I guess the Massachusetts Senate can’t help but be giddy about it. They passed the
following resolution this morning by Sen. Jarrett Barrios (never a man to pass up a photo
op):
WHEREAS,
ON OCTOBER 27, 2004, THE BOSTON RED SOX, AGAINST ALL ODDS, WON THE WORLD SERIES
AFTER A RECORD-BREAKING 4 WINS IN A ROW AGAINST THEIR ARCH RIVALS, THE NEW YORK
YANKEES, FOLLOWED BY A 4-GAME SWEEP OF THE SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS;AND WHEREAS, WINNING THE WORLD SERIES IS A
CULMINATION OF A HEROIC, ON-THE-FIELD PRODUCTION BY THE HOMETOWN HEROES’ SUPERB
PITCHING STAFF, EXPLOSIVE OFFENSIVE LINEUP AND IMPENETRABLE DEFENSE;AND WHEREAS, THE BOSTON RED SOX HAVE BEEN
LABELLED “AMERICA’S TEAM” BECAUSE OF THEIR PERSERVERANCE AND SPIRIT
IN THE FACE OF SEEMING INSURMOUNTABLE ODDS AND HAVE WON THE RESPECT AND
ADMIRATION OF PROFESSIONALS AND SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS WITH THEIR DRAMATIC COME-FROM-BEHIND
VICTORY AGAINST THE NEW YORK YANKEES TO CLINCH THE AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT;AND WHEREAS, THE 2004 BOSTON RED SOX TEAM WILL
ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED FOR THE GAME-WINNING THEATRICS OF STARTING PITCHERS CURT
SCHILLING, PEDRO MARTINEZ, DEREK LOWE, BRONSON ARROYO AND TIM WAKEFIELD, WHOSE
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES PARALLELED THE RELIEF EFFORTS OF ALAN EMBREE, CURTIS
LESKANIC, MIKE MYERS, MIKE TIMLIN AND KEITH FOULKE WHO TOOK A “ZERO”
ERA INTO THE WORLD SERIES IN HIS POST SEASON EFFORTS;AND WHEREAS, CATCHER JASON VARITEK WAS SOLID
IN HIS BEHIND-THE-PLATE PERFORMANCE THAT KEPT BOSTON’S WINNING STREAK ALIVE AND
DOUG MIRABELLI WAS SUPERB IN HIS ABILITY TO CATCH THE ZANY AND NEARLY
UNHITTABLE KNUCKLE BALL OF PITCHER TIM WAKEFIELD;AND WHEREAS, DAVID ORTIZ, MANNY RAMIREZ, MARK
BELLHORN, JOHNNY DAMON, JASON VARITEK AND BILL MUELLER PROVIDED GAME-WINNING
HOME RUNS BY THE SOX’S POWERFUL OFFENSE WHICH WAS NOT TO BE OUTDONE BY THE BATS
OF TROT NIXON, ORLANDO CABRERA, KEVIN MILLAR, POKEY REESE, GABE KAPLER, DAVE
ROBERTS AND DOUG MIENTIKIEWICZ;AND
WHEREAS, THE OFFENSIVE TEAM BECAME A DEFENSIVE NIGHTMARE FOR THE OPPONENTS,
EVIDENCED BY A WORLD SERIES PERFORMANCE IN WHICH THE BOSTON RED SOX WERE AHEAD FOR 34
OF THE 36 INNINGS THEY PLAYED AGAINST THE SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS, THE REMAINING
2 INNINGS OF WHICH THEY WERE TIED;AND WHEREAS, THE 2004 BOSTON RED SOX TEAM, LED BY THE
SKILLED AND DEVOTED MANAGER TERRY FRANCONA, HAVE BROUGHT DESERVING PRAISE UPON
THEMSELVES, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE ENTIRE COMMONWEALTH;AND WHEREAS, AFTER 86 YEARS, NEXT YEAR IS
FINALLY HERE AND THE BOSTON RED SOX TEAM HAS BROUGHT
THE ELUSIVE WORLD SERIES TROPHY HOME;NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE MASSACHUSETTS SENATE JOINS WITH THE NATION
IN SALUTING THE MEMBERS OF THE 2004 BOSTON RED SOX TEAM, ITS MANAGERS
AND OWNERS, ON WINNING THE 2004 WORLD SERIES;AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT A COPY OF
THESE RESOLUTIONS BE TRANSMITTED FORTHWITH BY THE CLERK OF THE SENATE TO THE BOSTON RED SOX ORGANIZATION.
