The Red Sox Series – Day 0

I’m a Boston Red Sox fan.

“So what?” you ask? Well, it helps if you’ve watched “Fever Pitch” starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon. I’m a diehard Fenway Faithful.

I keep track of their games, check who’s pitching today, what updates did they do on their roster, who’s injured, who’s hot and where they are in the standings. Being a Red Sox fan means of course I automatically dislike the Yankees.

I joined the Red Sox Nation BEFORE they won the whole thing in 2004. Yes, I was cheering them on in 2003 and yes I wanted them to take Pedro out early and yes it was a very heartbreaking loss.

On my calendar, 4 dates are circled in red. Finally, after two years of missing them in the US, the Red Sox are coming back here to Chicago to face the hometown Chicago White Sox. The first step is obtaining the tickets, which surprisingly, thanks to Ria (who taught me stubhub a year ago), was extremely easy.

I got myself tickets for three out of the four games. I have no idea but for some reason, the cheapest ticket for the 1st game was 60 dollars plus shipping which was way beyond out of my budget. I love my Sox but I can’t throw away money just like that.

I’m excited to go to the games however, I can’t help but miss Jaye more. She’s not into baseball but she’s into the Red Sox mainly because of me. She knows from my face whether the Sox lost (and/or the Yankees won) and she knows I’ll never miss Sox – Yankees games on TV.

Friendly people are common. Understanding people are somewhat rare. Supportive people, especially if it’s nothing for most but means the world to you are gems. Thinking about the fact that I have someone who has those traits (and more) makes me feel like I’m the luckiest guy in the world