For the 2nd time in 4 years, the Boston Red Sox have won the World Series. In similar fashion to 2004, the Sox came back from a major deficit in the ALCS, and went on to sweep the final round. Watching the Red Sox tear up the Rockies in the World Series was, to an extent, a surreal experience. The phenomenal regular season for them was no fluke -- the Red Sox players, management, and even fanbase (ok, so there's the fair share of Sox bandwaggoners, who must immediately be deemed as 'fake') all presented themselves as legitimate baseball yardsticks for the rest of the league to compare themselves against. Typically, the Yankees would normally assume this role, but since their team is literally dismantling itself, it is only reasonable to consider the Red Sox as THE current yardstick in the MLB.Anyway, back to the good stuff. Jon Lester, cancer survivor, pitched 6 unbelievable innings, giving up no runs. This marked his first 2007 postseason game, but his time away from the game did not manifest itself whatsoever. The rest of our pitching was pretty solid, and it was Papelbon who once again slammed the door shut on the Rockies hopes.
At one point, we were up 3-0. However, things quickly got interesting when the Rockies came within one run, with the score eventually reaching 4-3. However, the Rockies would score no more after that, and the Sox took home the trophy.
Mike Lowell (my favorite Sox player), won the World Series MVP award. I was ecstatic to see him win it, because not only did he have a fantastic World Series + the homerun in game 4, he is also a consummate professional, both on and off the field. A cancer surviror in his own right, Lowell is more humble and down to earth than most people, but for a professional athlete to hold this demeanor is something special.
I was happy to see him win another ring (he won a ring back with the Marlins in 2003), but unfortunately, Lowell may re-sign with another team as he is now a free agent. Hopefully, the Red Sox will be able to pull off a deal for Lowell, since having him on our team is great in many ways.
At one point, we were up 3-0. However, things quickly got interesting when the Rockies came within one run, with the score eventually reaching 4-3. However, the Rockies would score no more after that, and the Sox took home the trophy.
Mike Lowell (my favorite Sox player), won the World Series MVP award. I was ecstatic to see him win it, because not only did he have a fantastic World Series + the homerun in game 4, he is also a consummate professional, both on and off the field. A cancer surviror in his own right, Lowell is more humble and down to earth than most people, but for a professional athlete to hold this demeanor is something special.
I was happy to see him win another ring (he won a ring back with the Marlins in 2003), but unfortunately, Lowell may re-sign with another team as he is now a free agent. Hopefully, the Red Sox will be able to pull off a deal for Lowell, since having him on our team is great in many ways. In other sports news, the New England Patriots beat the Washington Redskins (slightly pejorative, don't you think?) yesterday. The final score? 52-7. The Pats are now 8-0 on the season and look to continue their unbelievable run next weekend against the also-unbeaten Indianapolis Colts.
The Boston Celtics kick off their season this Friday night against the Washington Wizards. You better believe I'll be watching the game.
One final thing: Internet Explorer sucks. I can't believe they won't let me download Firefox at my job. IE has been so glitchy today... not to mention the computer at my desk froze, but thankfully, my original post was not deleted, but rather, it was saved as a draft. But yeah, it's all about firefox.
No comments:
Post a Comment