| No self respecting member of Red Sox Nation goes | | | | game Seven. Karma, or whatever you want to call it, |
| anywhere without being identifiable. The ubiquitous | | | | was not on their sides. Such was the fate of the |
| "B" baseball caps which come in every color and style | | | | Red Sox faithful. 86 years rolled by. You kept your |
| are seen all over the world. | | | | chin up, wearing the beloved hats, the T-Shirts, and |
| You can't get on a plane; go to the beach, a hotel, or | | | | the Red Sox sweatshirt. |
| anywhere that a Red Sox fan is not showing his or | | | | Along the way there was much to love. The players |
| her allegiance. Even in the Bronx, home of the hated | | | | had names like Pesky and DiMaggio (Dom of Course), |
| Yankees, fans are defiant in their love of all things | | | | Fisk and Yastrzemski, and the splendid Splinter |
| Fenway. When they fly South, they leave Boston in | | | | himself, Ted Williams. |
| cold weather clothes but make sure that they have | | | | Red Sox fans knew their baseball and they knew |
| a change of team gear when they get to warmer | | | | they would get their revenge. And they would do it |
| climates. | | | | in a quirky little park called Fenway with its odd |
| It is an allegiance that is both complete and | | | | dimensions and its Big Green Monster in Left Field. |
| consuming. If you are part of this allegiance, don't be | | | | David Ortiz arrived, Curt Schilling knew he had a job |
| without your Red Sox Sweatshirt. You will thank | | | | to do; Manny Ramirez was as clutch as he was crazy. |
| yourself that you are both warm and protected from | | | | Things would be different this time. And they were. |
| a new rise of the Curse of the Bambino. | | | | And a funny thing happened along the way: Red Sox |
| Why does a team cause such allegiance? The Story | | | | fans dispersed across the nation and around the |
| is one of triumph over futility. Boston was the team | | | | world. They all wanted to let everybody, particularly |
| to beat before Babe Ruth left for New York. So | | | | those hated Yankees fans that they were number |
| when the Bambino left, he took their hopes and | | | | one. |
| dreams with him. Usually, these things go in cycles | | | | So wherever you go, if it's a cap, earrings, tattoos, |
| and the Beantown faithful thought they would be on | | | | Red Sox sweatshirts or whatever, you will know |
| top again. | | | | that Green Monster is always in their hearts and in |
| Crazy things happened along the way and when they | | | | their heads. |
| made it to the World Series, they always lost in | | | | |