I love the Sox.... I have been following them since I went to my first game at 7 years old. I have met Jim Rice on a number of occasions and have been inside the Sox clubhouse for buisness (although it was work, it wasn't THAT big of a chore.... )
Quick story that seems unrelated but not: Last October, I was at my grandmothers house, and as I was leaving, I decided to stop at my uncles across the street. He is a night owl, and is always up late. I saw the lights on, so I decided to just go over. As I walked thru the front gate, I see my aunt walk in front of the door towards the kitchen. I go up to the door and knock. As soon as I do, the lights go out. should I take this as a hint? So I try the door, and it is open. I peek my head inside, and say hello??? No answer. Thats odd. I step in side, shut the door behind me, and say again, hello? Just then the light comes on and down the stairs comes my uncle. He says, how did you get in? I said the door was unlocked. He says impossible, I locked it a half hour ago. I said, well it was unlocked. He says, I was in bed with your aunt, and I heard you calling. I said, sure you wre, I just saw her walk by as I was walking up. He says, Bill, I'm telling you, she is upstairs in bed sleeping. I said, Joe, I JUST saw her walk in front of the door. He said, you prolly saw our ghost. I said what? he said, lets go outsiude so I can smoke, and I'll tell you about it. So we go outside, he shuts the door, and clicks the latch. He then tells me of a ghost that they have in the house. This ghost is an older woman, who my little cosuins see all the time. She tucks them in the middle of the night, and watches over them, she has even said something to my little cousin who couldn't understand what she was saying. I didn't believe it, passing it off as bullshit, him just trying to bust my nutz. Just then, his front door opened. He said watch this, you know I clicked that latch right? That door can't open on its own. He says, shut it, and watch it will open again. I shut the door, click the latch, make sure its tight and step back. We go back to talking and 3 minutes later I am facing the door, I see someone walk by the window, and the door opened by itself AGAIN. Joe laughed so I walk in ,and there was no one in the downstairs. FREAKY shit. Well, needless to say, I stay clear of his house now....
What does this all mean? Well, I disn't believe in ghosts, till then. I never believed in curses, always attributing it to poor management. But you have to admit, that something is at work here against the team. whether its a curse of the Bambino, or whatever....I just hope they finally break it one year. Fans of the Sox who have gone thier whole lives without a WS championship like my grandfather, I think he deserves to see them win in his lifetime, being a die hard fan and all for 80 years.....
Quick story that seems unrelated but not: Last October, I was at my grandmothers house, and as I was leaving, I decided to stop at my uncles across the street. He is a night owl, and is always up late. I saw the lights on, so I decided to just go over. As I walked thru the front gate, I see my aunt walk in front of the door towards the kitchen. I go up to the door and knock. As soon as I do, the lights go out. should I take this as a hint? So I try the door, and it is open. I peek my head inside, and say hello??? No answer. Thats odd. I step in side, shut the door behind me, and say again, hello? Just then the light comes on and down the stairs comes my uncle. He says, how did you get in? I said the door was unlocked. He says impossible, I locked it a half hour ago. I said, well it was unlocked. He says, I was in bed with your aunt, and I heard you calling. I said, sure you wre, I just saw her walk by as I was walking up. He says, Bill, I'm telling you, she is upstairs in bed sleeping. I said, Joe, I JUST saw her walk in front of the door. He said, you prolly saw our ghost. I said what? he said, lets go outsiude so I can smoke, and I'll tell you about it. So we go outside, he shuts the door, and clicks the latch. He then tells me of a ghost that they have in the house. This ghost is an older woman, who my little cosuins see all the time. She tucks them in the middle of the night, and watches over them, she has even said something to my little cousin who couldn't understand what she was saying. I didn't believe it, passing it off as bullshit, him just trying to bust my nutz. Just then, his front door opened. He said watch this, you know I clicked that latch right? That door can't open on its own. He says, shut it, and watch it will open again. I shut the door, click the latch, make sure its tight and step back. We go back to talking and 3 minutes later I am facing the door, I see someone walk by the window, and the door opened by itself AGAIN. Joe laughed so I walk in ,and there was no one in the downstairs. FREAKY shit. Well, needless to say, I stay clear of his house now....
What does this all mean? Well, I disn't believe in ghosts, till then. I never believed in curses, always attributing it to poor management. But you have to admit, that something is at work here against the team. whether its a curse of the Bambino, or whatever....I just hope they finally break it one year. Fans of the Sox who have gone thier whole lives without a WS championship like my grandfather, I think he deserves to see them win in his lifetime, being a die hard fan and all for 80 years.....