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...stars were aligned, and as the ninth inning wound down anticlimactically, I adopted a stoic attitude. The lukewarm champagne would be popped, the hoots and hollers would commence, and with the help of the relentlessly-advertised Cialis, as well as some surging testosterone from a World Series victory embellished by the Patriots Übermensch destruction of the Washington Redskins, many aging and rusty Bostonians would be getting lucky for possibly the first time since the Sox last won the Series (a paltry wait, in comparison to the 86-year drought that had preceded it). Drunken college students, and other...
Most people (and TV networks) budget three hours for a baseball game. Really, though, this is far longer than the baseball gods ever intended. It is twice as long as a normal game was in the early 20th century. In 1920, a 26-inning game—that’s almost three normal games in a row—ended after three hours and 50 minutes. Even by 1943, the American League average game length was still just one hour, 58 minutes...
...Boston fans know better than any how fun it is how to play the underdog. While the Sox’ 2004 run to the World Series title was more about the extra-inning nailbiter than the seemingly-unstoppable streak, Bostonians and baseball fans rallied around a collection of loveable losers turned losers-no-longer...
...exclamation point for the Rockies came on a rainy, frigid Sunday night more suited to a whaling expedition: after Torrealba's three-run homer in the sixth inning unstuck a 1-1 nail biter, the next Rockie up, Jeff Baker, lined a single. Then he tried to steal second base. Hurdle had sent a subtle pre-Series message to the American League: We never rest, we never quit, no matter the circumstances...
Heading into the Second Inning...