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Oct. 29, 2004 I am not technically a member of the "Red Sox Nation". Call me a fair-weather fan. But I admit I got into those games, especially the last one. I sat here listening to radio@aol and trying to catch the score from any angle I found possilbe. But I'm not a full on fanatic. I'm not scary. I didn't jump into my unregistered, uninsured car with no license and no license plates and drive all the way to Fenway Park to join in on the celebration. I called my best friend and said "Damn, that was cool!" But that's pretty much it. I got psyched, but I didn't go and wake up the entire house screaming VICTORY while shedding clothing along the way. I didn't, I promise. But I did think it was cool. My dad brought me up to be a Red Sox fan, even though I spent most of my childhood in Pennsylvania where they have the Pittsburg something or others. Anyway, I went to a couple of Triple A baseball games each year with my family, learned how the game ran, memorized which ball players my aunt and mom thought were hot, and went on with my day as usual the next day, having been given one of those all American days with the family that everyone on the Donna Reed Show got. But then my parents moved me back up to New England, to a tiny town about 45 minutes from Boston, the heart of the "Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots, Bruins Nation". Wow, this state is a big into their sports aren't they. And last night while I sat at the computer staring blankly into Instant Messenger windows and ESPN.com the Red Sox won the World Series. Something my uncles, and aunts, and parents had been talking about since God knows when. COOL HISTORY IN THE MAKING!! THE CURSE OF THE BAMBINO!!! BOSTON REPRESENT!!! IN THE HOOOOOOUSE!!!! But that was last night, and tonight is tonight and the World Series is over. And life goes on. Or so I thought. I wake up, go to my useless- knowledge.com and see a rather well written article about the Sox's win written by a Yankees fan. I thought it was very good. So I write an email telling so... even though I must do it in secret, for the Yankees fans and Red Sox fans must never mix, it would lead to some sort of riotous SUPERFAN that would take over the world. Anyway, flash foward a couple hours and I am checking out useless-knowledge yet again. (I have no life when the kids are napping) And there's another article from a Yanks fan about the Sox's win and then another. Weird, I thought it was just a game. I guess not. So I ready the articles written by the Yankees fans and think to myself, WOW, now these guys are fanatics. Wait a minute, I'm not being fair. What would my aunt and uncle's house be like if the Red Sox lost the Series YET AGAIN. It would be insane! I wouldn't even want to live in the same state with them, let alone just down the road! I hate to say it Yankee fans, and oh God, I hate to say it Red Sox fans, but we're kind of on the same level. Granted, the Yankees have quite a few more wins on the Red Sox, but the level of fanatic in each baseball fan is the same. The Red Sox fans hate the Yankees, I've seen the "Yankees Suck" t-shirts on quite a few of my fellow Massachusettsians. And the Yankees fans hate the Red Sox. Neither fan wants the other team to win a single game, let alone a World Series. When it comes down to the World Series games, both fans will root for the opposite team whether they like that team or not. Just don't let the Red Sox win. Just don't let the Yankees win. It's all the same. Same fans, different teams, different states. (Please do not innudate me with hate mail after this article) Alright, the Red Sox won the World Series for the first time in 86 years. And the Red Sox fans are cheering and the Yankees fans are pissed. It happens. When it comes down to it. It is a game. Let it go. The Series is OVER! For the Red Sox fans, the curse is broken. For the Yankees fans, you always have next season to kick our butts. Let it go. So let the Red Sox nation celebrate. It's their first big win in a while. Let them be. Just don't mess with my Patriots. Then I might have to get a little fanatical on you. ------------ About the author L.J. Chapman: I am a 24 year old mother of two. I am getting married June 4, 2005 to my fiance', Josh. I am in the middle of writing my first novel, "The Checked Blanket" which I hope to have finished by the end of the year. I have several poems on poetry.com. Email: bipolar_bear80@hotmail.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ |
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