The Boston Red Sox Rock

Although I am admittedly the world’s biggest Boston Celtics fan (even though they haven’t won anything of significance in two decades) I have to admit that it wasn’t until the Boston Red Sox’ stirring postseason run in 2004 which culminated in the team’s first World Series title in 86 years, that I have become a semi-faithful follower of the Red Sox and their extraordinarily faithful legion of diehard fans better known as the “Red Sox Nation.”

At any rate, I don’t profess to be the biggest Red Sox fan, or even, overall baseball fan, around and have admittedly had several on-again, off-again love affairs with numerous baseball clubs throughout my three decades of baseball observing.

However, I must admit that, barring my occasional overall lack of interest in Major League Baseball, the Red Sox have managed to capture my attention – and faithful rooting – longer than nearly any other team besides the “Bash Brother” led Oakland A’s of the late 80s. Of course it helps when the team the Red Sox gets the most pleasure out of beating is the globally loved – and loathed – New York Yankees – a team I despise as much as any Red Sox lifer.

Even the equally stunning – and underdog uplifting - World Series victory by the Chicago White Sox last season – doesn’t seem to have stemmed the tide of fanatical Sox fans that live and die with the team’s every move.

Now that the 2006 season is firmly underway with nearly seven weeks having passed since opening day, it’s time for a review and sneak peek at the remainder of the 2006 season that the Red Sox hope will lead them back to the pinnacle of postseason success.