You Win Some. You Lose Some.
A good and bad weekend for the teams loved by Plugs and Dottles:
Most wonderful of all, after being behind 3 games to 1,
Boston comes back to win the ALCS over Cleveland.
I was a boy living in Westborough, Massachusetts, when my parents - in a master stroke of parental insight unusual for them - decided I needed to see my first major league baseball game. So off to Fenway Park we went to see the Red Sox play. Driving into Boston, walking to Fenway, entering the stadium to see the lush, green field, the players right there. I was enthralled and enchanted. Tony Conigliaro, Rico Petrocelli, George Scott, Jim Lonborg, Reggie Smith, and every Massachusetts kid's favorite, Carl Yastrzemski were playing baseball right there in front of me! Even my mother, who hated the game, became a fan.
Despite leaving Massachusetts more than 35 years ago, the Red Sox will forever hold a warm place in my heart.
K-
- Michigan over Illinois, 27-17, in a comeback road victory. Dare I hope this year's two biggest college football upsets bookend Michigan's season?
- Maryland loses to Virginia, 18-17, in a heartbreaker marred by bad calls. The Terps come up short in the closest thing we have to an in-state rivalry.
- York College of Pennsylvania remains undefeated in football, keeping their streak alive since 1787.
- Navy is trounced by Wake Forest, 44-24, at homecoming. The Middies couldn't sustain the mojo after Pitt.
- Slippery Rock nips Shippensburg, 38-34, on a last second TD.
- Mount Hebron High School is bested by Howard, 48-28, as they rebuild this year. The Vikings drop to 0-7 en route to what will surely be an 0-10 season.
- Baltimore downed by Buffalo, 19-14, as the injury-riddled Ravens head into a bye-week.
Most wonderful of all, after being behind 3 games to 1,
Boston comes back to win the ALCS over Cleveland.
I was a boy living in Westborough, Massachusetts, when my parents - in a master stroke of parental insight unusual for them - decided I needed to see my first major league baseball game. So off to Fenway Park we went to see the Red Sox play. Driving into Boston, walking to Fenway, entering the stadium to see the lush, green field, the players right there. I was enthralled and enchanted. Tony Conigliaro, Rico Petrocelli, George Scott, Jim Lonborg, Reggie Smith, and every Massachusetts kid's favorite, Carl Yastrzemski were playing baseball right there in front of me! Even my mother, who hated the game, became a fan.
Despite leaving Massachusetts more than 35 years ago, the Red Sox will forever hold a warm place in my heart.
K-
I saw my first-ever big league game at Fenway, too. It was against the Orioles in 1986. Yaz was gone, though. Wasn't far from Cal Ripken, Wade Boggs, Coach Frank Robinson before the game and Mike Flanagan warmed up right in front of us during the game. Was quite the thrill but I'd have loved to see Yaz.
It was 1965 or 1966 for me. I know it was before the Impossible Dream year of 1967.
K-
What a great, great group of Red Sox to see on your first day at the ballpark.
We're of an era: My first game was '64, Wrigley Field. My dad got us great seats. The player who made the biggest impression was Billy Williams, their long-time, sweet-swinging left fielder. Hit an inside-the-park homerun. I can still see it.
I'll be in Chicago this weekend. I'm regretting not seeing a game at Wrigley Field.
K-