Sox Fandom

What does it mean to be a Sox fan, especially an older fan...a veteran of the slings and arrows of disappointment?

• First, we experience the Joy of Transformation, the apocalypse of 1967, the disappointment of 1975, the mercurial ride of 1978, the nightmare of 1986, and redemption of 2004 and 2007
• Ned Martin on the radio.
• Carlton Fisk's fair pole shot to win Game 6.
• "The Steal".
• Bucky $%#ing Dent.
• "25 guys in 25 cabs."
• Joe Morgan and "Morgan Magic"
• Jim Pagliaroni hitting for the cycle. I think I remember that.
• John "Vaseline ball" Wyatt
• Bob Montgomery and his trains.
• Dick "Dr. Strangeglove" Stuart.
• The Gold Dust Twins, Rice and Lynn
• The other Rooster, number 7, Rick Burleson
• Reggie Smith throwing out Dave McNally on an attempted sac fly from the 379 mark.
• Dwight Evans doubling up the Reds robbing Joe Morgan in Game 6.
• Sitting in the bleachers in Game 1 of the 1975 series with Jim Reinig from South Carolina
• Fred Lynn's 10 RBI game in Tiger Stadium
• Nomar adjusting the batting gloves
• "The Monstah", Dick Radatz, owning Mickey Mantle.
• Yaz robbing Tom Tresh as Billy Rohr tried to get a no-hitter, and Elston Howard breaking it up.
• Jose Tartabull throwing out Ken Berry at home at Comiskey Park in 1967.
• Accepting the Pink Hats as true fans.
• Wendell 'waive 'em in" Kim at third base coach.
• Terry Francona's pullover.
• Matt Young unable to throw to a base.
• Roger Clemens 20 strikeouts, twice.
• Jim Rice's 406 total bases in 1978.
• Dave Henderson's playoff comeback homer against the Angels against Donnie Moore.
• Luis Tiant. He should be in the Hall of Fame. He wanted the ball when it counted.
• Derek Lowe with series clinching wins in 2004.
• Back in the day, before the Monster seats or the Coke bottles.
• John Kennedy's inside-the-park homer.
• Local boys, Tony C, Joe Lahoud, Billy C, Manny Delcarmen, Brian Rose.
• Way-back Wasdin.
• "The Impossible Dream" record album.
• Bill 'Spaceman' Lee and the brawl at Yankee Stadium
• First combined shutout in modern baseball history by pitchers over 40, last night with Wakefield and Timlin.
• Tommy Harper stealing home.
• Bryce Florie struck by a line drive, the scariest moment since Tony C's beaning
• Ted Williams holding court at the All-Star Game.