing, then i understand him. Me, as an argentine, i have the view that irish people are very passionate about their teams as we are.

[@pbag82]

If a baseball fan grows up in Missouri, there is 99.99% chance he would be a cardinals fan.

[@Fstwist3393]

Im from Scotland and i love the mets.. Yknow LFGM

[@Ouijawii]

Much respect to Affleck. I would have barfed all over my date had I ever seen him in a Y cap.

[@beatsbykana]

"he read the daredevil script" SAVAGE

[@pierreolivierlepage664]

In the 2005 french canadian movie "The Rocket" about Maurice Richard, Patrice Robitaille who plays Emile Butch Bouchard refuse to wear the Montreal Canadiens jersey directly on his skin. He's a guy from Quebec City and somehow still a fan of deceased Quebec City Nordiques, so every time he had to play scenes with the Canadiens jersey on, he wore a Nordic jersey underneath.

[@rajrawat5023]

Can you please do a rewinder on the 2014 world cup match between Germany and Brazil

[@cliff5066]

As a German, I support this notion

[@notfelix5106]

The 1st second has come around, and they already have 2 goals

[@spider12dx]

Yeah no

[@stevencooke6451]

@@cliff5066 And given both that a) Germany went on to win the Cup a few days later and b) Miroslav Klose scored the first goal which saw him become the greatest World Cup goal scorer in history makes it sweeter. The only sour note being that Ozil missed a chance to make it 8-0 in the dying seconds.

[@Thuddy-Is-Here]

As a cowboys super fan I respect Affleck even more after hearing this. If someone tried to pay me to wear a Giants hat or god forbid a packers hat (I can barely type the word P**kers without hate in my heart) I would shower in blue and silver paint just to clean off the disgust.

[@i_have_a_coat]

I can kinda get it from the perspective of anytime the redsox lose to the yankees, or the yankees win another ring, theyd just bombard him with photos in a yankees hat...

[@xxxjordandangerouslyxxx]

Totally understand. It's part of his brand.

[@amlansanyal9663]

Did Mike Imhoff decide to grow his mountain man beard to fit in at his job at Yellowstone?

[@colinchaponis7600]

One that was not the proper Boston accent, 2 batfleck was one of the better Batmans? Batmen?

[@pill0wm4n]

At least he's faithful to one thing in his life.

[@lm4585]

As a Ravens fan I would never wear a Steelers cap.

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Here, here!

[@caesaroctopus9439]

Lmao come on that's hilarious. And a dude from NYC wearing a Red Sox cap is honestly more interesting character-wise

[@lovesaxy]

I'm Team Affleck here. As a 49ers fan only the cure for cancer is getting me to put a Raiders hat on!

[@geno5299]

Speaking of Red Sox and Yankees, have you guys made a vid about the Red Sox 0-3 games down comeback against the Yankees in the AL Championship, yet?

[@Pantalaimon91]

I mean, if I had the money to never need to work another day in my life if I meter my savings you wouldn't be able to convince me to do anything for money. I think that's a much more accurate description of the thought process one of the most successful actors of the modern era than, "I, a guy who still needs to work for a living, will unsurprisingly do something for money." It's a heated rivalry, it shows he's not just a plastic fan and doesn't just like "Boston" things to get people from the city to like his movies more. He has his convictions and he's sticking to them, I can respect that.

[@cameron5483]

what did you guys do with the real Seth?

[@Redsoxking]

If i ever move to New York i'll become a Mets fan along with the sox

[@Backhand77]

Lol

[@arcisage101]

Na, that's a boss move by Affleck. his character didn't need to wear a Yankees hat, he could have worn a missouri related teams hat since that was the characters homestate

[@prestonmoore2209]

I totally understand this fight, you wouldn't catch me dead in a dodger's hat.

[@alexremoll2771]

He’s supposed to be from Missouri. Sooooo maybe a Royals or Cardinals hat?

[@FobbyTox]

“I would hate to wear a Red Sox hat but I would do it for like eight dollars”. Um so you don’t really hate it :)

[@sinicalypse]

Dude will the Capri pants and near/sockless look = holy crap ain't nobody gonna accuse you of toxic masculinity

[@emorydaniel9084]

"He read the script for Daredevil" Excellent burn.

[@deadaccount7520]

I'm with Ben on that one. Our gen take our sport rivalries serious. No way in hell could you get a longhorn hat on me.

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Yup,. My team may suck right now but I will never wear a Yankees or Red Sox hat, let alone, touch it.

[@Personal_Chizo]

...But shouldn't Affleck's character wear a Cardinals hat?

[@Personal_Chizo]

"I'm a Missourian."

[@francoeurtim]

At no point did anyone think the guy from Missouri who loves him hometown enough that he moved his wife back there might be a Royals fan? Or since we want the audience to hate him, the Cards?

[@austinheath9739]

I doubt he'll see this but tell Joe I see him with those beautiful Air Max 1's! Also shoutout to SB Nation for another great video.

[@bombour2870]

I wouldn't wear one either. Wow this guy sold out his team for 8 bucks, nice.

[@user-sx4yu3nw4j]

Bombour he’s a fan OF the team, not a player ON the team - too many people forget this crucial detail “We won!” 🤦‍♂️

[@bombour2870]

You either stand for something or nothing, more players care about the money then the logo,that's why players hardly stick with the same franchise their whole careers when fans stay lifelong fans.

[@kylefunderburk4194]

I hate the Red Sox, but I can respect Ben on this. I'm not wearing a rivals hat, T-shirt or anything.

[@polobear4189]

But he can be intimate with woman other than his wife but his loyalty to his team reigns supreme? Aiit imma head out

[@arnoldmayii3563]

I’m with Ben on this one. As a Raiders fan their nothing you could do to make me wear any filthy Broncos apparel.

[@brandonperez2267]

You would have to pay me an ungodly sum to wear OU gear.

[@N0TYALC]

Hey man, I’d walk down Harlem in a Klansman uniform before I’d be caught dead in a Raiders hat. Respect to the man.

[@EjvindGEMDark]

Goddamn right.

[@DerAykac]

And i would gladly beat you up for showing of your klansman uniform in harlem -.-*

[@josephross4339]

I'm a bears fan and if someone told me to wear a packers hat I would'nt do it so I can actually understand Ben Afflecks position here.

[@edmundaspelund2331]

as a bears fan i wouldn't be caught dead in a packers hat😀😀

[@daverichards9141]

I walked around in midway wearing a Packers hat. Another time in a Cardinals hat. I got many stink eyes.