Magical Moment For Red Sox Fans

[docicu3]

Some nights your just not ready for the emotion to overcome you......some nights, that which used to be right about pro sports before it was a business is thrust upon you with little warning and little choice.

What the Red Sox received tonight wasn't for the team but for the legion of fans spread all over this country who have never seen the team clinch a division. They chose to give back to their fans who 90 minutes after the game played there was finished joined in an on field champagne celebration that rivaled the fall of 2004.

Watching with my youngest who probably unfairly suffers the affliction of happiness or dispair defined by whether the Sawks won or not that day.....saw a gift that left him in tears and not knowing why his head filled with seething misty eyed joy would overcome him so completely.

Melvin Mora, in a 9-9 extra inning game with the Yankees, laid a season winning suicide squeeze down perfectly after glancing up the third base line one pitch before giving the Boston Red Sox the American League East 2007 division crown......somehow what could have been a limp hearted groan of an end to the regular season in one gunslinging gambling moment will be remembered in Boston for all time.

Sharing that with a young boy is about as good as it gets in times like these and for the effort I simply say thank you Melvin. There are still 11 more to be won but none more enjoyable than the game Melvin won for the Sox tonight...

[Heels1989]

Doc, hope you an your son continue to enjoy the ride this post season and many more post seasons to come. As a life long Sox fan, 2nite is a special nite. Hopefully there are some more special nites ahead.

GO SOX!!!

[docicu3]

So the youngster so sagely says "who was playing for them when you saw them for the first time at Fenway Dad??"

OMG the Sawks in 1963 played the Ted Williams managed Senators with Frank Malzone at third, Rico Petrocelli at short,Dick Stuart at first and Yaz in left with a whole host of characters I can't remember at first glance....those days are gone for good.

Hope the past was rich for you Heels...

[fpsoxfan]

I saw the highlights of the celebration on NESN. They were having an awesome time. A huge sigh of relief for the Red Sox Nation. We get to relax for a few days before the Playoff march begins.

[GPK]

2007 AL East Champs

[Storm Cadet]

Is that their 1st? They finally popped their cherry? Really?

Who won the last 12 years?

What the Red Sox received tonight wasn't for the team but for the legion of fans spread all over this country who have never seen the team clinch a division

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Storm Cadet

Is that their 1st? They finally popped their cherry? Really?

Who won the last 12 years?

What the Red Sox received tonight wasn't for the team but for the legion of fans spread all over this country who have never seen the team clinch a division

little off topic..but nice spill in the drink by Woody yesterday.

[docicu3]

Originally Posted by Storm Cadet

Is that their 1st? They finally popped their cherry? Really?

Who won the last 12 years?

What the Red Sox received tonight wasn't for the team but for the legion of fans spread all over this country who have never seen the team clinch a division

The team that won the last 12 years is the same one who will for all time have the greatest choke of a championship series ever in 2004 on their resume whenever this discussion is relavant!!!

[Max Caidy]

I can appreciate and respect the special moment between parent and child. That is something that you will have for the rest of your lives...BUT...let's not overstate the accomplishment. The fictional bloody sock has made you all nutty. As a Yankee fan,I wanted to win the AL east in the worst way. I was content with making the playoffs, especially after the terrible start. I'm still hurting after the yanks demise in 2004, but it finally gave reason to call this thing a rivalry. One world series doesn't even the score...even the Mets have won two rings in the modern era. Looking forward to a AL championship matchup.

[ARyan]

Originally Posted by Max Caidy

I can appreciate and respect the special moment between parent and child. That is something that you will have for the rest of your lives...BUT...let's not overstate the accomplishment. The fictional bloody sock has made you all nutty. As a Yankee fan,I wanted to win the AL east in the worst way. I was content with making the playoffs, especially after the terrible start. I'm still hurting after the yanks demise in 2004, but it finally gave reason to call this thing a rivalry. One world series doesn't even the score...even the Mets have won two rings in the modern era. Looking forward to a AL championship matchup.

Yes, before 2004 there was no rivarly....

I mean, seriously, why remember such things as...

December 18, 2003: A potential deal that would send reigning AL MVP Alex Rodriguez to Boston and Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez to Texas is rejected by the players union.

October 16, 2003: Holding a 5-2 lead in the eighth inning of Game 7 at Yankee Stadium, Red Sox manager Grady Little elects to leave starter Pedro Martinez on the mound. Martinez proceeds to give up four hits and three runs in the inning, allowing the Yankees to tie the game. In the bottom of the eleventh inning, leadoff hitter Aaron Boone hits a solo home run off of Tim Wakefield to left field, ending the game and the series, giving the Yankees their 39th American League pennant.

October 11, 2003: In the top of the fourth inning of Game 3 of the ALCS at Fenway Park, Red Sox starting pitcher Pedro Martinez hits Yankee batter Karim Garcia, prompting an argument between the two players, which ends with both teams exiting the dugouts. In the bottom half on the inning, a pitch from Roger Clemens to Manny Ramirez is high, and the benches clear with both sides brawling. Yankee bench coach Don Zimmer charges at Martinez who then grabs his head and swings him to the ground. Later, midway through the ninth inning, Garcia and Yankee pitcher Jeff Nelson fight with a Fenway Park groundskeeper in the bullpen.

December 26, 2002: Red Sox President Larry Lucchino labels the Yankees the "Evil Empire" after Cuban free agent Jose Contreras opts to sign with the Yankees instead of the Red Sox.

June 19, 2000: At Fenway Park, the Yankees beat the Red Sox 22-1, handing Boston its most lopsided home loss ever. The Yankees score 16 runs in the 8th and 9th innings. The Yankees go on to win their 3rd consecutive World Series and 26th overall.

October 16, 1999: Game 3 of the 1999 ALCS is a largely anticipated matchup between Red Sox ace (and Cy Young award winner) Pedro Martinez and former Red Sox ace Roger Clemens. Clemens is pulled in the third inning and Red Sox fans serenade him and his family with chants of "Where is Roger?" and then a response chant of "In the shower." The Red Sox went on to win 13-1.

October 13, 1999: The Yankees win game one of the ALCS against the Red Sox on a 10th inning walk-off home run by Bernie Williams off Boston reliever Rod Beck. The game is the first actual postseason meeting between the rivals because the one-game playoff in 1978 technically counted as a regular season game.

May 18, 1999:Yankees manager Joe Torre returns to Fenway Park for his first game following his battle with prostate cancer. When exchanging lineup cards the Boston crowd gives Torre a long standing ovation to which he tips his cap.

February 18, 1999: The Yankees trade fan favorite David Wells to the Toronto Blue Jays for Roger Clemens, a fan favorite with the Red Sox between 1984 and 1996. Clemens was coming off two consecutive season with the Blue Jays where he had won both the pitching triple crown and the Cy Young Award in both 1997 and 1998. He would go on to win two World Series with the Yankees in 1999 and 2000.

December 15, 1992: Long-time Red Sox fan favorite Wade Boggs defects to the Yankees after ten seasons with Boston. In 1996, he would win the World Series title that had eluded him in Boston.

July 4, 1983: Yankee left-hander Dave Righetti throws a no-hitter against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. One of the game's greatest hitters, Wade Boggs, strikes out to end the game.

October 2, 1978: The Red Sox and Yankees play a one-game playoff at Fenway Park for the American League East title. Bucky Dent hits a three-run home run over the Green Monster to give the Yankees the lead for good in the seventh inning. The Yankees go on to win their 32nd American League pennant and 22nd World Series title.

September 10, 1978: The Yankees complete a four-game sweep at Fenway Park to tie the Red Sox atop the AL East, completing a 14-game comeback over the course of two months. New York outscores Boston 42-9 during the series, which becomes known as the "Boston Massacre."

Those are just since I have been alive...should I go on....

June 18, 1977: In the middle game of what would prove to be a three-game series sweep by the Red Sox at Fenway, Yankees' manager Billy Martin pulls Reggie Jackson off the field in mid-inning for failing to hustle on a ball hit to the outfield. The extremely angry and highly animated Martin has to be held back by his coaches from getting into a fistfight with Jackson in the dugout, on the nationally-televised Saturday afternoon game.

May 20, 1976: Yankee outfielder Lou Piniella crashes into Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk feet first in an attempt to score in the sixth inning of a game at Yankee Stadium. The two players brawled at home plate while the benches cleared. After the fight apparently dies down and order appears to be restored, Sox pitcher Bill Lee and Yankee third baseman Graig Nettles begin exchanging words and punches and the brawl starts again. Lee suffers a separated left shoulder from the fight and ends up missing a significant portion of the 1976 season. Lee would go on to keep his career alive, but not at the level of performance it was prior to the fight.

September 1974: In a game at Fenway Park, Yankees first baseman Chris Chambliss is struck in the right arm with a dart thrown from the stands after hitting a triple.

August 1, 1973: In a game at Fenway Park, with the score tied 2–2 in the top of the 9th, Yankees catcher Thurman Munson attempts to score from third base on a missed bunt by Gene Michael. He crashes into Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk, and a fight erupts with Munson punching Fisk in the face.

April 6, 1973: Opening the season at Fenway Park, Ron Blomberg of the Yankees becomes the first designated hitter in Major League history. Red Sox pitcher Luis Tiant walks Blomberg in his first plate appearance of the game.

October 1, 1961: On the last day of the season, Roger Maris hits his 61st home run of the year against Red Sox rookie pitcher Tracy Stallard at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees win the game 1-0 and win their 26th American League pennant on their way to their 19th World Series title.

Want to go back to the earlier decades???

[Crown@club]

Special Moment

They won a WS w/o the BABE!

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[Storm Cadet]

Originally Posted by ARyan

Yes, before 2004 there was no rivarly....

I mean, seriously, why remember such things as...

December 18, 2003: A potential deal that would send reigning AL MVP Alex Rodriguez to Boston and Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez to Texas is rejected by the players union.

October 16, 2003: Holding a 5-2 lead in the eighth inning of Game 7 at Yankee Stadium, Red Sox manager Grady Little elects to leave starter Pedro Martinez on the mound. Martinez proceeds to give up four hits and three runs in the inning, allowing the Yankees to tie the game. In the bottom of the eleventh inning, leadoff hitter Aaron Boone hits a solo home run off of Tim Wakefield to left field, ending the game and the series, giving the Yankees their 39th American League pennant.

October 11, 2003: In the top of the fourth inning of Game 3 of the ALCS at Fenway Park, Red Sox starting pitcher Pedro Martinez hits Yankee batter Karim Garcia, prompting an argument between the two players, which ends with both teams exiting the dugouts. In the bottom half on the inning, a pitch from Roger Clemens to Manny Ramirez is high, and the benches clear with both sides brawling. Yankee bench coach Don Zimmer charges at Martinez who then grabs his head and swings him to the ground. Later, midway through the ninth inning, Garcia and Yankee pitcher Jeff Nelson fight with a Fenway Park groundskeeper in the bullpen.

December 26, 2002: Red Sox President Larry Lucchino labels the Yankees the "Evil Empire" after Cuban free agent Jose Contreras opts to sign with the Yankees instead of the Red Sox.

June 19, 2000: At Fenway Park, the Yankees beat the Red Sox 22-1, handing Boston its most lopsided home loss ever. The Yankees score 16 runs in the 8th and 9th innings. The Yankees go on to win their 3rd consecutive World Series and 26th overall.

October 16, 1999: Game 3 of the 1999 ALCS is a largely anticipated matchup between Red Sox ace (and Cy Young award winner) Pedro Martinez and former Red Sox ace Roger Clemens. Clemens is pulled in the third inning and Red Sox fans serenade him and his family with chants of "Where is Roger?" and then a response chant of "In the shower." The Red Sox went on to win 13-1.

October 13, 1999: The Yankees win game one of the ALCS against the Red Sox on a 10th inning walk-off home run by Bernie Williams off Boston reliever Rod Beck. The game is the first actual postseason meeting between the rivals because the one-game playoff in 1978 technically counted as a regular season game.

May 18, 1999:Yankees manager Joe Torre returns to Fenway Park for his first game following his battle with prostate cancer. When exchanging lineup cards the Boston crowd gives Torre a long standing ovation to which he tips his cap.

February 18, 1999: The Yankees trade fan favorite David Wells to the Toronto Blue Jays for Roger Clemens, a fan favorite with the Red Sox between 1984 and 1996. Clemens was coming off two consecutive season with the Blue Jays where he had won both the pitching triple crown and the Cy Young Award in both 1997 and 1998. He would go on to win two World Series with the Yankees in 1999 and 2000.

December 15, 1992: Long-time Red Sox fan favorite Wade Boggs defects to the Yankees after ten seasons with Boston. In 1996, he would win the World Series title that had eluded him in Boston.

July 4, 1983: Yankee left-hander Dave Righetti throws a no-hitter against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. One of the game's greatest hitters, Wade Boggs, strikes out to end the game.

October 2, 1978: The Red Sox and Yankees play a one-game playoff at Fenway Park for the American League East title. Bucky Dent hits a three-run home run over the Green Monster to give the Yankees the lead for good in the seventh inning. The Yankees go on to win their 32nd American League pennant and 22nd World Series title.

September 10, 1978: The Yankees complete a four-game sweep at Fenway Park to tie the Red Sox atop the AL East, completing a 14-game comeback over the course of two months. New York outscores Boston 42-9 during the series, which becomes known as the "Boston Massacre."

Those are just since I have been alive...should I go on....

June 18, 1977: In the middle game of what would prove to be a three-game series sweep by the Red Sox at Fenway, Yankees' manager Billy Martin pulls Reggie Jackson off the field in mid-inning for failing to hustle on a ball hit to the outfield. The extremely angry and highly animated Martin has to be held back by his coaches from getting into a fistfight with Jackson in the dugout, on the nationally-televised Saturday afternoon game.

May 20, 1976: Yankee outfielder Lou Piniella crashes into Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk feet first in an attempt to score in the sixth inning of a game at Yankee Stadium. The two players brawled at home plate while the benches cleared. After the fight apparently dies down and order appears to be restored, Sox pitcher Bill Lee and Yankee third baseman Graig Nettles begin exchanging words and punches and the brawl starts again. Lee suffers a separated left shoulder from the fight and ends up missing a significant portion of the 1976 season. Lee would go on to keep his career alive, but not at the level of performance it was prior to the fight.

September 1974: In a game at Fenway Park, Yankees first baseman Chris Chambliss is struck in the right arm with a dart thrown from the stands after hitting a triple.

August 1, 1973: In a game at Fenway Park, with the score tied 2–2 in the top of the 9th, Yankees catcher Thurman Munson attempts to score from third base on a missed bunt by Gene Michael. He crashes into Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk, and a fight erupts with Munson punching Fisk in the face.

April 6, 1973: Opening the season at Fenway Park, Ron Blomberg of the Yankees becomes the first designated hitter in Major League history. Red Sox pitcher Luis Tiant walks Blomberg in his first plate appearance of the game.

October 1, 1961: On the last day of the season, Roger Maris hits his 61st home run of the year against Red Sox rookie pitcher Tracy Stallard at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees win the game 1-0 and win their 26th American League pennant on their way to their 19th World Series title.

Want to go back to the earlier decades???

What an obscene statement...you must be from neither the New York City area or New England...must be a fairweather from Deleware or Virginia to think that the rivalry started in 2004 for most...that or you were a Mets fan growing up in L.I. and in the late 90's became a Yankee fan...

Damn, we did all that?

[Max Caidy]

There was a rivalry before '04 but it was one sided in the yank's favor. '04 gave the Sox finally gave the Sox fans something other than " Williams was better than DiMaggio" argument...

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by Max Caidy

There was a rivalry before '04 but it was one sided in the yank's favor. '04 gave the Sox finally gave the Sox fans something other than " Williams was better than DiMaggio" argument...

Ryan's a schizophrenic......just keep that in mind.