Yanks 3. Ultimate euphoria in Red Sox Nation. One of the Greatest Moments in all of sports. And the best part...The Biggest Choke in the HISTORY of Sports at the hands of their bitter rivals!
Yup, one year ago today Sox fans were in complete joy, disbelief, complete joy, disbelief, and then joy again. What a ride. Don't think it really set in until midway thru the next day. And then BANG. It hit us like a lightning bolt - right out of the Natural. We can finally tool on all those Yankee fans that have given us so much crap over the years. Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeautiful.........And one year later (a BILLION dollars over the last 5) and still no ring for the Yanks. Year 2000! This chant will continue to grow louder. It's become our mission. Next season, Yankees Suck will take a back seat to "YEAR 2000!!! YEAR 2000!!!". Another disappointing season with the newest Yanks not meeting expectations...
It's hard to measure up to the drama, the big hits, the unlikely heroes (Lowe), and the biggest steal in decades (Roberts). Here's some highlights from Game 7:
1st Inning:
Damon thrown out at home, the "here we go again" thoughts rear their ugly head. Up comes Papi with 2 outs & crushes one out. Sox 2-0 after the 1st.
2nd Inning:
Kevin Brown gives up a single and 2 consecutive walks. Torre has seen enough & replaces him with Vasquez. Big Mistake. Damon unloads on the first pitch for a GRAND SLAM! Holy Crap he just hit a GRAND SLAM in Game 7 at Yankee Stadium! Woooooo hoooooo! The Stadium goes into a shocked silence. Doesn't get much better than this. Sox up 6-0. Those feelings of dread starting to slip away...
4th Inning:
Damon steps up and absolutely CRUSHES his second homer of the day into the upper deck in right. The Nation is so fired up and stunned at the same time. Here's what most of us were thinking: OK. OK. Just maintain. It's 8-1 but it's only the 4th. Don't celebrate too much yet. If we celebrate too much we might jinx them. Hold on. Hold on...
7th Inning:
In goes Petey. He's shaky. Back to back doubles to open the inning. He doesn't have it tonight. Oh crap, don't pull a Grady! Get him out now! Petey gets out of the inning with 2 runs. Whew. Sox up 8-3 after 7...
8th Inning:
Bellhorn hits a homer. Timlin dominates a 1-2-3 inning. Are we allowed to start going nuts yet? Is this really happening? What time will we get to work & how bad is the hangover going to be?
9th Inning:
Sox tag on an insurance run with sacrifice fly by Cabrera. Sox up 10-3. Holy crap. Only 3 outs away. Can barely stay in our chair. Just realized we've been standing since the 4th inning. Yanks manage a single and a walk with 2 outs. Embree comes in. One out to go. Can't feel the floor we're standing on. Almost a floating sensation. Or maybe just numb from standing the whole time. Pitch goes in to Sierra. Ground ball to Pokey, Pokey to first, OUT! Holy Crap they did it! THEY DID IT!!! AMAZING!!! Rewrote history coming back from 0-3 defecit. Shocked the sports world! Sox 10, Yanks 3...
Guarantee that anyone you ask 10 or even 20 years from now, will remember exactly where they were, who they were with, and even what they were wearing (probably for a number of days in a row) when the Sox pulled it off. Unforgettable. Life changing experience for some people. Even better is that the Yanks fans will be reminded in any playoff series when a team is down 0-3. Beeeeeeautiful...
Thanks Red Sox. It will never be forgotten...
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