It's finally over

Normally, I write humor, but today I just want to soak in the moment of a Red Sox World Series win. 

The 2013 World Series Red Sox will not be characterized by high paid free agents, big contracts or superstars.  Instead they were a scruffy, scrappy, and tenacious group of men who wanted it bad enough to overcome the odds. 

They had:

Beaten the Division:
Beaten the Tampa Bay Rays:
Beaten the Detroit Tigers:
Beaten the St. Louis Cardinals:

The playoffs today promise a vicious cycle of competition and exhaustion as you face obstacle after obstacle.  This was not an easy run.  Shane Victorino was always playing hurt.  David Ross and Salty were pretty banged up by the end and certainly everyone on the team was exhausted.  Yet, they played with their hearts and heads, made mistakes and battled everything.  There were no single superstars although the Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara might be in that light -- despite the fact he's 38.  David Ortiz had a monster year despite being up there in years himself.  John Lackey was tough despite overcoming Tommy John surgery.  John Lester finally found his stride after battling himself half the year.  The list goes on and on but the point is this -- The Boston Red Sox proved you don't need ridiculous free agent contracts to get a good team together -- you just need a team.