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Red Sox Clinch!

I came to Boston for college so long ago, locals remembered Ted Williams' rookie year. I lived in Kenmore Square as an undergraduate and I spent my summers either sailing, watching Red Sox games from $0.50 bleacher seats (that's not a typo), sailing on the Charles, or learning a little computer science across the river. So, in my bones I know the Red Sox are always going to raise your hopes in the summer and dash them on the rocks in September, or October if we were lucky. I was one of those that willed Carlton Fiske's home run to the right of the foul pole in game six of the 1975 World Series.

2004 was exhilarating and felt like the beginning of a new era, even though the management traded away some of the heroes. This year was amazing, the Red Sox (finally) had pitching, they ran, and while their hitting was OK, it wasn't the dominating hitting they had in 2004. This sounded good. But then a 12 game lead evaporated, and the Yankees swept the final series.

But is sure was sweet for them to clinch because Mariano Rivera gave up three runs and Orioles pulling off a bases loaded bunt! Hal, I feel your pain about the Yankees. That too shall pass, perhaps in 86 years.

Posted at 03:28AM Sep 29, 2007 by rezippel in Sports  |  Comments[1]