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October 21, 2004

The Sox Have Won the Pennant

Blergh.

So yeah, I just stayed up to see the whole thing. And yeah, I'm posting this tonight, because I'm too disgusted to go to bed right now.

Something that was made clear to me this weekend as I first rode the T to and from downtown Boston Saturday night and then again as I watched FOX show the faces of fan reactions over the past four nights. Trailing in the series, Boston fans were filled despair and frustration. Over the past couple of nights when their team trailed, Yankee fans seemed more puzzled or confused than anything else. It may sound silly or manufactured, but there really is a collective fan psyche that follows each team around.

Check out the Poor Man blog for a hilarious insight into the mentality of the typical Red Sox fan watching tonight's game.

POSTSCRIPT:
Were they playing "New York, New York" on the stadium loudspeaker as the Red Sox celebrated? What's up with that?

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Just so ya know, the Yankees play "NY, NY" after every home game, BUT when they win it's the Sinatra version and when they lose, it's the Liza Minelli version (which, DYK, is the "original" version?).

Notice how I'm not talking about the game.

--Matt

Posted by: Matt B at October 21, 2004 10:17 AM

Thanks for the info, Matt. I just recently learned that the Liza Minelli version was the original. When lyricist Fred Ebb passed away last month, NPR ran a tribute:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3914965

game? what game?

-ken

Posted by: Ken at October 21, 2004 10:31 AM
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