October here we come!
September 29, 2007 Posted by Roger Overton
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With the Sox win and Yankees loss tonight, the Boston Red Sox have earned the American League Eastern Division title for the first time since 1995. There's just something nice about not settling for another Wild Card. It's been an interesting season: Since April 18th they've held the lead in the Eastern Division, and they held the best record in Baseball for much of that time. On April 22nd, the Sox tied the Major League record with four consecutive home runs (against the Evil Empire of all teams!). Curt Schilling gave the best outing of his career against the A's- almost a no-hitter, but giving up one hit in the ninth isn't so bad either. Rookie Clay Buchholz bested Schilling by throwing the no-hitter, and became only the third pitcher ever to throw it within his first two starts. Josh Beckett ended the season with 20 wins, something no pitcher did last year. David Ortiz has already broken the Red Sox record for doubles by a designated hitter (he's hit 52 so far, but one was as a first-baseman) and still has a couple more games to add to the total.
All in all a great season, but none of that matters now. October is here- it's a clean slate and a new race. The 8 best teams are equal once again and all that matters is what they've got now. This is the real test, the time when legends are made. Bring out the bloody socks and ridiculous haircuts. Whatever it takes to garner some of that post-season magic. October is the prize every team seeks and it can either break their hearts or grant them immortality in the world of sports. The pressure is on, but no one wants it to end until they've got rings on their fingers. For baseball fans, October is the greatest time of the year.
All in all a great season, but none of that matters now. October is here- it's a clean slate and a new race. The 8 best teams are equal once again and all that matters is what they've got now. This is the real test, the time when legends are made. Bring out the bloody socks and ridiculous haircuts. Whatever it takes to garner some of that post-season magic. October is the prize every team seeks and it can either break their hearts or grant them immortality in the world of sports. The pressure is on, but no one wants it to end until they've got rings on their fingers. For baseball fans, October is the greatest time of the year.
Here's to more of Manny being Manny, of Big Papi's clutch hits, of Pedroia and Ellsbury showing us that age doesn't matter, and of
Papelbon shutting down the opposition. Let's go Red Sox!
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September 29th, 2007 at 10:55 am
Roger, while I consider you a friend, for the duration of the ALDS, you are anathema to me (unless of course you have an extra ticket to either of the games at Angel Stadium).
Go Angels!