This contest has really opened my eyes to so many people who share the same passion towards the Red Sox and the game of baseball. I am so thankful to have met everyone that I have, and to have had the opportunity to communicate with so many great people who have shown their support for me. I have gotten so many thoughts of luck and support that it truly is touching and something that I will always carry with me for the rest of my life. There has also been a lot of great ideas that people have for the Red Sox organization. I want it to be clear that as President, I would consider it my obligation to listen to everyone’s ideas and be a spokesperson for them when relaying the ideas to the organization. We are all fans and friends of the Red Sox, and we are all on the same side. My job would simply be to unite all of the thoughts, concerns, and ideas into one united voice. Again, I greatly appreciate all of the feedback that I have had on my blog, so keep the comments coming!

As far as the Sox are concerned, we really need to put together a good in streak to end the season. We must stay completely supportive of them and come out as strong as Red Sox Nation ever has during these last few series here at home. They have made the playoffs, and they should have full confidence that no matter who they will face that they have all of the weapons necessary to defeat them. There is no team in the league who can put together a starting pitching rotation like ours, and when our offense is clicking, it doesn’t matter who is on the mound for the opposition. I am very excited to see what this October will bring, and how this race for the AL East will play out against the Yankees. At this point, what more can a baseball fan ask for?

We all started the countdown last Spring, and now it’s starting to come close to single digits. October is just 2 weeks away, and in Boston and the rest of the baseball world that means a heck of a lot more than the fact it’s time to start putting out Halloween decorations. It seems that the quality of my days are directly correlated with the ever-fluctuating number of games the Sox hold over the Yankees. Even a half game difference changes the way I measure my half-glass of milk in the morning. I am very excited to have September be the time to start this blog and to make a push to become the first President of Red Sox Nation. It’s going to be a stressful time in the weeks ahead, but somehow it seems that  Red Sox Nation relishes in that stress, and I am looking forward to the extra work that my heart will have to do to accomodate for this time.

Of course, my glass of milk this morning was half full. Not only did we maintain a breathable lead in the standings, but the wait is over. So it may not have been an 86-year-old wait filled with terrible heartbreak and sorrow time and time again, but finally David Ortiz was located in the center of a jumping pit at home plate under the magical lights of Fenway Park. The vision of that mayhem seemed to fill a little piece that was missing from the Red Sox season thus far. Not only that, but it came at a perfect time, with the Red Sox and Yankees continuing their rivalry in the series coming up this weekend. Ortiz now has the monkey off his back that seemed to be nagging him all season in ninth inning situations where we were all used to seeing that sweet swing and the white ball disappearing into fans waiting in chaos. Now he can go into this final stretch to reach the playoffs with no distractions and the confidence that he can come through (nevermind the torn miniscus and sore shoulder).

Now all we can do is wait in anticipation for 7:05pm (most nights) and watch what unfolds.