2004 Red Sox Vs Yankees - Game 7 ALCS

Wow. What a great game. What a great feeling, especially after last year's heartbreaking loss. I wrote a post on the Red Sox last year too (search archive). Just when hope dimmed in this ALCS series (down 3-0; game 3 was especially tough to watch with the way that Yankees slaughtered us with their 19 runs), the Red Sox came back with a vengence and made history. Wow. It's unbelievable. I haven't gotten much sleep for the last weeks or so. I have been staying up night after night, anxiously watching the games and hoping that we don't have to taste the disappointment this time around. If we had lost this year, I know it would have been painful because we are within grasp of reaching the World Series. This down-and-up journey, combined with our emotional attachment, would sting (again) had we lost. It's a a great reversal of fortune. I couldn't keep a silly grin off my face all day.

On the flip side, Yankees fans must be pretty devastated, since they could have close out the game since game 4. I have nothing against Yankees fans (some of my colleagues are Yankees fan), but in order for Boston to advance to the WS, we need to beat the Yankees. It's long overdue so I'm thrilled we beat the Yankees and made history. Admittedly, it's rather strange to see anxious Yankees fans (during the game) and disappointed fans (after the game). Those are the same feelings we know very well, and it was just odd to see because it's actually not us for a change.

I was pretty nervous during Game 7 of this series, even after we have secured a 6 run lead in the first couple of innings. I felt unsettled until the final out is recorded (Ok, I felt a lot at ease when we're at ninth inning with a 7-run lead and 2 outs recorded), because...must I remind you of last year? We were only 5 outs away when the Yankees came back to win it on Aaron Boone's home run. Even though we had a commanding lead this time around, but I can bet that most Red Sox fans felt the same way until it's really over. It is fitting that we won this year. It's pay back time for last year. One team has to lose, and as fans, hearts are going to be broken either way. For a change, though, I'm glad we're on the winning end.

World Series this Saturday....here we go!

I'm hoping that we could win against the winner of the National League (Astro and Cardinals are playing right now as I'm typing this), but either way, (like last year), I'm just really proud of the Boston team.

Posted 9:21 PM by hiu k.