Blogcritics Comments on Not Your Father's (Or Grandfather's, Or Great-Grandfather's) Red Sox

Comment by Michael J. West on Not Your Father's (Or Grandfather's, Or Great-Grandfather's) Red Sox

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:00:42 EDT

I'm absolutely with you on the rabbit out of the hat...and I'm especially thrilled with it this year, because I really feel like it's a team effort, not just Ramirez and Ortiz carrying the team on their backs. (Certainly not Ortiz, at least in this postseason.) But even with last night's HUGE and wonderful win, I think the sportswriters are making a big mistake in underestimating the Rockies. I don't think this is going to be as easy a series for the Sox as it right now seems... ...Of course, it could just be that as a longtime Red Sox fan, I've learned to brace myself for heartbreak. :-D

Comment by Mark Edward Manning on Not Your Father's (Or Grandfather's, Or Great-Grandfather's) Red Sox

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:51:52 EDT

Michael: Seriously, we haven't been winning long enough to resemble the Yanks! For my part, it's just amazing how the Red Sox always seem to pull a rabbit out of the hat. The 1999 ALDS against Cleveland. The ALCS against the Yanks. And this year's ALCS. Amazing stuff. And then there's last night's 13-1 slaughter of the Rockies. The Red Sox seem determined to make history with nearly every post-season game they play, or so it would seem. I was in Dublin in August -- wonderful city. Edinburgh's beautiful too. Enjoy yourself. I don't know about Dublin, but in Edinburgh you might get Channel 5 which will be likely be showing the games. I'll be watching the game on Channel 5 myself this Saturday night. So, hopefully, when you're in Scotland, you'll be able to tune in. The game would be broadcast at around 1 a.m., so if you wish to stay up most of the early morning, go for it!

Comment by Michael J. West on Not Your Father's (Or Grandfather's, Or Great-Grandfather's) Red Sox

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:32:33 EDT

We'd need to rack up another 70 years worth of championships to become like the Yankees, so let's not worry about that. :-) That said, it's clear to me that God has finally forgiven the Red Sox for Babe Ruth. It's awfully hard to have watched Game 7 of the ALCS and not see the hand of Divine Intervention. (For evidence of Divine Intervention against the Red Sox, see 1986 World Series, Game 6.) Incidentally, Mark, I'm going to be in Dublin this weekend, then in Edinburgh next week. Is there a way to see the games over there in the Isles, or will I be dependent on the Internet?