Allen rambles, says thank you.

by Allen Chace on Oct 30, 2007 4:42 AM EDT in Open Thread

Words cannot begin to describe how I feel right now, over 24 hours later.

This team, this manager, and this organization have given us fans so much to be excited about and proud of this year.

And personally, I want to say thank you.

Thank you, Red Sox, for giving us a second WS title in four years.

Thanks also to everyone here at OTM. It's been a great year, and my first experience with blogging, well, ever. Everyone here has made that something I look forward to spending far too much time on each day.

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Don't worry. We ain't goin nowhere. I'll be highly disappointed to not find something from Randy (in attendance) about the parade at some point tomorrow (btw, any reports from others there are much more than welcome), and we'll definitely need to get back to the business of offseason baseball. A few major moves already made, though spending any front page time on those would simply take away from a victory that is meant to be celebrated for at least a little while by itself.

Those who've found us for the first time recently, make sure to stick around. We've got some plans in the works for the offseason.

So anyway, thanks again for a great year, and thanks to Randy for taking a chance on this "short on experience-long on poor excuses for humor" kid. Also, I guess we can thank him for all the work HE does, right? :)

~Fin.

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What a year!

ups & downs, 3 games up, Manny's ALDS dinger...3 game sweep... down 3-1 & 4 game sweep!

See you guys in april.

by kevindineen on Oct 30, 2007 12:27 PM EDT reply actions

Here here!

2007 was a terrific year for baseball, and the Red Sox in particular.

We saw Beckett dominate after an extremely disappointing 2006; we marveled at Youk's error-less play at 1B; we watched Pedroia struggle, then flourish in a big way; we appreciated every pitch of Okajima's surprising effectiveness; we marveled at Coco Crisp's superhuman defense; we gloated while "Wild Thing" Papelbon mowed 'em down; we witnessed the emergence of Jacoby "Taco" Ellsbury--a guy who was hoping just to get promoted to AAA this year; and we reveled in another World Series Championship.

Those are some of the highlights from a season of special moments. This 2007 World Championship team is the best Red Sox team I've ever had the pleasure of watching.

I'd also like to say a special thank you to Mike Lowell for not only being an invaluable member of the team, but for also being as genuinely classy and humble a competitor as you'll find. He deserves a plaque reading "Ballplayer" right next to Billy Mueller's. I hope to see him this spring with a "B" on his cap. Good luck, Mike, wherever this offseason takes you.

"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.

by SoxDevil on Oct 30, 2007 1:21 PM EDT reply actions

Re: Here here!

I almost forgot: the bullpen percussion sessions will be long remembered as well. Timlin's the rock in that bullpen, and I hope he comes back.

"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.

by SoxDevil on Oct 30, 2007 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions

And thanks to you

Allen, Randy, SoxDevil, and Drugs. You kept the rabble (me) relatively in line, and entertained at the same time. It's been the most fun I've had ever since they started prescribing my medication. ;)

by sdkramer.otm on Oct 30, 2007 1:47 PM EDT reply actions

B Cap rambles, says thank you.

Thank you Allen, Randy and SoxDevil for making this the best site on the "intertubes" for getting my Red Sox fix.

One of my earliest memories is of looking up at a calendar that had a picture of Ted Williams on it. I was bearly aware of what baseball was, but I knew this person was important.

In '86 I was alone in my fathers den for the ALCS and the WS. It sucked being alone with the horrible feeling of loss as none of my friends followed or cared about baseball.

In '03 I enticed my girlfriend to root with me...she never forgave me for that experience but she's now a loyal fan.

In '04 I cried involuntary tears of joy as the final out was tossed, much to the jeering delight of the above mentioned gf, but I couldn't have cared less.

This season was so much fun due to the nature of the people that post here, which is generally incisive and informed, or where not (certain doubters NOT to be named!) at least hilariously wrong headed. I was so rewarded for spending more time following things in the regular season. Keep up the great work! And Go Sox!!

You can take the boy outta Boston, but you can't take the Boston outta the boy.

by B Cap on Oct 30, 2007 5:21 PM EDT reply actions