No one ever said The Great White Shank was Nostradamus, did they? A little over a month ago, I said the Boston Red Sox would never win the World Series. But you have to cut me some slack here, because who would have EVER thought that manager Terry Francona would have the onions to take a struggling Coco Crisp out of the lineup after game 5 in Cleveland and insert “Mr. Sparkplug”, “Mr. Taco America” Jacoby Ellsbury into center field? From the moment he became a starter, the Sox offense lit up like a Jack o’ Lantern on Halloween, and the Sox never looked back. While it’s hard to argue third baseman Mike Lowell as World Series MVP, one could equally (and easily) make an argument for Ellsbury, reliever Hideki Okajima (without whom the Sox would be out hunting or fishing right now), or ace stopper Jonathan Papelbon. But I guess that, in the end, is why the Sox are World Series champs – there wasn’t any one guy that stood out. With the exception of backup catcher and all-around pantload Doug Mirabelli, this was a team effort, and Sox ownership, GM Theo Epstein, and Francona deserve all the credit in the world.
So forgive me, Tito and J.D. – no, screw you, Mirabelli – I was wrong, and I’m more than happy to admit it. And it’s not just me who feels this way. Mea culpa! Mea Culpa! Mea Culpa!
Congratulations to the 2007 World Champion Boston Red Sox!
I can’t believe any true Red Sox fan would let you back on the bandwagon after your blasting of Drew, Francona etc, however, when someone can boldly say “I was wrong”, I guess we can forgive your stupidity. I can understand being upset when someone doesn’t perform as you expect them to (I too had doubts about J.D. Drew), but your scathing blog on all things Red Sox was really too much. God Bless the Red Sox and all those who adore them.
Comment by Auntie Marge — October 29, 2007 @ 6:24 am
And God bless Auntie Marge! 🙂
Comment by The Great White Shank — October 29, 2007 @ 11:48 am