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They headed into the grandstand for their seats along the first-base line. From the beginning, the crowd stood and sat in unison, verbally abused the Yanks and endlessly chanted "RAAAH-GAAAH, RAAA-GAAAH" to taunt The Rocket. The game went their way until New York plated a few in the fourth and Pedro threw a heater at Karim Garcia's head. Then, for all the wrong reasons, the game became one for the ages. In Kevin's words, "This is better than I thought it was gonna be."
Boston slugger Manny Ramirez led off the next inning, and Clemens buzzed one high & tight on him. Both benches cleared and on the periphery a Sox player threw a Yankees coach to the ground. No one knew what happened, so everyone around got on cell phones to find out. Then a guy shouted, "Pedro threw Zimmah!" Bill said, "I just hope they start playin' again, because I gotta wait till the end of the game to use the bathroom."
From there, not one, but two Yanks fans were thrown out of the Rabbett's section. Beer sales were cut off, and one fan yelled, "Fenway can't handle its lickah." The stands were rowdy, and in the midst of it all, Kevin winked, smiled and said, "This ain't as bad as it used to be in the '70s."
New York's slim margin held up going into the bottom of the 9th, when something strange happened. Security and Yankees ran towards the Yanks' bullpen. There was a scuffle, and Karim Garcia hopped the right-field wall to get after somebody. Everyone assumed a crazed Boston fan had gone into the pen, but none was to be found. The crowd was confused, and the electricity that had been coursing through Fenway just moments before was totally gone. Mo Rivera set the Sox down 1-2-3, and that was that. Yanks 4, BoSox 3.
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10/3/07 11:08 PM
The Yankees win. It is their fate.
I must admit. The Bosox have choking down to an artform. I just hope the Angels don't knock them off, this year.