BOSTONIANS CELEBRATE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH CITYWIDE PARADE

BOSTONIANS CELEBRATE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH CITYWIDE PARADE
By Andrew Benjamin




BOSTON – A lively crowd of the thousands gathered near Fenway Park on a mild, sunny day to celebrate the Red Sox championship win against the Colorado Rockies with a parade.

The audience included people of all ages from babies to senior citizens. As well, blacks, whites, Asians, Indians, and other races mingled with one another with one common connection: to celebrate the win of the Red Sox.

The gatherers eagerly awaited the starting of the amphibious duck boats, which would not only be carrying the baseball players, but the Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys.

Many people came out dressed for the occasion. Most dominant were Red Sox shirts and caps, however there was the occasional atypical style of clothing. One lady paraded around dressed up as a lobster, complete with antennae on her head and claws on her hands.

When the first duck boat started, the crowd went wild with excitement. People started cheering and taking pictures of the baseball players who were riding on the duck boat. As the other boats started to go, chants of “Red Sox” flooded the area.

“I’ve never been happier to be a Red Sox fan,” said Michael Kirzinger of Boston.

“It’s one thing to win once, but another to in a row with a sweep.”

When the boats had gotten through, a small amount of the crowd dispersed, but there were still hundreds who stayed and hundreds more who joined and continued to follow the duck boats up to City Hall Plaza.

At one point, left-fielder Manny Ramirez grabbed a microphone to thank the many Red Sox fans who came out to support the Red Sox.

"You guys are the best fans in the whole world," Ramirez said, which was followed by chants of “Manny.”

When the crowd reached City Hall Plaza, where it frew largest, Jonathan Papelbon, the closer for the Red Sox, slipped on a kilt and did his infamous jig, to the delight of Red Sox fans.

Compared to Sunday’s post-game celebration in Kenmore Square, which led to numerous arrests, today’s’ audience was much calmer and more respectful of the Boston Police Department’s presence. Notwithstanding that, a few arrests were made.

“There’s always going to be at least one out-of-control person who does something stupid and can possibly ruin it for everyone else,” one officer of the Boston Police Department said who asked not to be named.

One citizen of Boston, who came out with her 3-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter (the husband was at work), felt that the crowd was not as rowdy.

“I feel this one was much safer than Sunday’s celebration,” said Michelle, a resident of Boston.

“I made sure that my children were home then and didn’t go outside even though they begged me to.”

When the festivities were over, the crowd dispersed in an orderly fashion. There was no need for police to herd them back the other way. Not all Red Sox fans were done, though. There was another item on the agenda which many fans partook: Free tacos.