LOL. Not exactly. I was the editor of my HS paper though. :-)
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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Rupp
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 12:28 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Un-glued
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
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