GO SOX!
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GO SOX!
With nothing left but faith and no real hope, Red Sox nation trudged to a cold Fenway park or tuned in from home for game 4 of the ALCS. And a miracle happened. Since then, it has been one game at a time right up to game 4 of the World Series tonight and it seems the Sox could do it.
Aside from vanquishing the Yankees in the ALCS, breaking the 3-0 "rule" and winning two in a row in Yankee Stadium, the Sox are now lifting the spirits of all those "vintage" Red Sox fans who suffered through the 1967 World Series where the Sox were defeated by the Cardinals in 7 games.
Although a 3-0 lead is considered by many to be insurmountable, these very same Sox disproved that in the ALCS series, so we will never count out the opposing team. Further, after decades of defeat, the fans of this team take no lead for granted and believe that any game can be lost until it is over.
But this year is different. This year, the fans also believe that any game can be won. I wish I knew how to put into words the shared experience of Red Sox Nation. Of being a life long Sox fan. Of having the love for the team and the heart break that goes with it passed down by your father. Of passing the loyalty and the dissapointment on to you own children. There is nothing like it in sports. In life, I imagine the feelings must be similar to those that the Scots felt for their country and nobility in the face of constant wars and defeats at the hands of the English, but that comparrison demeans the loss of life and darkens the joy of baseball.
Some have asked, half seriously, what will you Red Sox fans do once you win? You won't have your suffering anymore. The answer is simple. If we are fortunate enough to win, we will celebrate. And we will leave tomorrow to tomorrow. I just hope the celebration, if we have one, will be safe and sane.
Thanks to all those who have supported the Sox in Rob's Bambino thread. It seems that this week, Red Sox nation has added some new citizens, even if they are only temporary.
Go Sox!
Bill
Aside from vanquishing the Yankees in the ALCS, breaking the 3-0 "rule" and winning two in a row in Yankee Stadium, the Sox are now lifting the spirits of all those "vintage" Red Sox fans who suffered through the 1967 World Series where the Sox were defeated by the Cardinals in 7 games.
Although a 3-0 lead is considered by many to be insurmountable, these very same Sox disproved that in the ALCS series, so we will never count out the opposing team. Further, after decades of defeat, the fans of this team take no lead for granted and believe that any game can be lost until it is over.
But this year is different. This year, the fans also believe that any game can be won. I wish I knew how to put into words the shared experience of Red Sox Nation. Of being a life long Sox fan. Of having the love for the team and the heart break that goes with it passed down by your father. Of passing the loyalty and the dissapointment on to you own children. There is nothing like it in sports. In life, I imagine the feelings must be similar to those that the Scots felt for their country and nobility in the face of constant wars and defeats at the hands of the English, but that comparrison demeans the loss of life and darkens the joy of baseball.
Some have asked, half seriously, what will you Red Sox fans do once you win? You won't have your suffering anymore. The answer is simple. If we are fortunate enough to win, we will celebrate. And we will leave tomorrow to tomorrow. I just hope the celebration, if we have one, will be safe and sane.
Thanks to all those who have supported the Sox in Rob's Bambino thread. It seems that this week, Red Sox nation has added some new citizens, even if they are only temporary.
Go Sox!
Bill
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I know exactly how you feel. Cleveland has had the same heartbreak as Boston. Think game 7 of the 1997 WS. Tribe up 3-2 in the 9th and blow it. They had our name on the trophy and had to take it off. Our last championship for baseball was 1948.
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A week ago, I was saying the fat lady was putting on her breast plate and horned helmet and limbering up her vocal chord for the aria that would signal another 
for another October and the plaintive "Wait 'til next year." No exclamation point, no vengence intoned, just resignation. When she took the stage, she didn't sing "New York, New York" but 
shocked 
the audience with her stirring rendition of the Standells "Dirty Water" (Boston, you're my home!) Hopefully tonight or tomorrow night she'll be singing "Please Come to Boston" and won't have a chance to belt out "Meet Me in St. Louis."
If there's a hereafter waiting for us, my father's will be
jumping up and down and grinning ear to ear! 
for another October and the plaintive "Wait 'til next year." No exclamation point, no vengence intoned, just resignation. When she took the stage, she didn't sing "New York, New York" but shocked the audience with her stirring rendition of the Standells "Dirty Water" (Boston, you're my home!) Hopefully tonight or tomorrow night she'll be singing "Please Come to Boston" and won't have a chance to belt out "Meet Me in St. Louis." If there's a hereafter waiting for us, my father's will be
jumping up and down and grinning ear to ear!
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Oct 27 2004, 01:44 PM
Is Theo Epstein still the most hated man in Boston, too young and too geeky and too in love with statistics to be a real GM?
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Originally Posted by Legal Bill,Oct 27 2004, 10:40 AM
I wish I knew how to put into words the shared experience of Red Sox Nation. Of being a life long Sox fan. Of having the love for the team and the heart break that goes with it passed down by your father. Of passing the loyalty and the dissapointment on to you own children. There is nothing like it in sports. In life, I imagine the feelings must be similar to those that the Scots felt for their country and nobility in the face of constant wars and defeats at the hands of the English, but that comparrison demeans the loss of life and darkens the joy of baseball.
This could be the year for Boston. Every now and again the fans need a little reward to keep them going. This could be it.
I hate rooting against the Cardinals. They've always been my second favorite team in the National League, after the Mets. And they know how to win. They are the team that could put the dastardly Braves and the miserable Dodgers (since they deserted Brooklyn I've hated them) in their place. But the Red Sox have always been my favorite team in the American League, and they don't know how to win, so I'll root for them. Its time to end the Curse of the Bambino, at least for this year.
I like the Red Sox uniform. I like the old fashioned looking letters that say Boston. Nothing fancy, just Boston. Exactly how a baseball uniform should look. Its a game of tradition, you know. I like their cap. Black with a red B. An old fashioned B at that.
I hope they win. It's time.