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...painful history that had come to be known as a truth foretold. After lashing the Yankees in four straight games, the Red Sox went on to slaughter the Cardinals in a four game sweep. Boston?s height of glory came when they vanquished their archrival at Yankee Stadium on October 20. The Cardinals were an after dinner mint of sorts - and even the Sox didn?t chew on it gracefully. Both teams had low moments in the brief series, but the Sox pitching prevailed leaving the Cardinals empty-handed at the plate. So it was that the Boston...
...many, the victory rushed upon them like a river of emotion that floated them back to their youth. Amid the cheers and chants at Busch Stadium, many yelled out the names of loved ones who had passed away - Sox fans and players of past generations who seemed to deserve the win as much as anyone else. As 84 year-old Johnny Pesky, who has been a part of franchise since 1939, walked through the stadium fans hugged him and thanked him. Was he ever so revered as a player? On this night he might as well have beaten Babe Ruth...
...That brand of Midwestern hospitality took Sox fans by surprise. The vitriol of the Yankees-Red Sox series had evaporated; here, it was pure baseball, fans enjoying the game and cheering for their team. By comparison to the scene at Yankees Stadium when the archrivals played, this was more like a college reunion. Until, of course, the inevitable moment during the celebration when Boston fans cast aside their manners and started chanting ?Yankees Suck!? The Yanks may have been out of sight, but they weren?t out of mind. One sign read: ?Plane Ticket: $350, Game Ticket: $750, The Yankees...
...contrast, when I returned to Boston and attended the World Series on Saturday, it was a much different scene both inside and outside of Fenway Park. Instead of a constant police presence throughout the stadium, the police huddled in clusters at the entrances to the stands, seemingly waiting for a problem to erupt so they could react to it. Outside on Lansdowne Street after the conclusion of the Red Sox’s thrilling 11-9 victory over the Cardinals, the police that I saw were decked out in full riot gear with masks, shields and batons in full view...
...realize that all of the evidence I have presented here is anecdotal. But at a certain point, the attitude of the police officers around the stadium after a sporting event will have an effect on the attitude of the revelers. At Yankee Stadium, the police officers that I encountered calmly acted as if they were in total control of the situation. With cops and undercover officers throughout the stadium, the NYPD took a proactive response to the possibility of drunken escapades...