Word: underdogism
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...last Wednesday, Boston eliminated the persistent pain that plagued Red Sox Nation, from the fans who have been there from day one to the more recent Harvard undergrad converts. Even many of the less-baseball-inclined across the country found themselves rooting for the perennial “underdog...
What’s more, all the casual fans that rooted against the “Evil Empire” and for the underdog Sox won’t be interested anymore. They’ll cheer on those lovable losers, the Cubs, or lose interest in baseball altogether. It’ll be the death of Red Sox nation, and an event that energized the entire student population in a way second to only Harvard-Yale will be lost...
...We’ve taken on the role of the underdog,” said Holzapfel. “We’re not the most experienced, we’re not the strongest, but if we can be the most determined, the most passionate, and the hardest working crew in the country, then experience and strength won’t matter much...
...think [being the underdog] is somewhat more normal and refreshing. And despite losing a very strong class, we still have a good squad with a lot of potential,” said Parker...
...story is a cinematic dream and, like all good movies, the underdog will triumph in the end. And what better final scene will there be than the party to end all parties that will occur in the streets of Boston following victory? Remember, it took three movies to finally destroy the last Death Star, and Boston’s previous meetings with New York were merely warm-ups. Red Sox fans have nothing to worry about. Johnny Damon will recapture his mental edge, Curt Schilling will fight through his ankle injury and the spirit of Boston will prevail with...