For the Sox, Failure is Ancient History
Posted on March 28th, 2008 in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Or at least, “so last century,” according to Kevin Baxter in the LA Times.
Gone — or at least lessened — is the pain of Johnny Pesky holding the ball as the winning run scored for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1946 World Series. And of Grady Little leaving Pedro Martinez in for one inning too many in the 2003 American League Championship Series. And of Bucky Dent’s pennant-winning home run for the Yankees in 1978.
It’s actually quite interesting: New Red Sox fans—you know who you are, bandwagoners—have no appreciation for the culture of misery and defeatism the team suffered through for 86 years. I guess that’s good for the team, and yet, I’m sort of sorry to see it go. In some ways, the Sox were a lot more fun when they were a team of high hopes…and heartbreak.
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3/30/2008 12:44 pm
more fun perhaps for a fan of the new york yankees. there was nothing fun about spending the first two decades of my life ardently rooting for a team who’s fortunes were popularly tied to a ghost. i’m sure my father’s generation had even more “fun” with the decades of yaz, pesky, and teddy.
sure, it means we’ve got bandwagoners and pink hats along for the ride now, but i’ll take the defending world champion red sox over the “lovable loser” red sox without a second thought.