As baseball fans, we never want the season to end. We want baseball all the time. And if our team’s season comes to an end, we want it to be after they’ve won the World Series Championship. For the fans of Red Sox Nation (myself included), that’s what happened this year.
I want to congratulate the members of the Red Sox team, the players, the management, the ownership group and the fans. Everyone has made this season a memorable one for me and I am sure all of the Red Sox fans worldwide.
I’d also like to congratulate the Rockies for making the World Series. I have some ties with the Rockies organization dating back to 1995 when I worked for their Double-A affiliate in New Haven, CT. The Rockies had a magical run to get to the World Series, having won 21 of their last 22 games. Unfortunately, they ran into a juggernaut in the Boston Red Sox in the World Series. So my congratulations go out to Clint Hurdle, Todd Helton, Brian Fuentes, Marc Gustafson, Rick Matthews, and Mark Strittmatter as well as the rest of the organization there as well. Everyone in the Rockies organization and their fans should be walking around with their heads held high because the Rockies brought an entire city together with their magical run. The Rockies have a young core of talent with a good veteran mix and it wouldn’t surprise me to see them back on the big stage again next fall.
So as this baseball season comes to a close, by no means is it over. Now comes the time where the makeup of the 2008 teams happens. Guys are filing for free agency, some will play winter ball, and some might even be playing in the Hawaiian or Arizona Fall Leagues.
Does this mean the end of baseball coverage here at SOX & Dawgs? By no means will that happen. While the focus may shift a little bit as the UConn men’s and women’s basketball teams start their seasons and the football team continues it magical rise in the Big East and national ranks, we will be tracking all the free agents, especially the ones with the Red Sox. And oh yeah, Steve will keep you updated about the Patriots as well.
As I close out this post, enjoy this video montage from NESN.
