Sorry I couldn't come up with a column for you today I've been busy struggling with the loss of my identity. If you know a Red Sox fan out there, chances are they haven't done any work since Game 1 of the ALDS. Like every other Red Sox fan, I defined myself by the fact that my baseball team couldn't come through when it mattered. I liked supporting a loser. Deep down, I was always terrified that they would win the World Series, only because I wouldn't have any reason to follow baseball anymore.
I don't enjoy baseball, or following a team of 25 guys, or the ups and downs of a six-month season. I just thrived on that familiar pain every October when the Red Sox choked again. Now it's gone. And I'm useless. See how ridiculous that looks in print? We just wanted to be another baseball team again! Why can't anyone understand this?
To every radio host and columnist who tried to argue the logic of the previous paragraph in the past 24 hours -- and expected people to take you seriously -- kindly stab a pencil into your neck. I'm not kidding.
Jam a pencil right into your jugular vein. Do us all a favor. Anyway, I'm devoting this column to some of the e-mails I received over the past 24 hours. But before that happens, a few quick thoughts:. If you didn't hear the news, the Red Sox will be hoisting that World Champions banner and handing out rings at Fenway on Monday, April 11th Come on, everybody As predicted, the Yankee fans have already gone to Plan G: The "Congratulations, only 25 more to go before you catch us" backhanded compliment.
Good one. Didn't see that coming at all. But if we're counting championships, the Sox have actually won seven total -- so we have 19 to go, not At least get your facts straight. This news story has all the details. Let's hope A-Rod puts down the purple lipstick and decides to fire back.
