A friend of mine (although, he is a confused Yankee fan) has somehow convinced me that I should post an open letter to all Red Sox fans. I will admit, I saw the images too of the Red Sox parting like it was 1999 once they clinched the wild card. Was it a bit premature, maybe? Only time will tell, please lets keep the comments somewhat relevant. e.g. Mike's mother has nothing to do with this.
It took a lot of begging but the great Eric Webster has allowed me to post this piece. I know everyone is going to disagree and attack me, but I gotta say what I gotta say. Can someone please tell me why the Sox were celebrating the wild card with a party? They were pouring beer on each other, and laughing and dancing like they won the World Series. How can Sox fans justify that? Its just another example of why they will never win the big one. As a professional athlete you should be happy to be in the playoffs, but that's it. Go down the list of every championship franchise and tell me if they would have acted the same. I can answer it for you right now. NO. Absolutely not. Pedro goes from saying the Yankees are his daddy, which you never ever admit as a pro, to jumping up and down over winning the wild card. I keep hearing Allen Iverson saying "Wild Card? We're talking about a Wild Card. Wild Card? I mean it's the Wild Card". The great Barry Sanders once said on why he never celebrated when he scored a touchdown, " I try to act like I've been there before". I remember vividly all the phone calls i got last year from sox fans during game 7. "This is the year". etc. etc. All I kept saying is "What are you doing to yourselves? Why are you celebrating before the game is over? Has history taught you anything?". I mean come on. don't you know enough to not celebrate until its over? This team is universally known for choking. SO after that game seven I talked to Sox fans all summer and they were like "I know, I know", so I figured maybe they learned their lesson. Then I see the SOX having a bachelor party over winning the wild card. I know im gonna get a lot of YANKEES SUCK response, which is pretty much a fourth grade answer to a real question, but can all of you Red Sox fans explain this celebration? I mean there has to be at least one Sox fan who is intelligent enough to agree at least with the fact that the celebration was ridiculous, and moronic. The Yankees, don't need catch phrases, everyone shaves their heads, or anything stupid like that. You play to win, and keep your head down til you win it all. Ok Sox fans let it rip, and lets see if any intelligence comes out. King Mike L.
After reading what Mike wrote, and digesting all the information and the pictures, I can't help to partially agree. I am as excited as the next guy, but they were hootin n' hollerin like they won thier second superbowl in 3 years. I would say if they clinched the division that would be a reason to celebrate, maybe still not even to that extent. To the team credit .. this is only the 16th time in over 80, maybe even 90 years, that they have made it into the post season. Maybe we should save the champagne for when we clinch the division, or dare I say, beat the yankees in post season.