If you're familiar with the stuff of myth, the stuff of fantastic stories and tales, perhaps you'd be acquainted with the ancients conception of how fire was brought to man. Prometheus concealed the conflagration in his cloak, thieved from the heavens, and bestowed it to man. Interesting to note in this story that fire was the stuff of heaven. That it is not man's, not originally present on earth to the Greeks. I mean, there are no stories of a man named Chuck thieving water in the folds of his shirt, or Larry holding air in his wallet as he crept out of heaven. It's fire that's the stuff of heaven. God made the bush burn, not rain, when he chose to speak to Moses. Fire is the stuff of heaven.
So there are the 2007 Red Sox. A team that stands on the doorstep of Olympus today. The sights are beautiful. Fire burns from every building. Several people roam the streets consumed by it. Others toss it back and forth on the streets of Olympus. The Red Sox must now get in, steal it (free Tacos for all too!) and bring it to us fans. It is no small task. It has been no small feat for them to get to even the doorstep. Climbing the mountain this season, they have emerged a victor. A modern Prometheus. I'm sure there was a reason mankind elected Prometheus and not a man named Bobo to commit holy larceny. The Red Sox are Prometheus. The Rockies are clearly Bobo.
Yes, I'm aware of the parallels in this idea. That the Rockies play on a mountain. But mostly I am intent on expressing to you, that on this crisp October morning that the idea of a World Series win resembling the bringing of fire to man is most apt. It is. Seriously. Cold October. Warm fire. I'm not stretching anything here. I'm not...
Tonight, We Steal the Fire of the gods.
We Win The World Series.
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Let's just hope the fire that is seen isn't the city of Boston itself, aflame from the rioting and looting that will likely take place.
Rather than seeing this as stealing the fire, let's look at it as the return of property that once belonged to the Sox but over the years has been stolen from these gods, THE BOSTON RED SOX.' We did not STEAL the fire but we have returned it to it's rightful place, atop Mt Olympus-FENWAY PARK
Even better is the never give up attitude of the pitcher John Lester. A little over a year ago a number of chemo cycles. Tonight, the winnning pitcher.
Go Sox!!!!!!
ps; haven't shaved, badly need a haircut, even worse several days of the same underwear :( .
Yes, indeed GO SOX!!!!
Rember yougia berria words it ant over till its over
go sox
What can one say that would captuew all the drama and emotion of last night's victory bringing the World Series Championship back to Boston? In the drama that unfolds daily in the world, this is but a script dropped from the final cut, but for the moment that it was read by those playing the parts, it was a life-time opportunity to say, "I was there' and that is what matters to all of us who saw it as well, 'We were there,' no matter where we were and Red Sox nation is a global movement, we were present. And in the daily drama that takes place on our planet, it was a sweet time! And in years to come, there are three outstanding men who will be told and who will remember that they too were there. For them, it will be a time to recall with joy and remind their dads that they were happy to share it with them!
If the Sox are Prometheus and the Rox are Bobo, the Indians are clearly Sisyphus.
Today was a good day.
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