Sunday evening, after we got home from our visit to Portsmouth, I had to go out and run a quick errand. While in the car I had the radio on and I was listening to 98.5 the Sports Hub. They were simulcasting a national Fox sports radio show. I didn't recognize the hosts' names. The time was probably between 7:00 and 7:30 Eastern.
One of the hosts was talking about "The Trade" and how it would affect Red Sox fans. He seemed to feel that Sox fans would be very upset about the move as it would signify the organization admitting defeat and giving up on 2012. I would like to take this opportunity to correct this radio talk show host who is so important and famous that I have no idea who he is' opinion.
Red Sox fans are dancing in the freakin' streets. Maybe not literally, although there might be some, but definitely figuratively.
This is the best thing the Red Sox have done since 2004. This is wonderful. This is like baseball heaven on Earth. The talking head actually said the Boston fans who still have tickets to games over the remainder of the season were not going to go. Is he nuts? The overwhelming majority of us were thinking the exact, 100% opposite. People who had tickets before the trade were going to boycott. Now there is excitement again. Now there is optimism again. Now there is no longer a bleak, horrid, empty black hole where the future used to be. People calling into sports radio shows are saying that his is the best thing the team could possibly have done, and that they are going to show support for the team like they have not done since the collapse last year. One person I heard on the radio even suggested going all in on pink hat activities like the wave and sweet caroline, just to say thank you to the management for actually doing something significant.
The Sox had the worst September collapse in history last year and all they really did to fix things was fire the manager and hire Schmucko the Clown. They had to hire a new General Manager as well because last year's GM got the hell out of town as fast as he could. There were no real changes on the field. Papelbon walked and Baily came in and immediately went on the DL. Effectively, that's it.
Now, finally, after a completely futile April through August that left us near last place, the management has done something substantial to show us fans that things will be different in the future. Let's be honest though, just because three of the four worst contracts are gone and the team now has zillions of dollars to work with in the future, does not mean that the future is set and another World Series is imminent. Not even close. What it means is, there is finally reason for optimism. This season was written off by the fans as a loss almost since day one. Hell, for many of us it was a loss as early as Spring training.
Now there is hope in Red Sox nation. Now there is something to look forward to.
Red Sox fans could not be happier. Maybe if the Fox sports radio Sunday evening show host didn't have his head up his ass he would have seen that without me pointing it out to him.
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