Another Red Sox World Series you say? Sure. Beating two 100 win teams on the way too it? Even better. First one without my Dad, ouch. First one with my son, AWESOME. Even though at 14 months he'll have no clue it happened, this is maybe the first instance where I'm going to need him more than he needs me.
A day that will remembered in infamy around Boston sports circles.
….For Red Sox fans that want John Farrell fired, because it HAS to be coming before fireworks go off above the Charles. Right?
"Ladies and Gentleman get them before they are gone!" the salesman on the street hollered.
"Get what?" An anxious customer not wanting to miss out asked.
"Your seat on the 2016 Red Sox bandwagon, of course!" the salesman responded.
"The Life of Pablo" is more than just Kanye's new album title, it's become an existential question for Red Sox Nation. "What goes on in Pablo Sandoval's life that makes him think its ok to treat 'us' this way?" It's all over sports talk radio, all over the blogs, and papers that Pablo has wronged Red Sox Nation. Kayne probably didn't think that when you typed 'Pablo' into Google News this week you'd get results about the Red Sox corpulent 3rd baseman ahead of his album, but alas Kanye finds himself in the shadow of Pablo's potbelly.
Every year around this time I write a "State of the Red Sox Nation" report. I've never done it for all of New England sports, and since I'm hating on the Red Sox, probably the most I ever have, I'm going to cover all the teams so I don't write ten thousand words on how much I hate she who will not be named on this blog.
It's not official, but it's inevitable at this point that David Price will top the mound for the Boston Nine in 2016, and the following 6 years, well, maybe. Here is the simple breakdown, and it really is simple.