I’m still a relatively new resident of Massachusetts, only having been here for a little over a year. Therefore, I have not had the experience of being a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan. So I guess my perspective is a little different from diehard BoSox fans.

All I have to say is, WOW! Like many other people, I thought the Sox were toast after getting pounded by the Yankees in the first three games of the ALCS. But then they did the close-to-impossible -- first they were three outs from being swept but tied the game against one of the best closers in the game and eventually won game four in extra innings. Then they fought the Yankees into extra innings again to win game five.

Then they came into Yankee Stadium and beat the Yankees again in game six. That made them the first time to come back from an 0-3 deficit to ever force a game seven. Then of course, last night’s incredible game when they dominated the Yankees and finally beat their dreaded rivals to go to the World Series.

As a sports fan, I’ve got to tip my hat off to the BoSox -- what they did was pretty amazing and incredibly gutsy, and they should feel proud of it. Today, it feels good to be a Massachusetts-ian.

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Name: Cheeky Prof | Email: cheekyprof@cheekyprof.com | URI: http://www.cheekyprof.com
Like you, I’m not a native New Englander, although I’ve been her since fall of 2000. Also, I happened to meet and marry a die-hard Sox fan so I’ve gone from not following baseball to discussing it over dinner. How odd! Still, you’re right, you’ve got to hand it to them!
Posted Oct 26, 8:11 PM