1918? Babe Who?
A is for Arroyo, 10 innings pitched
B is for Buckner, who's name we now don't hate
C is for Tony C, a young Yankees casualty
D is for disaster, in the morning thats what New England will be
E is for Esasky, my favorite sox player when I was three
F is for Fisk, from Raymond, just like me
G is for is for the monster, which wasn't always green
H is for hope, which I admit I had lost
I is for immortal, that what these guys will be
J is for jerk off, which is what New York can do
K is for Gabe Kapler, don't forget he was there
L is for Lowe, who finally didn't blow
M is for Manny, who finally fixed his hammy
N is for Nomar, wait....Nomar??
O is for O'Shea who should have been here today
P is for Pesky, who lived to say "fuck you pole"
Q is for quiet, which Boston soon won't be
R is for the revenge, thats what this all was for
S is for Curt Shilling the hero of the day
T is for Ted Williams, who smiling now somewhere
U is for unreal, it hasn't yet set in
V is for victory, ok, so this WAS the year
W is for Wakefield, Tim has been here longest
X is for, well...nothing except what sox ends in
Y is for Yastremski and his faithful 20 years
Z is for zero, because that no how many years its been
So, for anyone who every doubted that they'd do it (myself included) this is as good as it gets. This one was me, an all the times I pretended I was Nick Esasky or Tim Wakefield. Its for my father whos been through it four times, Pat, whom I had the honor of breaking the news to at about 5 am German time and my grandfather, who waited 70 of the 86 years for this.
My one thought now is for as great as this is, my number one sports dream will likely never come true. Even if the NHL ever comes back, it is unlikely that I would ever see the Bruins win the Stanley Cup. Its 1972 and counting for me now.
Well, hopefully Durham is sufficiantly burnt out and there won't be any class. I leave you with a few thoughts and a quote:
Where's Bucky Fucking Dent tonight? How about Aaron Boone? Now everyone here can chant 20-04 at sox/yankees games.
Finally, when asked what he wanted to say to fans, Jason Veritek said "No one ever has to listen to "1918" anymore and you can all smile for the rest of your lives now" Thanks Jason, we will.
B is for Buckner, who's name we now don't hate
C is for Tony C, a young Yankees casualty
D is for disaster, in the morning thats what New England will be
E is for Esasky, my favorite sox player when I was three
F is for Fisk, from Raymond, just like me
G is for is for the monster, which wasn't always green
H is for hope, which I admit I had lost
I is for immortal, that what these guys will be
J is for jerk off, which is what New York can do
K is for Gabe Kapler, don't forget he was there
L is for Lowe, who finally didn't blow
M is for Manny, who finally fixed his hammy
N is for Nomar, wait....Nomar??
O is for O'Shea who should have been here today
P is for Pesky, who lived to say "fuck you pole"
Q is for quiet, which Boston soon won't be
R is for the revenge, thats what this all was for
S is for Curt Shilling the hero of the day
T is for Ted Williams, who smiling now somewhere
U is for unreal, it hasn't yet set in
V is for victory, ok, so this WAS the year
W is for Wakefield, Tim has been here longest
X is for, well...nothing except what sox ends in
Y is for Yastremski and his faithful 20 years
Z is for zero, because that no how many years its been
So, for anyone who every doubted that they'd do it (myself included) this is as good as it gets. This one was me, an all the times I pretended I was Nick Esasky or Tim Wakefield. Its for my father whos been through it four times, Pat, whom I had the honor of breaking the news to at about 5 am German time and my grandfather, who waited 70 of the 86 years for this.
My one thought now is for as great as this is, my number one sports dream will likely never come true. Even if the NHL ever comes back, it is unlikely that I would ever see the Bruins win the Stanley Cup. Its 1972 and counting for me now.
Well, hopefully Durham is sufficiantly burnt out and there won't be any class. I leave you with a few thoughts and a quote:
Where's Bucky Fucking Dent tonight? How about Aaron Boone? Now everyone here can chant 20-04 at sox/yankees games.
Finally, when asked what he wanted to say to fans, Jason Veritek said "No one ever has to listen to "1918" anymore and you can all smile for the rest of your lives now" Thanks Jason, we will.