On Monday, our beloved Boston Red Sox came to town to take on the Oakland A’s. Avi couldn’t have been more excited, so he put on his Sox socks, donned his Sox hat, dressed mom and dad in their Sox gear, asked Aunt Debbie if he could borrow her foam finger, and invited mom, dad, and seven of his closest friends (one of whom turned out to be an A’s fan!?!) to the game. Avi cheered on the Sox like a pro but it was his first game, so he made some rookie errors. For starters, he forgot to bring his own peanuts (like Zayda told him) and also forgot that it got colder when the sun went down (though mom brought warm clothes). The costliest error was that he also didn’t know that they stop serving beer in the 7th inning (oh, the adorable innocence!), so he was left dry in the home stretch—a fate so unbearable that he just gave up and went to sleep.
Sadly, the Sox lost. Those of us hardened by years of fan-dom are used to such an outcome but mom and dad were worried about the impact it might have on the Innocent One. Fortunately, Avi fell asleep before the end of the game, so his youthful Sox innocence remained intact. We’ve posted a special slideshow in the photo gallery, complete with a video of the Little Fan sleeping through “Take Me Out To the Ballgame” (a song mom thought was actually named the “Seventh Inning Stretch Song”). Enjoy!
Go Sox!!
