Wolfman, where do we go from here? First, we go to Game 7, then we go to the World Series. Thanks for Asking, Al! Check out my video of the end of the game, I got a GREAT shot of the Crisp Catch!
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High energy everywhere, even on the T on the way in nobody was sitting still. Everyone was up and moving even though there were open seats on the train.
Enter Fenway at 7:34.
People in the park are nervous but psyched, not freaked out. Again, what you are looking at, ladies and gentlemen, are the long term ramifications of the events of 2004. Without 2004 this place is freaked out, waiting for disaster. Man those days seem so long ago already!
Without knowing they were playing, I totally called the Dropkick Murphys to play the anthem. They were awesome, and "Shipping Up To Boston" (the song from the Departed) really got it going. I also called Sox alumni for first pitch and was correct, although I never would have guessed Kevin Millar.
Through 2 Dice is perfect and we\'re up 2-0 but it\'s the most bittersweet 2-0 lead imaginable because of those 2 damn double plays (setting the LCS record for GIDPs). If Papi hit a 2-run homer and everyone else just went quietly, we\'d be rockin. But 2-0 on 2 DPs doesn\'t have anyone sold.
Third inning, another run, I tell my buddy 5 will do it. We\'re almost there.
For the first inning, everyone was up when Dice had 2 strikes. From then on, only half the place stood. Everyone from section 15 all the way down to Section 1 and around to the bleachers is up. (I\'m in 14.) Everyone from 16 and out to left field is down. So in other words, the more expensive the seats, the less people are standing. Hmmmm.....
4th and 5th energy drops as Dice gets shaken and Westbrook suddenly mows down 8 in a row and looks great. 3-2. Highly uncomfy, although once Dice survives the 5th I suddenly feel some confidence that the Tribe might not get this run.
6th and 7th: OKIE! He\'s back in April form! I can\'t believe we nuked Japan, I fucking LOVE that country right now! The inning-ending double play that we turned to deny the tying run had the place RAGING. Just when I thought it couldn\'t get louder, the Pedroia homer in the bottom of the 7th is the most insane moment I\'ve ever seen in over 100 games attended at Fenway Park. People practically ripping the chairs out. Awesome.
8th: Okie makes a mess, 1st and 3rd no outs, tying run up. Here comes Papelbon! I have no doubt he\'s getting us out of this, and he does. The party officially starts. No way Papelbon is giving up three. It\'s over a whole inning early. Gorgeous.
9th: And for good measure, 6 more in the eighth and the PARTY IS ON! I can\'t help but flashback to the afternoon when the Patriots won in similar, steamrolling fashion. What a great time to be a Boston fan. I mean, wow. 2007. It\'s never going to get any better.
Postgame: Make our way down to the dugout, where I get sprayed with champagne by Papelbon. All the baseball royalty is right in front of us and even talking with the fans between interviews...Epstein, Henry, Lucchino, Gammons, Shaughnessy, Ryan, Kurkjian, Reynolds, Remy, Orsillo...good times! Top 3 moments were Papelbon\'s Riverdance (excellent, had to have practiced that), Ortiz\'s speech while pounding a beer, and Dice-K leaving the trophy alone on the mound.
Incredible moment of my life. How many Sox fans can say they\'ve been sprayed down with champagne by the team? Bring on the Rockies.
peace,
Wolfman
