NO. R-85. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING
THE 2004 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WORLD CHAMPION BOSTON
RED SOX.
(H.C.R.51)
Offered by: Representatives DePoy of Rutland City, Obuchowski of
Rockingham, Hube of Londonderry, Adams of Hartland, Allaire
of Rutland City, Allard of St. Albans Town, Ancel of Calais,
Aswad of Burlington, Atkins of Winooski, Baker of West
Rutland, Barnard of Richmond, Bartlett of Dover, Bohi of
Hartford, Bostic of St. Johnsbury, Botzow of Pownal, Branagan of
Georgia, Brooks of Montpelier, Canfield of Fair Haven, Chen of
Mendon, Clark of St. Johnsbury, Clark of Vergennes, Clarkson of
Woodstock, Condon of Colchester, Copeland-Hanzas of Bradford,
Cross of Winooski, Darrow of Dummerston, Deen of
Westminster, Donaghy of Poultney, Donahue of Northfield,
Donovan of Burlington, Dostis of Waterbury, Dowland of
Holland, Dunsmore of Georgia, Edwards of Brattleboro, Emmons
of Springfield, Errecart of Shelburne, Evans of Essex, Fallar of
Tinmouth, Fisher of Lincoln, Flory of Pittsford, Frank of
Underhill, French of Randolph, Gervais of Enosburg, Grad of
Moretown, Green of Berlin, Haas of Rochester, Head of
S. Burlington, Heath of Westford, Helm of Castleton, Hosford of
Waitsfield, Houston of Ferrisburgh, Howard of Rutland City,
Howrigan of Fairfield, Hudson of Lyndon, Hunt of Essex,
Hutchinson of Randolph, Jerman of Essex, Jewett of Ripton,
Johnson of South Hero, Johnson of Canaan, Kainen of Hartford,
Keenan of St. Albans City, Kennedy of Chelsea, Kilmartin of
Newport City, Kiss of Burlington, Kitzmiller of Montpelier, Klein
of East Montpelier, Koch of Barre Town, Komline of Dorset,
Krawczyk of Bennington, Kupersmith of S. Burlington, Larocque
of Barnet, Larrabee of Danville, Larson of Burlington, Lawrence
of Lyndon, Leriche of Hardwick, Lippert of Hinesburg,
Livingston of Manchester, Lorber of Burlington, Louras of
Rutland City, Malcolm of Pawlet, Marcotte of Coventry, Marek
of Newfane, Marron of Stowe, Martin of Springfield, Martin of
Wolcott, Masland of Thetford, McAllister of Highgate,
McCullough of Williston, McFaun of Barre Town, McLaughlin of
Royalton, Milkey of Brattleboro, Miller of Shaftsbury, Miller of
Elmore, Minter of Waterbury, Molloy of Arlington, Monti of
Barre City, Mook of Bennington, Morrissey of Bennington,
Myers of Essex, Nease of Johnson, Niquette of Colchester, Nitka
of Ludlow, Nuovo of Middlebury, O’Donnell of Vernon, Orr of
Charlotte, Otterman of Topsham, Parent of St. Albans City,
Partridge of Windham, Peaslee of Guildhall, Pellett of Chester,
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Perry of Richford, Peterson of Williston, Pillsbury of Brattleboro,
Potter of Clarendon, Pugh of S. Burlington, Randall of Troy,
Reese of Pomfret, Rodgers of Glover, Rusten of Halifax,
Schiavone of Shelburne, Seibert of Norwich, Severance of
Colchester, Shand of Weathersfield, Sharpe of Bristol, Shaw of
Derby, Smith of New Haven, Sunderland of Rutland Town,
Sweaney of Windsor, Symington of Jericho, Tracy of Burlington,
Trombley of Grand Isle, Valliere of Barre City, Westman of
Cambridge, Winters of Swanton, Winters of Williamstown,
Young of Orwell and Zuckerman of Burlington.
Offered by: Senator Ayer of Addison District, Senator Bartlett of Lamoille
District, Senator Campbell of Windsor District, Senator Collins of
Franklin District, Senator Doyle of Washington District, Senator
Dunne of Windsor District, Senator Gander of Windham District,
Senator Illuzzi of Essex-Orleans District, Senator Kittell of
Franklin District, Senator Leddy of Chittenden District, Senator
Lyons of Chittenden District, Senator Maynard of Rutland
District, Senator Sears of Bennington District, Senator Shepard of
Bennington District, Senator Starr of Essex-Orleans District,
Senator Welch of Windsor District, Senator White of Windham
District and Senator Wilton of Rutland District.
Whereas, the curse of the Bambino has haunted the Boston Red Sox,
torpedoing its World Series aspirations, since the team sold ace pitcher George
Herman “Babe” Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1919, and
Whereas, on October 16, 2003, just when it seemed the curse was over, the
Red Sox Nation could only sit and watch as Aaron Boone became the latest
Yankee to renew the common saying “wait ‘til next year,” and
Whereas, in the closing weeks of 2004, the Red Sox compiled a remarkable
42-17 record to reduce a 10-1/2 game Yankees’ advantage to as little as 2-1/2
games, and
Whereas, all of these stunning late season victories guaranteed the Red Sox
a postseason slot for the second consecutive year, and
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Whereas, the ball players from Bean Town swept their first opponent, the
Anaheim Angels, in three games, setting up the coveted rematch with their
arch-rivals, the New York Yankees, and
Whereas, past history was revisited as the Red Sox lost the series’ first three
games and were trailing in the eighth inning of game four by a score of 4-2,
and
Whereas, with Yankee set-up man Tom Gordon on the mound, the Red Sox
offense sprung to life when David Ortiz slammed a homerun, and
Whereas, with no time to spare, Red Sox pinch-runner, Dave Roberts, stole
second base and came around to score on Bill Mueller’s single to tie the game
at 4-4 and force the game into extra innings, and
Whereas, the Red Sox bullpen did its job by not allowing any runs in the
next three innings, and
Whereas, in the 12th inning, with a runner on base, David “Big Papi” Ortiz
hit a homerun into the right field bullpen for a stunning Red Sox win, and
Whereas, game five was another endurance contest, lasting until the 14th
inning when David Ortiz’s heroism prevailed as he batted home Johnny
Damon from second base, sending the series back to Yankee Stadium, and
Whereas, in game six, the Red Sox sent Curt Schilling to the mound for a
performance that will become Red Sox lore, as he defeated the Yankees 4-2
despite his right ankle being temporarily sutured and his sock bloodied, and
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Whereas, in the decisive seventh game, Johnny Damon drove in an
American League championship series’ record six runs, and Bosox Derek
Lowe pitched an impressive evening of baseball as the Red Sox completed an
improbable and unimaginable comeback to earn a chance at the World Series
crown, and
Whereas, David Ortiz was named the series’ most valuable player in
recognition of his on-field heroics, and
Whereas, the Red Sox then faced their World Series opponents from 1946
and 1967, the St. Louis Cardinals, confident that the new century would prove
kinder to their cause, and
Whereas, the team’s dream of winning its first World Series since 1918 was
realized due to the productive bat of World Series Most Valuable Player
Manny Ramirez and the pitching of Derek Lowe who won an unprecedented
third playoff clinching victory, and
Whereas, three days later, approximately three million people lined the
parade route in Boston to cheer on their heroes, who had now truly
accomplished the “impossible dream,” now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly congratulates the Boston Red Sox on the team’s
historic 2004 World Series Championship, and be it further
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Resolved: That the secretary of state be directed to send a copy of this
resolution to Boston Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein at Fenway Park
in Boston.
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