2007 World Series Champions
That's it, it's over. The Red Sox swept the Rockies to win their second World Series in four seasons. I guess that means the long dry spell is really over. The Rockies were a Cinderella team, but apparently their fairy godmother packed up and went home before the actual series started. I talked to more than one Red Sox fan who was secretly pulling for the Rockies to prolong the series a little but. I'm pretty sure that Fox was, as well. For a long-time Red Sox fan like me, always ready for defeat to be snatched from the jaws of victory, expecting a win and actually achieving a win is unfamiliar territory. It looks like we're going to have to get used to it.
Don't forget to steal your taco on Tuesday. Taco Bell was running a promotion for the series, "Steal a Base, Steal a Taco," in which the first stolen base of the series would result in a free taco for every person in the country. They're doing it on Tuesday between 2:00 and 5:00, so that means it's after lunch and before dinner, so there won't be too many people trying to cash in. Even so, Taco Bell was extremely particular in what they'd allow and what they wouldn't. Look at the fine print.
If an eligible base was stolen during the Games, Taco Bell will make an announcement through selected media channels, including a press release and its web site (www.tacobell.com), that eligible consumers can obtain their free Crunchy Seasoned Beef Taco on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 (if base is stolen in Games 1 or 2 on October 24 or October 25, 2007) OR November 6, 2007 (if base is stolen in Games 3-7, October 27, 28, 29, 31, November 1, 2007) ("Redemption Date") only. To obtain the Free Taco, consumers must visit any participating Taco Bell® restaurant in one of the fifty (50) the United States or District of Columbia between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. (local time) on the Redemption Date only and request a Free Crunchy Seasoned Beef Taco. Free Taco's will not be offered on any other date or time, regardless of circumstance. Limit one (1) Free Crunchy Seasoned Beef Taco per person. Participating Taco Bell restaurant manager reserves the right to deny Free Taco to any person he/she reasonably believes has already received a Free Taco or has engaged in any other fraudulent activity. All eligible consumers: Everyone in line at a participating Taco Bell restaurant before 5:00 p.m. local time will receive a Free Taco, even if it is provided after 5:00 p.m. Free Taco offer is subject to store availability and Taco Bell reserves the right to substitute an item of equal or greater value if due to unavailability. All restaurant managers decisions are final regarding to Free Taco offer.
These guys aren't joking. But they owe you a hot dog on Tuesday, so walk in and demand it. It's the least you can do.
posted by Doug @ 11:49 PM
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Two World series titles in four seasons is pretty impressive, but the Red Sox have done that before, back in the 1910s when they won four in seven seasons. Here's hoping 2008 kicks off a dry spell akin to the one they began in 1919.
What can I say -- I'm a Yankess fan. And unlike certain Yankees fans I could mention (*cough* Rudy *cough*), I most certainly was not pulling for the Red Sox. Still, I have to admit that Boston played some great baseball this season and especially this post-season. Congratulations, and we'll get you next year!
It seems to me that the Red Sox/Yankees rivalry is pretty much inviolable. I wouldn't expect you to root for the Red Sox any more than you should ever expect a cheer for the Yankees from me. (Although, as you point out, there's still the possibility of acknowledging good baseball. When watching a Yankees game, I've been known to say, "That was a good play. I'm not glad they made it, but you've got to admit it was a good play."
As for Rudy, I can sort of understand what he claimed to be saying (because it's not really clear that he wasn't rooting for the Red Sox because he's campaigning in New Hampshire). I'm an American League guy, myself, but it doesn't extend to the Yankees, and I wouldn't expect a Yankees American League guy to have any generosity for the Red Sox. If we were talking about the Mariners, I'd buy such an explanation, but not Boston.
As for another post-1919 drought, don't count on it. It seems to me that we've got 19 more World Series titles to go before we're caught up to some other clubs I know.
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