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Sox Sweep Series: World Champs!!!
A long strange perilous journey
The Red Sox won the World Series again. Front-runners from April to the end of October the Sox shut all doubters mouths by never faltering enough to let the hellounds (New York Yankees) catch up to them and by narrowly escaping getting their scalps handed to them by the Indians (Cleveland).
All the people were waiting for Crazy Face . . .
The victory parade began at noon today and rolled through the streets of Boston. A special flatbed truck carried Jonathon Papelon so that he could do his riverdance to the music of the DropKick Murpheys.
Superstar!
Four Game Sweep
The four game sweep of the rockies was a team effort from top to bottom with clutch contributions from the manager, a pinch hitter, defensive replacements, rookies, the bullpen, the starting pitchers and every position player. What a satisfying victory!
Pedy makes a play -- Dustin Pedroia - Rookie Extraordinarie
Again, Oki Doki and Paps came in to save the game despite being tired and worn from almost overuse in the playoffs. But they had just enough gas left to get us to the finish line. Paps gave us a scare in the ninth with a mistake that was washed away by rookie Jacoby Ellsbury's great leaping catch at the wall.
Jacoby Ellsbury defensive replacement for Manny in left field catches penultimate out in game four.
Mike Lowell won the World Series MVP award, and it was well deserved and it was wonderful to see him get the recognition he deserves after flying beneath the radar all season and being nearly overlooked. What a classy player.
MVP Mike Lowell connects for a home run in game four.
But this is not the time for a review of the Sox season but a time for celebration and for bathing in the excitement that sweeps New England.
Some must reading for Red Sox fans, Jackie McMullen's Measure this teams worth in sox & bonds.
Also of interest, Stan Grossfeld's Team on cloud nine, but flight is low-key
Bob Ryan gives tribute to the much maligned Tito Francona, who has never lost a World Series game being now 8 and 0, in his, In post season Francona was impeccable
For a real treat check out the fan blog The Soxaholic for their unique take on the post-modern angst of the Boston fandom and their relationship to the New York fandom using a clever take on the comic strip.
Congratulations, Boston Red Sox!
Posted at October 30, 2007 02:59 PM