Lisa Carney makes her sosh.com debut with an article about The Rivalry? What says you main board, will the rivalry ever again be as intense as it was for the first decade of the 2000s?
Right up until October 27, 2004, at approximately 11:15 P.M., the world around Red Sox fans wondered aloud, “What’s gonna happen to these poor slobs if their team ever does pull it off?”
I deeply sensed many were concerned for my soul and psyche. I, however, remained oblivious to the hand wringing and settled on the pat answer, “I don’t know, but please, please, please just give us a chance to find out.”
Of course, we now know winning the 2004 World Series was catharsis on steroids (poor word choice?) but even in light of the collective amens hurled skyward, the tilt of the earth’s axis was never really in any danger.