And So It Begins......................

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October at Fenway.........Red Sox Nation begins it's climbing of the mountain.....

By the way, is there a more attractive ballpark than Fenway? I present my case....



Already the talking heads make their cases......

Jayson Stark says the Red Sox have the best team in the playoffs, and proceeds to predict a Red Sox World Series. He does however, leave the quote at the end of his article from a pro Ball scout- "The Red Sox are the logical pick," said one scout, "except for one thing: They're the Red Sox."

The Sportsguy begins his seasonal ulcer management, and predicts in the ALDS Red Sox in five..

Dan Shaughnessy, veteran staff sports writer for the Boston Globe, agrees with the other pundits as well- this is the year-

"They started planning for this at 12:16 a.m. on Oct. 17, 2003, when Aaron Boone's confetti-drenched homer plopped into the left-field stands in Yankee Stadium. In that moment of finality and despair, Red Sox management made a commitment to take the team to a higher level in 2004."

For those who are loyal patriots in the Red Sox Nation, this is a team that you simply have to believe in. One of the best starters in baseball (a world series winning Yankee killer no less), the most runs scored by any team this year in baseball, and the clubhouse looks more cohesive than ever, including last years cowboy up madness. Getting rid of Nomar turns out to be a masterstroke by the management. Pedro even made the team photo this year...

All signs looking up.

But I've been here before. Actually, a few times. And every time, well, it doesn't always quite work out so well. In fact, it usually works out to be the single most depressing moment of the fall for me.

You would think I would have learned by now.

You would be wrong.

And so it begins.....



Cowboy UP!!!!!!