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...York City. "Nine-teen eight-teen." Win or lose against the Yankees, they would hear it rise from the bleachers and spread to the box seats. Those are far from the unkindest words that could be directed your way in the South Bronx, but to members of Red Sox Nation, as fans of Boston's baseball team are known, they burned with particular intensity, scarlet letters on their sporting souls, because the words reminded them that the Red Sox hadn't tasted a World Series championship since Babe Ruth was the team's star player. For generations of New Englanders...
John Kerry, on the other hand, alleges to be a Red Sox fan, and once claimed that he was “30 yards away” from Bill Buckner during the infamous 1986 collapse at Shea Stadium in the World Series…and at a Boston banquet on the same night. Really, John? Actually, I guess that’s really somewhat believable. I’ve taken the Fung-Wah bus before...
Stipe broke the somber mood with a dedication to the Red Sox. He did it with not just any song, but with the signature classic, “The One I Love.” The crowd went crazy, singing and shouting along to the subversive love song. The air was electrified, as the guitar’s reverb echoed and Stipe’s voice soared. At several points, Stipe even got down on one knee to serenade the audience, which drew bouts of loud cheering, leading directly into “Bad Day,” another crowd...
...encore, Stipe came out in a personalized Red Sox jersey obviously drawing massive cheers from the Boston crowd. “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” kicked off the encore set, with the hyperactive Stipe leaping fitfully on the stage. He then removed the jersey to reveal a shirt reading VOTE, and the band dove into a somber, acoustic version of “Drive...
Stipe, a vocal liberal, drew some boos for his next sartorial choice, the Kerry shirt he revealed underneath the Sox jersey. Unfazed by the mixed crowd, the band played their current single, “Leaving New York,” a grand, sweeping ballad that resounded in live manifestation...