As the 2005 season wound down, "Loren and Wally" of Boston's WROR introduced a little ditty entitled
Don't Worry, Big Papi. It's got hit written all over it.
Johnny D has a little secret and
Theo's threatening to tell.
Who wouldn't want to see
Babe Ruth himself lift the curse?
Or listen to nationally-syndicated radio personality Joey Reynolds do
interviews with both Maximal BLOHARD Jim Powers and Sox legend Bill Lee? (Together the interviews run about 40 minutes, which may require a little patience while waiting for your download.)
Remember those cute MasterCard ads where Bostonians said what they'd do to see the Sox win the series?
Here's what happened next. Be warned: some might consider this to be in questionable taste. For instance, if the idea of someone taking a hedge clipper to Denis Leary's nether regions doesn't strike you as hilarious, then maybe you should just move along.
Here's
Busmeister Ray Duffy doing an
interview with WBUR in Boston about the 2005 trip. (The mp3 stream seems to work a little better than the real one.)
How about a beautiful shot of Fenway from the monster?
Taken by lifetime BLOHARD Dan Nerney, it appeared as a double page spread in the April 23, 2003 issue of
Sports Illustrated.
Here's a good one, also by Nerney, entitled
Every Sox Fan's Dream .
Sit back, close your eyes, and transport yourself to a better place and time, as the immortal - albeit deceased -
Shem Feller introduces
John Kiley playing the national anthem.
Curt Gowdy extols the virtues of Naragansett beer in this
little jingle. Big props to Bob Sullivan for this.
Here's Curt Schilling
learning to talk correctly.
NOTE: This one seems to work only sporadically on Microsoft Explorer, although we haven't heard of any problems with Netscape or Mozilla. Go figure.
Here's another goodie; a nearly life-sized scan of
the front page of the NY Daily News from Thursday October 21, reading "THE CHOKE'S ON US". Suitable for framing, this image should be enjoyed in moderation.
Also available, the News' back page:
"Hell Freezes Over";
The Post's front page:
"Damned Yankees"; and
The Post's back page:
"What a Choke!".
NOTE: These last three are
very high resolution; better suited for printing out on a wide carriage printer than for viewing on your screen.
This stuff was generally sent to us, or found on the internet. If you've got a problem with that,
email us.
