Now the real sports season can begin. The Red Sox Moving Van has left the building. Pitchers and catchers report this Thursday. All is about to be right with the world.
Shaughnessy had a great article about in Sunday's Globe about the magnitiude of the Patriots' Super Bowl loss. Was it the greatest loss suffered by a Boston sports team ? I would say no. I think that Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS was a bigger loss. I remember being at my dad's house, watching the game and the two of us sat silent, and motionless, for 15 minutes after it was over. Finally I said, "I'm going" and that was it. He never acknowledged the fact I left.
For me, "Timlin in the Eighth - Williamson in the Ninth" will ring louder than "18-1". What do others think - is the Pats Super Bowl loss the greatest loss in Boston Sports history?
Shaughnessy had a great article about in Sunday's Globe about the magnitiude of the Patriots' Super Bowl loss. Was it the greatest loss suffered by a Boston sports team ? I would say no. I think that Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS was a bigger loss. I remember being at my dad's house, watching the game and the two of us sat silent, and motionless, for 15 minutes after it was over. Finally I said, "I'm going" and that was it. He never acknowledged the fact I left.
For me, "Timlin in the Eighth - Williamson in the Ninth" will ring louder than "18-1". What do others think - is the Pats Super Bowl loss the greatest loss in Boston Sports history?
2 comments:
I think in the context of the NFL, this may go down as the greatest choke job of all time. I'm not sure I agree, but that is just one man's opininon. As far as Boston sports goes? I guess I would have to agree with Tony. I'm more of a Football fan than a Baseball fan, so this one is going to sting for some time. Hell, I went into media blackout for the 3 days following the Pat's loss just because I couldn't deal with the reality of it. As far as Boston sports as a whole goes.... ya, I still think the Sox own that one.
It was shocking that the Patriots lost and on the surface it might be the biggest choke of them all. But if you look at the way both teams had been playing the previous 5 weeks, there wasn't a large disparity between them. Plus, they had played a three-point game at the end of the season in a game that meant more to the Patriots than it did the Giants.
Looking at back at the game, you get the idea that at every turn it was going to be the Giants day - Manning's escape and Tyree's catch was the perfect example of that.
Patriots fans are should feel lucky that that haven't been subjected to nearly as much pain over the years as the Red Sox fans.
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