Blog: Red Sox

New York Times:

It was actually happening. The nerd was kissing the homecoming queen. Paper was beating scissors; scissors were beating rock. Charlie Brown was kicking the football. The Red Sox were beating the Yankees for the American League pennant.

ESPN:

In hindsight, perhaps it was a mistake for the Yankees to raise a "Mission Accomplished" banner above their dugout after Game 3. After more than 80 years of being stuffed into their lockers by the Yankees, after eight decades of receiving atomic wedgies, after generations of walking around with big "Kick Me'' signs on their backs and most importantly, after completing the most extraordinary comeback in baseball history, the Boston Red Sox have finally overcome their hated nemesis to reach the World Series.

The stage is set for men of Boston to win the two greatest contests in America, and maybe even both against teams of Texans led by a man who once lived in New England (Clemens was once the Sox ace; Bush was born in Connecticut). The underdogs come back from a feeling of hopelessness to challenge their better-funded, overconfident rivals.

It'll be an exciting week.