THEY DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

'Tis a proud day to be a New Englander.

And . . . Alex Rodriguez has opted out of his Yankees' contract (something I didn't think he'd do). Mike Lowell is a free agent, in considerable demand (the Phillies, who have a good team, a weakness at third base, and money, would love him, and now that A-Rod is outathere, the Yankees likely will make a big pitch as well.) So . . . do the Sawx court A-Rod? Them and the Angels and maybe, just maybe, da Cubs, are about the only teams remotely willing to dangle the money necessary to sign him. The Mets have money, but they also have a young all-star third baseman (Wright) and shortstop (Reyes). Offseason domino-theory is now in full swing.

But, my son, who attends Berklee College of Music, a half-mile from Fenway Park, is not sleeping tonight, and this is definitely a case of the best team in baseball winning the ring, which doesn't always happen (re: last year). Congrats to Boston, they earned it and deserve it. Congrats especially to their manager, Terry Francona, one of the most decent and likeable people in baseball, who now has two championship rings.

And a congrats too to Colorado, who have a great young team that's likely to get there again before long, and who have another very decent and likeable manager, Clint Hurdle. And a League Pennant Flag to wave forever over their stadium.

caw

SOXSOXSOXSOXSOXSOXSOXSOXSOX

Yep, I'm a fan 4 game sweeps ROCK!

What's a red sock?

KTC said:

What's a red sock?

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from Mike Bauman:

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/a...ontent_id=2286008&vkey=perspectives&fext=.jsp

"In this 2007 World Series, the Red Sox took a team that apparently could not be stopped and simply stopped it. You know the story on the Colorado Rockies: 10 straight victories coming in, 21 of the last 22 on the plus side. But the thing was, none of those games had been against the Boston Red Sox."

w00t w00t!

I missed the game, unfortunately, so this is how I found out (keep in mind that I'm a firefighter's daughter) :

Friend: dude, some idiot's starting a fire on the [campus quad] because the Sox won.
Me: The Sox won? SWEET.
Friend: ...
Me: oh, yeah, fires are bad.

Thank goodness that is over. Maybe next year the AL can field a team the rest of the nation can care about.

*runs off laughing maniacally*

HEY, you Ferret!

Red Sox won. Deal with it.

Also, interesting tidbit I just learned about 'why it's called the World Series if the whole world's not invited to participate.'

Turns out the first one was sponsored by the newspaper The World, and the name stuck. This and other useless information brought to you by Lee's House of Esoteric Trivia.

LeeFlower said:

Also, interesting tidbit I just learned about 'why it's called the World Series if the whole world's not invited to participate.'

Turns out the first one was sponsored by the newspaper the World, and the name stuck. This and other useless information brought to you by Lee's House of Esoteric Trivia.

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Thank you. I always wondered about that myself.

rhymegirl said:

HEY, you Ferret!

Red Sox won. Deal with it.

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I don't have to deal with it because it means nothing to me.

I think that was my point.

Shadow_Ferret said:

I don't have to deal with it because it means nothing to me.

I think that was my point.

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Awww.....how bout I just put a spell on you?

Aw, would you? That would be sweet.

Wait.

Spell or curse?

Foinah said:

Let's hope John Henry doesn't court A-Rod.

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Agreed. A-Rod and the Sox would be a poor fit. Keep Lowell.

Congrats Sox! They're the only team my wife and I will actually sit through a baseball game to watch.

Excuse me while I barf on your thread... BLECHT! Whew, that's better.

My "friends" keep threatening that the Yanks are going to pick up Bonds in the off season. And A-Rod to the Sox? My knees are weak with dread. I might have to abstain from baseball next year if that happens.

Hey Foinah, trade you Papelbon for A-Rod?

All kidding aside, I'm a fan of the game. And when the best team wins, I can admit it. Oh well, maybe next year the best team will win

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Congrats Sox! They're the only team my wife and I will actually sit through a baseball game to watch.

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Foinah said:

So you think the Sox are gonna win next year, too? Cool.

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No I think they were refering to last year when the best team didn't win.