IM a Red Sox Fan and It's Grand

Sox fans are on Top

The Red Sox have a long and storied history.  They were World Series Champions in 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916 , and 1918.  But after this impressive start for the franchise, the trade of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees began what was known as the "the Curse of the Bambino", a World Series title drought for the next 86 years.  Most of those near misses, too, were historic in nature.  However, the breakthrough came in 2004 with a sweep of the Cardinals.  After all those years, even that seemed like an impossible dream year, until the championship trophy was hoisted signifying the achievement.

Recalling many of those disappointments, it's difficult to overcome the anxiety that those previous experiences fostered.  In the recent series with the Detroit Tigers, several of the situations that the home town team found themselves in had a deja vu feeling that was hard suppress.  But, unlike those teams of my youth, this group outperformed the opponents, much like the World Champions of 2004 and 2007.

Go Sox

Starting with Johnny Damon's grand slam in 2004, and then the two that were hit during this recent ALCS propelling the Red Sox into the World Series again, I'd have to say that being a Red Sox fan of late, sure has been grand!