After basking in the afterglow of the absolute best day that I've ever had in terms of traffic, I figured I'd continue with the Red Sox postings. It's not like I have a lot of other material banging on the doors to get out.
I always like to look for hindsight coincidences, because either I'm good at constructing them, or there really are odd things where events arrange themselves to lead to an interesting conclusion. Some time last week, and prior to the completion of the ALCS comeback, a card arrived in the mail from Best Buy. It was addressed to me, and announced that I was now a subscriber to Sports Illustrated. OK, I said. That's nice. It'll join Computer Gaming World on the list of "Magazines I Don't Subscribe To But Which Come Anyways".
Fast forward to two days ago. The Red Sox win the World Series, and I start trying to preserve the newspaper coverage of the event. (Yes, I'm going to call the Boston Globe and ask them about buying a copy of the celebratory paper; surely to God they'll have extras printed.) I go to the mailbox yesterday, and pick up the contents, idly leafing through them. Lo and behold, an issue of Sports Illustrated had arrived, and it was the mid-point of the World Series issue. Boston's Mark Bellhorn is flying over top of St. Louis' Mike Matheny in Game Two on the cover, and I'll probably try to have the thing framed.
It simply happened that way. I never lifted a finger to subscribe, and this near-perfect condition magazine arrives in my mailbox the day after the victory, free of charge. How's that for strange?
On top of all that, Curt Schilling had something nice to say about the re-election of the President. This is, of course, a good thing, even if it's a complete surprise to me. (Come off it. Schilling pitched in Philadelphia, home of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Children for years were taught to pray for the Republican Party, the Girard Bank, and the PRR. Are you really surprised? --Ed.) John Kerry's team, my foot. Hopefully, Massachusetts has used up all its fall luck, and the Senator will be sent home to ponder the folly of his run.
(Meanwhile, registration is still closed at the fora of Red Sox Nation.)
Posted by Country Pundit at October 29, 2004 02:05 AM