Today: Will you be my Bobby Valentine?
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]I had my heart set on not falling for the Red Sox again this season. Last September’s unraveling just about did me in. All that chicken, beer, finger pointing and whining (especially the whining)? Over it.
As I drove home earlier this week, listening to reports of pitchers and their injured thumbs on 98.5 the Sports Hub, I was all but resigned that this year would be much of the same. Besides, who needs baseball when there’s still hockey?
And then this happened.
And just like that, I was smitten all over again. The passion, the rivalry, the devotion, the anticipation. Surely all that can survive a tough September, some questionable decision making and a few ridiculous press conferences.
Try as I might, it’s nearly impossible to give up on the team I love. Happy Opening Day, Red Sox Nation.
Also On Tap for Today:
- Looking forward to seeing a few of my Team Off Balance teammates tonight
- Soccer game (longest day ever)
- Getting ready for some out of town guests 🙂
Where do you stand with the Red Sox this season?
Comments (6)
It All Changes
April 5, 2012 at 5:32 pm
Glad to see I’m not the only one. Pulling out the Red Sox gear to root them on. 🙂
funandfearlessinbeantown
April 6, 2012 at 9:38 am
Every year I vow the same thing, but like you….I can’t help but desperately get my hopes up!
Claire @ livingspreethegoodlife
April 6, 2012 at 11:07 pm
So this is random but I ran across your blog because I was looking for another friend’s blog who lives in Boston. And we both have frenchies!!!! I used to live in Boston (Back Bay) for 5 years before I moved down to Virginia and I can’t wait to move back up 🙂
Can’t wait to read more!
Molly Galler
April 8, 2012 at 11:04 am
When Bobby Valentine was hired the thing I was most excited about was the puns and play on words the media would use throughout the season. Thank you for kicking it off right with your post title!
Betsy
April 8, 2012 at 11:35 am
I was at that game in 2004 down in Baltimore!! So fun.
While I always want to see my team be successful, I was so disappointed after last year (remember how the season started?) that they need to earn back my loyalty. Haha. And, the loss yesterday didn’t help!
Nicole Losada
April 21, 2012 at 6:49 pm
I’m so glad I’m not the only one! I gave up on them last year and assured myself I would NOT get roped into this season again. But then there was the 100th anniversary and I realized I just couldn’t give up on them. So I dug my Red Sox shirt out of the bottom of my dresser and here I am…they better not let us down again!