Let's Go Red Sox!!

   The new century has been good to the Red Sox.  They conquered the past by winning a Championship in 2004, after 82 long years, with three near-misses that went seven games.  They swept the Cardinals in four games, winning it all on the road. It was something many Bostonians thought they would never see.  

      In 2007, the Sox did it again, sweeping the World Series this time against the Colorado Rockies. I almost felt sorry for the opposition, but I was thrilled to have won it all twice within three years.

      The Red Sox have been to the playoffs several times since, but finally we are back, on the cusp of winning the World Series again.  This time it's been a little bit harder. We have played five games, and are ahead three games to two. We blew out the Cardinals 8-1 in the first game.  We left Fenway with the series tied at one game apiece. Then we lost game three with a controversial and strange play at third base. The ump ruled that one of the Cardinals was obstructed on his way home, after tripping over our third baseman. He was on his stomach, and clearly didn't have intent on tripping up the runner, or at least it didn't appear so. At any rate, we lost that game since it was the bottom of the ninth on their field.

     I didn't like the feeling of losing that way, and felt concern about being behind with two more games to go in Saint Louie. I shouldn't have worried. We won the next two games with timely hitting, unlikely heroes, and a great pick off throw by our closer.

     I think most of our town believes The Red Sox will win on Wednesday night. If we do, it will be the first World Series clinching at Fenway Park since 1918, the year my grandmother was born. Think about it.  Win or lose, I'll be back with a follow-up post when the Series is over.

LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!