And so it ends...and so it begins

[lagilman]

Several years ago, my grandfather went into the hospital after a relapse of, well, old age. It was opening day at Fenway Park. He asked my sister, when she came to visit him, if the Sox had won their opener. She was able to tell him that yes, they had.

He died that night.
When news came, my nephews wanted to know if great-grandpa had known that his beloved Sox had won. And we were able to tell that that yes, he knew.

He had been there when the Sox won their last World Series championship.
He passed that love of his team on to my nephews.

On behalf of my grandfather, my nephews, and the rest of the Red Sox Nation: thank you, and good night. And we'll see you at the World Series.

And, oh yeah. Who's your daddy?



edited to add: OMG. Someone just pointed this out: If the Astros win, then it's a Presidential World Series: Massachusetts vs. Texas.

Comments

[pgtremblay.livejournal.com]

I can barely speak I'm so happy about my sox (this from the one-time 15 year old kid who cried his eyes out in '86)

[dave-the-wave.livejournal.com]

Aww...That is so lovely. :)

I'm very enthused about the victory.

[redstarrobot.livejournal.com]

I live close enough to Fenway Park to hear the games being played there. That's all I'm sayin'.

[kefiraahava.livejournal.com]

Alas, my mother spent her life waiting but did not live to see this. OTOH, I am sure she is calmly maneuvering for a good seat in the Red Sox Nation, Deceased skyboxes high above Fenway.*grin*

[greeneyedkzin.livejournal.com]

My mother and my grandmother.

GO SOX!

You know they're just going to break our hearts in the Series. You know it.

[nick-kaufmann.livejournal.com]

That's a very touching story.

I don't really follow baseball, but I'm happy the underdogs won.