Ah, July 22. The previous night’s game was suspended and I was in to see its conclusion. The Sox should have won that game and didn’t, and I headed down the elevators thinking sell mode was assured. Halfway down I realized I left my phone at the seat and sprinted back up to Level 3. I came running around a corner and almost ran headlong into John Henry.
Henry regarded me quizzically. I stammered something really original like, “we’ll get the next game, John” and he replied, “yes, yes we will.” I decided this was a sign, retrieved my phone and started the game thread on the spot hoping we’d have a bit of a streak. This would force Chaim into acquiring a pitcher, the team would make the playoffs field and go deep into October.
it didn’t materialize as I hoped but we did beat the Mets and then in the same thread the Phillies lost.
A twofer!