20041October 27th, 65438, the day that Boston Red Sox fans have been waiting for has finally arrived-their beloved team broke the spell of Bambino, defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 in four games and won the first world championship since 19 18.
And the journey there. After losing three games to the pesky new york Yankees, the Red Sox rallied and won the pennant, which was one of the greatest comeback in the history of the sport. After enjoying the sweet victory for a few days (and greeting each other with the cheerful cry of "Yankee sucks"! "Every Red Sox fan knows that the fear of resignation has quietly returned. At the end of the season, it's not unusual for your intestines to be ripped off, not only for red Sox fans, but for everyone except one team.
For the Red Sox, they all have a spell of nearly a hundred years (from 1920 to 65438+ 10, the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees). The Yankees had never won a world championship before winning Ruth. They won 26 world championships.
As for the 19 18 World Championships, there are many reasons to pay attention to. First of all, the two teams (Red Sox and Cubs) have experienced a huge drought in a row. Although the Cubs entered the World Series after 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938 and 1945, more than a century has passed and the Cubs are still waiting. This was the last game between the Cubs and the Red Sox in 87 years. Until 2005, they had three halftime games.
All this shows us the Stars and Stripes and its traditions. Major League Baseball Games of America, 19 18 World Major League Baseball Games.
At the sports meeting, patriotism is unprecedentedly high, especially large-scale sports events are places to show unity and patriotism to some extent. "The Stars and Stripes" was played in sports events as early as the end of 19, but this song consolidated its position in sports in this special autumn American entertainment.
The war forced * * * to recruit players for service in the summer. According to the "work or fight" order, the baseball team was told to finish the season before Labor Day. Therefore, the 19 18 World Series became the first (until today) event to be held completely in September. In addition, a bomb of the anti-capitalist alliance "Industrial Workers of the World" recently blew up the federal building in Chicago, killing four people and injuring 30 others. One of the series games
It's on in Chicago. Because of the fear and seriousness of the explosion, some fans stayed away from the stadium. Of the 30,000 seats, only 1.9 million seats are full.
When shellfish viruses use masterpieces to deal with their cubs, fans still maintain an overwhelming advantage in their seats. In the last game of the seventh inning, because the Red Sox got nothing, the owner of the Chicago team arranged for a military band to play the Stars and Stripes in the seventh inning.
When playing the first note, the fans began to hum, and then they sang together. Freddie thompson, the third baseman of the Red Sox and a marine, stood quietly, saluting the other players and urging them to do the same. Finally, the crowd came alive. At the end of the song, cheers broke out in the stands. The Cubs will lose the game, but the media reported how the fans followed the Stars and Stripes.
Excited by the performance, first the song was taken over by several people, and then others joined in. When the last note sounded, a long melody rolled by. At the end of the game, the audience burst into thunderous applause and the air cheered, which marked the highest point of the whole day's enthusiasm.
In the next two games in Chicago, the Cubs management asked the military band to play the Stars and Stripes again in the seventh inning. The crowd was very happy and fans began to appear, hoping to be part of the patriotic show. The World Series moved to Boston, and the Red Sox refused to be surpassed. Before the game, the banner was moved and used to welcome the injured veterans, who had obtained free tickets for the game. Thus, a sports tradition was born. The Cubs became a major team in Major League Baseball in the1980s, and later became an important force in my baseball game. )
The Red Sox will continue to win the World Series 2-4, and, as mentioned above, until today in the history of 2004,
It was not until 193 1 that President Hoover signed a law declaring that the Stars and Stripes would always be called the national anthem. But it was not until the autumn of 19 18 that the stars and stripes were permanently associated with American entertainment.