As Sherm Feller would say "Ladies and gentlemen boys and girls welcome to Fenway Park . Home of the Boston Red Sox" .But that was back in 1981 when Sherm used to be the Red Sox publicaddress announcer and as you can see the "Green Monster" was not what it is today in 2007. Now there are seats atop the wall and many ads on the wall. Hardly recognizable these days from what this old photo shows.The baseball season of 1981 was a season which baseball went on strike and the photo is from a exhibition game played just as the strike was settled and the season was about to resume. The Red Sox played the Montreal Expos with former Red Sox legend Bill Lee pitching for the Montreal Expos whom Bill had been traded to for the legendary Stan Papi!! Setting off the wrath of Red Sox fans that still simmers today !! Gee what a difference 26 years can make !! And by the way baseball fans wasn't that one of the greatest pitching performances Josh Beckett laid on the Cleveland Indians last night in Cleveland ? Yes ,one of the greatest playoff games in Red Sox history. Go Sox on to the 2007 World Series and beat the Colorado high Rockies!!!Meanwhile there is Joy in Red Sox nation as who knew JD Drew would come thru as he did last night in game 6 of the ALCS with the Sox on the brink of elimination,JD came thru and hit a grand slam home run as he had 5 rbis for the night and the fans went wild and saluted JD each time at bat as he justly deserved!!A special shout out must go to Mike Lowell and rookie of the year Dustin Pedroia as the two showed up to bring hot food to fans in line hoping to get tickets for the 6th game. Way to go Mike and Dustin.All n all a happy Sunday morning in Red Sox nation as joyous fans are eager for the 7th and final game of the ALCS of 2007.All are sure the Sox will prevail tonight!!!Another pennant awaits the red hot bats of the Red Sox hitters.Theme song for this game might be "We Can Work It Out".SOX WIN SOX WIN !!!The Red Sox did work it out in the 7th game of the ALCS in a close game for 6 innings finally ending the game on a spectacular deep centerfield catch by Coco Crisp who was put in as a defensive measure in the 9th inning. Dustin Pedroia the rookie of the year broke the game open with a 3 run homer off the tough pitching of the Indians Bettencourt and then Kevin Youkilis hit a homer off the coke bottle in left field and the sox wound up winning over the Indians 11 to 2. The World Series begins at Fenway Park on Wednesday vs the Colorado Rockies....Stay tuned....after the longest game in World Series history 4 hours and some minutes the Red Sox hold a commanding position in this World Series 2007. With three games won the Red Sox move toward another World Series Championship in Colorado after beating the Rockies 10 to 5 . The Rockies had lost only one game at home while winning their last 11 played at Coors park in Denver. SOX WIN SOX WIN The Boston Red Sox swept their way to the 2007 World Series Championship defeating the Colorado Rockies in 4 games!!! Red Sox Fans Celebrate Responsibly . Boston rocks as the city salutes the Red Sox World Series victory with a rolling rally . Sox players and others roll along the streets of Boston on a bright sunny October day with thousands of cheering fans jubilant with the latest World Series Championship. Now drama continues in Red Sox nation even though the last pitch of the baseball season was placed snugly in the back pocket of Sox catcher and team captain Jason Varitek. Will World Series MVP Mike Lowell sign a new contract with the Sox?....Dustin Pedroia celebrates his well earned Rookie of the Year honor but Josh Beckett barely missed out on the Cy Young award. The award is voted on by a select small group of 28 we are told but we wonder....Who are the elite 28?? and why shouldn't the post season play of players be considered in the handing out of awards???? Yes many things for Sox nation to ponder
