The Morning After

Why did I insist on coming into work today? I felt fine when I woke up but am getting progressively worse as the day wears on. Too much champagna last night methinks, but hey, this only happens once a century, right? I'm just walking around in a daze today (part euphoria/part hangover).
Last night, after it was all over, I started to think about my grandmother, who lived into her 80's but didn't get to see all of this. She passed away earlier this summer. When we were up there for the funeral and everything, all of us gathered around my grandafther's nice, new Toshiba big screen and watched the Sox. Everyday. It just seemed like the right thing to do. It was comfortable. The guys on the team were our extended family and we all shared our ups and downs together. The whole notion of "Sox As Family" and "Red Sox Nation" may seem foreign to people outside of New England but I can assure you it's the real deal. I'm so happy for the team and all the rest of The Nation. We were three outs away from going home and then won eight games in a row! And never trailed in the World Series! Unreal. And now...

It's over.

"You know what I'm happiest for? I'm happiest for Bill Buckner, Calvin Schiraldi, Bob Stanley, Johnny Pesky, Ted Williams, all of the Red Sox that played before us will now be remembered for the great players and great people they were instead of all the other crap."-- Curt Schilling

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PS - The Sox will get their World Series rings next year in a series against the Yankees.