Thursday, May 15, 2014

Joshua Ferris’ ‘To Rise Again at a Decent Hour’: A Red Sox Fan’s Search for Faith

Joshua Ferris' 'To Rise Again at a Decent Hour': A Red Sox Fan's Search for FaithBy on

For 86 years, “the curse of the Bambino” made the simple task of being a fan of the Boston Red Sox into something truly epic: beyond faith, a downright poetic symphony of man’s perseverance in the face of struggle, as the Red Sox were invariably contenders who managed to lose it in the last minute in increasingly comic and tragic ways (i.e., the ball rolling through Bill Buckner’s legs in ’86). 
But in 2004, they won the World Series, breaking the curse with a wild come-from-behind run (they were three games behind) against the most evil of villains, the Yankees.
It was a miracle so amazing that it made the World Series sweep into a bit of an afterthought and changed the whole plot of the Farrelly Brothers’ film Fever Pitch, starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon. … Read More

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