Dad! You can't mean that! (red sox)

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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My dad, a life-long Red Sox fan, said…said…that he was going to become a Yankees’ fan because the Sox have let him down once too often. I can’t believe it, this from the man who taught us that the Yankees are the most vile team on the face of the Earth. He also said " The only way the Red Sox are ever going to win the world series is if I bet everything I own on them losing."

I think he’s just upset, or something. Yeah, they only got five runs in five games, then gave up a four run lead and nearly lost yesterday, but they’ll get better, right? Poor dad, it’s not like him to suffer a crisis of faith like this.

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Don’t worry! He’s just trying to use reverse psychology on fate.

Next year, after he roots the whole year for the Stankees, the headlines will read “Red Sox Sweep Series!”

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Phrases to avoid around your dad:

Buckner
Schiraldi
One strike away
Bucky Dent
Curse of the Bambino

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Howyadoin,

Sorry to nitpick, but the correct pronunciation is

Bucky Bleeping Dent

Thank you.

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As a boston boy, let me say this.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NO NO NO NO YANKEES NO!

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Howyadoin,

Hijack mode…(finger flip)…engage…

Did I read somewhere that the aforementioned Mr. Bleeping has a baseball training facility with a scaled down replica of the Green Monster, complete with scoreboard showing the final score of that wretched game?

Ya know what, I think I’d rather not know… I’d rather not waste my Get Out of Jail Free[sup]tm[/sup] card on something as mundane as arson… :wink:

Thanks anyway… carry on…

We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread, already in progress…

-Rav

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Let him go. Those of us who truly know, know that Fate is not so capricious as to say “Oh, now I’ll do the opposite” when we do.

Which is not to say that I’m @*$%!! PISSED OFF that the Sox blew the 3-game lead over the Yankees after the All-Star break.

But they’re still a game ahead of Cleveland for the wildcard slot.

Hope springs eternal.