Do you write for the Globe? Well said Steve! Sent from my Larry's iPhone
On Oct 17, 2008, at 8:56 AM, "Steve Gendron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was at the game last night. Terry Francona said it best in his > interview after the game: "They had their way with us in every way > possible, and then this place came un-glued." > > It was surreal. The place was in a coma since BJ Upton hit his 2 > run homer in the first inning (BTW - can somebody tell me how a guy > with 9 HRs in 531 ABs during the regular season manages to have 6 in > 9 playoff games?). I was mostly annoyed with the people around us > during the game. The guys behind us were drunk and dropping F-bombs > in every sentence. Not that my 15 year-old son has heard a few f- > bombs from time to time, but it was a bit much. The fat lady next > to me with the pink Red Sox earrings kept telling me what a great > fan she was and how many big games she has seen. Two drunk college > kids a couple rows in front of us kept getting on their chars to > start "Let's go Red Sox" chants and get the crowd into it, but the > response was lackluster. People started leaving in about the fifth > inning, and when Upton hit a two run double off Papelbon in the > seventh there was a steady stream of people leaving. The drunk kids > started waving to the people leaving saying "you'll be sorry > tomorrow." I think they are right. > > When Jed Lowrie scored on a Dustin Pedroia two out RBI single in the > seventh. The bleachers finally got on their feet. When Papi > followed with a three run homer right in front of us in the right > field corner, we were on our feet to stay. Suddenly, people started > joining in on the chants of the college kids. The drunk guys behind > us started to seem funny. We were high fiving. The fat lady was > still mainly annoying but she was easier to ignore. You started to > think, could it be possible? When JD Drew cranked another 2-run > homer near the same spot as Papi's, I kid you not, we were hugging > each other. The love fest continued right through Coco's amazing 10 > pitch at bat that culminated in a game tying base hit. > > In the ninth when the ball came off JD Drew's bat with two outs and > Youkilis on second, it was again, coming right at us. Initially I > was hoping it would fall in front of the right fielder, then I > realized it was rising and thought, damn he's going to catch it, but > when I saw Gabe Gross (Lowell River Rat) turn toward the wall and > the ball continue to rise, I knew it was falling in and we would > win. The place turned into a freaking mosh pit. Everyone was > jumping and dancing to the tune of dirty water. I had no idea what > was happening on the field. One of the drunk guys behind us jumped > into our row and slurred, "I saw you guys go with the rally-caps in > the seventh inning, that's what made the difference, don't think I > didn't notice." The college kids became our best friends hugging > and dancing with us. I got a picture of them on my phone with my > son Mike. I think we might start trading Christmas Cards this year. > > Jacked with adrenaline, Mike and I went down to watch the post game > interviews at the Red Sox dugout. With the other fans there we > cheered Mike Lynch, Steve Burton and Lou Mer-Lon-i (clap,clap, clap- > clap-clap). As we walked through Kenmore Square everyone was high > fiving everyone else. Hungry from our adventure, we stopped inhale > pizza at Little-Steve's (something I truly regret this morning). > Mike fell asleep before we got to 95, and I was fighting to keep my > eyes open as we approached 495. We pulled into the driveway at 2AM. > > This game rivals Game 4 of the ALCS against the Yankees in 2004 > (which I also attended) for excitement level. Maybe even better > given the magnitude of the comeback. Maybe we can get the same > result in the series? Just maybe, if the real Josh Beckett shows up? > > Steve > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
