With a 6-1 flattening of the Cardinals tonight, the Red Sox won the first World Series clinched at Fenway Park since 1918.
Here's a video, taken from the crowd, of the game's last few minutes. It gets tense, tense, tense, and then explodes.
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On-field euphoria quickly segued to the Champagne Stage.
David Ortiz, sounding the Horn of Gondor
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David Ortiz, sounding the Horn of Gondor
Six months ago, the city was strangely empty, locked down during the hunt for the perpetrators of the April 15 marathon bombing attacks.
Tonight, tens (hundreds?) of thousands took to the streets in happier circumstances.
Some gravitated toward the finish line of the marathon, where the bombs had gone off.
Hundreds of people running up Boylston St across the Marathon finish line cheering #BostonStrong. Thank you Sox!
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Hundreds of people running up Boylston St across the Marathon finish line cheering #BostonStrong. Thank you Sox!
A writer from Deadspin happened across a cat dressed as Superman. The cat was stoked.
Twerps overturned at least one car, as twerps will do, but there are (as of yet) no reports of widespread violence.
With 3 a.m. approaching, the party was still going at Fenway, and no doubt elsewhere.
That is Ryan Dempster throwing off the Fenway mound at 2:53am
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That is Ryan Dempster throwing off the Fenway mound at 2:53am
