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Not my “faith” faith. But my faith in this team.
I was about 98% convinced that the game/series/season was over after Daisuke gave up those five runs. The two runs Papelbon gave up didn’t really register as I figured they were just the cherries on the sundae of the final loss of the season. And I was okay with that. Really, I was.
But I promised KellyO I’d tough out the live blog. And I promised myself that, win or lose, I was going to support this team to the end. So I sucked it up.
And then they started to score.
Dori, KellyO and Tru all texted me from the game.
Dori wrote: “I can’t even speak”.
KellyO wrote: “OMP” (which is Surviving Grady-speak for “Oh My P(G)od”)
Tru wrote: “These guys are fucking killing me”.
All as the rally began. Then there was, pretty much, radio silence until the end of the game.
I cried at the end of the game. That actually surprised me. I was okay with the prospect of them losing when the score was 7-0. I was bummed, but not devastated. Once Papi hit that home run, though, all bets were off. I wanted the win…I wanted the freaking win. Damn you, Papi, for giving me hope.
Red Sox made history on Thursday night. I just…hell I still just can’t believe it.
Tru told me he would give Kotsay player of the game. Of course, it was almost 1:30am when he said this and he was a bit hyper. He might have said he would give Kotsay his oldest daughter.
Player of the game, from me, goes to the entire team. Another one of those winning as a team, wins. But if you force me to pick one player of the game, I still can’t. Justin Masterson and JD Drew share the honors in my mind.
5 years ago, October 17 @ 12:16am (12:16? 12:17?) Aaron Boone hit his home run. At the same moment, five years to the minute, JD Drew got that winning hit. At least, according to ESPN. Baseball can be spooky.
Best comment I’ve read regarding this win (thus far) came from, of all places, Deadspin and commenter AugieOjedaFanClub:
Red Sox = Jason Voorhes [sic]
Oh its [sic] safe to go home. We shot Jason 8 times and buried him under that slab of cement.
Oh it’s safe to turn off the tv. I guess the Red Sox just didn’t have it this year.
You turn around and look back, and there are dead teenagers everywhere.
Good God, I’m happy right now.
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Sitting at my desk in a state of shock. Absolutely exhausted emotionally. When we finally left our seats last night, I went to the ladies room with the hordes of women who didn’t want to miss a beat of any inning from the seventh to the ninth.
My comment to the crowd: “I need a cigarette..I feel like I just had fabulous sex!” They ladies roared! FYI I quit 10 years ago!
It was by far the most amazing night I have ever spent at Fenway. To watch them chip away at the Rays bullpen and not give up was nothing short of incredible. I am so glad I was there to see it. No matter what happens after last night…I am so damn proud of those guys.
Since I was at the game, didn’t get to read the live blog til this morning. You so crack me up CYN..That Ortiz pronunciation has been driving me nuts all week!
What the hell is wrong with those guys?
Here’s to an unbelievable bunch of ballplayers…I raise my glass…Ok its coffee…but I still raise my glass!
Dori
Posted 17 Oct 2008 at 10:13 am ¶Thanks Cyn for that wonderful account of a most amazing game. I hope that teaches the Fenway “Unfaithful” a lesson.
Posted 17 Oct 2008 at 2:53 pm ¶Cyn, you and your Toeing The Rubber crew are not alone in your hatred and disdain for the TBS crew. All throughout Game 1, my dad and I were texting how bullshit Chip Caray was. Game 2, we were IMing back and forth during the game about various little comments. I mean, those three effers couldn’t say ANYTHING without us jumping on them! It got a point where I was making Paint drawings over Chip Caray’s stock press photo. I gotta send them to you. You and the Toeing The Rubber crew will piss your pants.
Posted 17 Oct 2008 at 5:02 pm ¶last night on SG, I posted my blog post from the Oct 16th 2007….after that we started scoring….today i posted my Oct 17th, 2007 on my blog….Ill do the same tomorrow. Bringing the past back to life…yes you CAN. I’m still pinching myself
Posted 17 Oct 2008 at 5:10 pm ¶We’d love to see them, Tom!!!!
What really kills me is that Rays fans (and others!) think the TBS dudes are PRO Sox!
Posted 17 Oct 2008 at 5:40 pm ¶Cyn, I’d like to thank you personally for not going to the game last night.
You are a true fan. ;)
Beckett will be vintage tomorrow night. You heard it here first.
Posted 17 Oct 2008 at 10:54 pm ¶Cyn I spent a really busy day and ended it with a wedding that started early and ended late. I’m exhausted but here I sit reading more stuff about last night as I just want to keep living it again and again. What amazed me was that many Sox fans seem to have short memories. Even before the game started it seemed to me that many of the Sox fans had it in their minds that it was going to be the last game at Fenway. Now after it was 7-0 it was difficult to keep the faith but I truly believe it is our duty that while we are in the park we must cheer our boys on to help them win. It took awhile but the crowd finally got with the program.
Posted 18 Oct 2008 at 12:22 am ¶