You could say that no matter how many homeruns
you hit with your favorite team, you still might
lose –and, as much as the homeruns are fun, they
guarantee nothing. But that should be obvious,
no? I mean, how many relationship have we had
where the "hitting" is great, but no matter how
hard we try, we still lose? Better than the sex
metaphors is perhaps something Mike Royko wrote
about the Chicago Cubs (as you are probably
aware, they have as rough a history as the Sox do
if not rougher). Basically, he said, that the
Chicago Cubs teach about humanity - they teach
about being an average Joe. And this can apply
to the Red Sox too. What Royko said was, that
most people work their asses off, try hard in
life (perhaps harder sometimes than other times),
but really do want to enjoy life. However most
people don't come in first, and even sadder, most
people, when they have a chance at greatness,
well, they usually fail, which is why there are
so few people "at the top" so to speak. Think
about how many great bands that you have known
(biblically and otherwise) that truly deserve a
good life, but for reasons that are so hard to
define, never make it out of the dives, and
ultimately break-up. The thing about the Cubs,
Royko said, was that they keep going at it year
after year, like musicians, and the fans (true
friends) keep being there for them year after
year whether or not they "succeed". The Cubs,
and the Red Sox alike, remind us that it is not
the "destination" that is so important in any
relationship (eternal love/marriage/children,
record deals, World Series win), but the journey
itself. Good lovers may leave us, friends’ bands
will break up and the Red Sox may lose in extra
inning in Game 7, but we will still love again
and we will still cheer for the Sox, and all our
friends, again and again. And hopefully, we
never stop falling in love.

Good post. I agree. I'm happy my Astros have made it to this level, regardless of whether or not they win the whole thing.Its all about the journey.

The love song of the loser!

2the9s said:

Hey you should be singing this today then huh?

temp...ted...t..o..g.i..v..e..fi..n..ger.. cant..move..hand..

TheRealFiness said:

Be nice!

CarrieLee said:

TheRealFiness said:

Good boy

CarrieLee said:

boy plays in the jungle with tarzan

CarrieLee said:

In "The Philosophy of Baseball" there's an essay by Thomas Senor titled: "Should Cubs Fans Be Committed? What Bleacher Bums Have to Teach About the Nature of Faith." Can't remember all the main points but he says something about how when you see a Cubs fan, you never question their loyalty, and how with Yankees fans you can never tell.