World Series champs!

YEA!!!! Go Sox... what an amazing year... and an amazing team...Absolutely fantastic...

Holy cow, Youk, the party's barely started and you're blogging already?!! I'm impressed! Seriously -- thanks and congratulations to you and the team for the big win! It was awesome in '04, and just as sweet today! From a Red Sox Nation couple partying in PA.

Youk, what a season; what an October!! Thank you SO much for your hard work out there on the field, for playing every game with intensity and with your heart on your sleeve, and for sharing your love of the game with us fans on your blog. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Congrats on winning the WORLD SERIES! May you play your entire career in Boston!! Please tell all the guys CONGRATS FOR ME. I look forward to bringing my two girls to Fenway for the FIRST TIME EVER next year! When I bring my girls to FENWAY would it be possible to get all the players and coaches autographs??? That would be SO COOL! My youngest loves BIG PAPI! Everytime you guys play and I can watch on TV she goes "WHERE'S PAPI??". Please help RED SOX NATION in getting MIKE LOWELL RE-SIGNED! HE IS WORTH THE MONEY! My Christmas wish is to keep ALL OF YOU TOGETHER! You guys have GREAT CHEMISTRY! Please tell Mike THANK YOU FROM THIS RED SOX FAN AND FROM RSN! Please let management know that signing A-ROD WOULD BE THE BIGGEST MISTAKE IN THE HISTORY OF THE RED SOX! $27 TO 30 MIL A YEAR is way too much to waste on someone who CANNOT perform in the playoffs! A-rod will completely destroy the team! Enjoy the off season! Have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR! MAY YOUR WEDDING DAY FOR YOU AND YOUR BRIDE-TO-BE BE THE MOST SPECIAL DAY OF YOUR LIVES! THANK YOU FROM GLENN IN LA!

THANK YOU Youk and all the Red Sox!

I think that being a Red Sox fan is less of a sports thing and more of a family thing for much of RSN. When you hear a member of RSN talk about the Red Sox, there seems to always be a familial reference: "I'm a third generation fan - my dad and grandfather", "fourth generation", "it hurts that my grandfather, uncle, father, etc. didn't live to see them win", "my favorite memory is taking my son to his first Sox game" or in my case, I wish my father had lived to witness the two teams he dreamed of for so many years.

We really are a family and the patriarch is the Red Sox. The players may change, the front office may rotate and the park even evolves – but the simple phrase, "The Red Sox" will always mean the same thing to us. It's that member of your extended family that you don't see for much of the year, but when the reunion occurs every spring - it's as if you were never apart.

In that way, tonight and the coming days are a celebratory farewell dinner with our favorite uncle, the Red Sox - but just for now. We'll see him in the spring again... and it will be like we never parted.

Thank you Red Sox!

Congrats Youk!

I'm impressed with the blogging along with all the partying!

Kudos to you and all your fellow teammates. Great job on coming back from being down 3-1 and then sweeping the World Series 4-0!

I've loved every at-bat you've had all season because every time, it's been productive. You're a player that loves the game before any of the other extraneous stuff in baseball, we as Red Sox fans and baseball fans love you for it.

I can't wait to see you next year, but as an angst-filled Red Sox fan, I want to see your fellow team mate Mike Lowell getting those outs at third!

So, if you can do us Red Sox Nation a HUGE favor, can you get this petition out to as many people you know? Sounds like a silly request, but hey, I might as well try you know?

http://www.petitiononline.com/mikelwel/

Thank man! And congrats again! You deserve that World Series ring!

See you next season!

From a Yankees fan, congratulations and enjoy it. You and your whole team clearly earned it, and won in impressive fashion.
http://heartlandpinstripes.mlblogs.com/

Youk!
This is absolutely amazing! Your only doubters were not fans, and certainly not woth listening to! What a GREAT Year. You guys have made the Nation Strong. Proof is here, A new legacy is here. A Dynasty. You will be on top for many years to come. Thank You very, Very much for 2007. It was INCREDIBLE! Have a SUPER Party.

Congratulations from a Sox fan all the way from Malaysia! :)

Good thing I took the morning off from work. :)

Thanks for a great season!

Felcicitaions !!!!

I'm a fench and I'm Red Sox fan ... i saw all the World series game in live (start at 2 O'clock at the morning) ...

I'm very happy and congratulation ....

MERCI pour cette saison

kevin, i personally hold you responsible for losing my voice for like the fifth time this season... screaming "YOOOOOUUUK" is wicked taxing on the vocal cords... but you know what? Totally worth it. Thank you guys for another great year- GO SOX!!!

oh my goshh.. this is amazing! congrats youk, and the rest of the team!! YOU GUYS ARE AWSOME!!! cangrats to Mikey Lowell on MVP! we love you guys sooo much! thanks for everything that you've done this year!! ive never been soo proud to be a Red Sox fan!!

Congratulations Youk and all of the Red Sox Team !!! you guys are the greatest. What a Great World Series . Knew you would pull it off. Been a fan all my life, nothing can change my dedication to RSN . Looking forward to next year, the intensity, joy, sadness, and the love that pours out of your team. Thanks for the tears tonight ,it made me even prouder . For I was shedding tears myself, so I know they were of joy!!!! ..... Hey I pray we get to keep that other great player on the Sox team .....Mike Lowell, sure hate to see you guys have to go against him next year. He is also one of the RSN gems. Love to all of you guys, inculding Terry Francona, great insight on his part.

Congratulations Youkilis and to all the Red Sox's!! You guys played amazing this year and throughout the post season. I currently live in Guam so I didn't get to see every game, but I got to see the big ones and when I couldn't my brother's were texting me the scores. It was great to see you guys do it again. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and my families. I look forward to next year and being able to be back in the States to watch you and the whole Red Sox team. Enjoy this moment!!!

Congratulations to the Sox. Been an amazing year. Glad you wrapped it up last night. Don't know how many nights I could have stayed up (but I would have) until midnight or later--have to be up at 4:45 for work. Enjoy the off season. May the Sox NOT sign A-Rod!!!

You guys more than earned this, Youk!

Congratulations and thank you!

Congratulations from the entire DeMasi family originally from Norwood. We are spread around the country but continue to be part of RSN. This was a great baseball year from opening day to last night. Have a great off season

Congratulations Kev and all you boys. You did it, the hard work paid off, 177 games and you have earned the right to be called Champions!!! You are indeed the best in baseball and the fans thank you. I'll be at the parade, making the 3 hour trip down from VT to soak up the excitement as we did in '04 and I hope YOU are the one that brings the trophy up to our neck of the woods in the near future. What a year you had, the team had, the fans had. Hats off to mgmt but you boys deserve the credit, went out and got it done. And a special thanks to you Youk for keeping us in the loop, giving us a player's perspective all year. You did a **** of a job!! Enjoy your success that you so richly deserve boys. 2007 World Champs!!!! How sweet it is!

Congratulations to you and the rest of the World Champions. Thank-you for a great season. Looking forward to cheering my heart out again next year.

Congratulations Youk and the amazing Boston Red Sox! I've been following this team all my life and it feels great to win again! Youk, love your "get dirty" style of play. Hard work does pay off. By the way, great job at first this year... you're the best. Hope you have many more years in Boston! Enjoy the celebration!

What a team! What a year! I've been with the team all the way suffering many night with little sleep but it was worth it! Maybe next year I'll actually get to see a game. See you at Spring Training!!!!!

Congrats Youk! All your hard work has payed off - again. Keep on sweatin' !

Congratulations!!! What a terrific year. Thank you for giving that to the fans. Enjoy the celebration. Those of us living afar will have to settle with channeling our good wishes from a distance.

Congratulations to best team EVER! I watched every game played this seaseon, and knew from the start; that we would be here in the end! You guys are truely the best, and you proved it. I cannot wait til april so we can do it all over again.Thank you Kevin Youkilis, for being the first base animal you are! Lets go Sox in 2008!!!!!

Thank you so much. I live in Colorado and am a diehard red sox fan. I'm in 7th grade and sadly, everyone else in my grade seemed to want the Rockies to win. I took so much garbage from them it wasn't even funny. But now it's my turn to have a little fun and it's all thanks to you and the rest of the team. Again, THANK YOU YOUUUUK!

Congrats!!!!!!!!!! This has been a great year!!!!!!!!! Don't sign A-Rod we want Mike back!

kevin youkie you are my hero... if one day i ever meet you.... which i will.... it will be the greatest day of my life! so uhh... how about taking a trip to south florida sometime soon? :]

Wow. A die-hard blogger on the best team in baseball. Now THAT rocks. You guys are amazing. Keep celebrating. You deserve it.

WORLD SERIES CHUMPS!!!!

It's a sad day in professional sports when a bunch of overrated punks like the Red Sox win a championship!

What an ugly bunch too!

Hey guys Congratulations. Finally a new Dynasty has emerged to take center stage and we now can look forward to many more rings in the future. You showed that with heart, youth and veterans sprinkled all around, a team that can be very good for many more years to some. Enjoy this, but be aware that it won't be your last one. Now is the time for the Redsox to dominate baseball. Chemistry always wins and you have a great chemistry over there. Keep it up.

Please let Manny Delcarmen know that this is Steven, he coached me in Little league last season in Florida. Now we both have a Championship. I am so excited and so happy for him and you guys. Congrats.

2004, October 27th I got the greatest Birthday present in the world! 2007 the day after my Birthday (technically two days) but close enough. You did it again. Congrats to you all. Words just can not express.

Bask and enjoy!

wow i didnt even know about these blogs, looks like i have alot of reading to do. YOUK! you're a hero amongst men congrats man it brings me to tears thinking about the red soxs winning in 2004 and now in 2007. im such a die hard fan and so is my mother, and im so glad we got to see these world series wins in our lifetimes, especially my aunt.

Kevin help a Vetern
Red Sox! HELP 10-29-07

To President Bush, NH governor Lynch, editors, Levenston and Dr Dan Potenza

Written by Peter Macdonald 465 Packersfalls rd Lee NH 03824 603-659-6217

The Red Sox last night won the World Series. The reason this game is even played is because young children give their lives and as a reward they become the unrecognized elite called VETERANS. I am going to ask that the Red Sox take a moment of their time to help a veteran in need. I do not want your money, your title. What I would like is a moment of your time to tell the people of the United States about veterans and what we are. We were the children that protected and defended this nations freedom so individuals could become baseball stars, Drs, Lawyers or anything else.

I came back from my 31 month overseas tour during the Vietnam Conflict 100% permanently disabled. I was injured three times, twice in separate combat support missions. I as an American Advisor did eight convoys to deliver surplus supplies to remote friendly camps in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. Thirty something years after I returned the VA diagnosed me with PTSD because every day since my return in 1974, I relive my first kill in daily flashbacks. I have a head injury, broken back, loss of hearing in both ears and now PTSD. I gave as all other veterans did, now I ask for your help.

I have volunteered everyday to help others since 1974. I ask nothing and want nothing in return. I volunteer because I came back alive. I owe the Veterans Past, Present and future not to let what we gave our lives for to be diminished. “Our Constitution” In 1999 a family from Madbury NH were so desperate they called me because of something I said in a letter to the editor. The Madbury NH selectmen were using government powers to force families that the selectmen did not like out of Madbury. Does this sound like **** Germany. I volunteer to help this family. The selectmen state in public and do not deny the facts under oath to these crimes. A NH judge Peter Fauver violates the Constitution to protect these selectmen. The NH supreme court refuses to hear the case. (2003-0477). The Governor uses the State Police to harass my family at work and home. I am arrested as a terrorist under the “Patriot Act” and lose my freedom for 6 months before the charges are dropped. U.S. Congresswoman Shea-Porter files false police complaints to get me arrested. (detained). The Dover and Lee NH police refuse to allow me to file a complaint against her. She then uses a VA Dr to file commitment orders with out merit to take my freedom. Next the director of the NH VA medical care Mark Levenston stops my VA medical for injuries received in the line of duty. The courts and government have violated the Constitution to intentionally harm a 100% disabled United States Marine. The newspapers censor the facts. I can document everything that I say because I got copies of the paper work.

What I would like is for you to publicly ask “What is happening to a disabled United States Marine in Lee NH. May be then the newspapers and media will tell the entire United States what we gave our lives for is equal protection of the law for every individual even one nobody disabled United States Marine.

I thank you for your help

Peter Macdonald Sgt USMC Semper Fi

YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! I am SO happy for you guys! You all worked so hard and brought it home!! Everyone came together and made it happen. I am so proud of all of you! Congratulations on an awesome season and here's to every seaon that follows!I LOVE you guys so much!! I was laughing, crying and jumping around like an idiot last night! ;) (I am gearing up to go to work and just give a BIG SMILE to all the Yankee fans I am surrounded with at work with who have been downing me all season!!)I wish you all the BEST and may you ALL have a Blessed holiday season to celebrate with family and friends!!!I truly pray we see ALL of you together next season!! Blessed Be :) Polly K.(Rabid Pennsylvania Red Sox Fan!!) xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoox

Kevin, I am ridiculously overjoyed! Hooray!!!! You all did it! You deserve to br MVP of the World Series too. Congrats to Lowell as well. Way to go all of you for remaining humble. So long as that lasts you all will always be better than the Yankees!!!! Hip Hip Hooray!!!!!!!!
Magdalen

Congratulations!

Michael Norton - Some Clubhouse

http://mlblog.someballyard.com

Fantastic run and well deserved to you and the team! If you don't get a Gold Glove for the season, RSN will make heads roll! Pass on my congrats to the team and see you at the Rally!

CONGRATULATIONS WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!!!!

Each and every one of you made this happen.

From April to October you guys never let up. As I sat last night and watched with tears of pride, I felt the energy drain from just holding my breath until that final strike out. NO ONE now could take this 2007 Championship away from this team! I can only imagine how you all must have felt last night as you realized the same thing. Seeing Tek, Papelbon, and Wake in tears after the game last night was the most touching moment of all this season...25 plus guys who started with 1 common goal, worked their butts off, and made their dreams, and ours, come true. You guys are CHAMPIONS in every way. You all played each and every game hard, never got down, and played with class like true champions! Though I have ALWAYS been proud to be a Sox fan, never more so than this morning.. You ARE the BEST TEAM in baseball, have been all year long, and hopefully ALL of you will be back next year to repeat.

I can't wait for you guys to bring that trophy home this afternoon, for our second Rolling Rally, and dance on our field of dreams...where dreams really do come true! Go dance you hearts out...Enjoy every moment of this coming week Youk...yes, I will miss the daily blogs...but THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES!!!!

RED SOX ARE #1!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Youk, Congratulations to you and the entire Red Sox organization. What a year! You cant even begin to wipe the smile off my face especially since I live in NY with a lot of Yankee fans (hahaha). We are all so proud of you guys. What a game and celebration. Hey Youk, please send a message to the front office that we really need to sign Mike Lowell. He is the MVP and deserves a great contract. They just cant let him go now. Thanks for the blog all season long. I looked forward to it especially during the playoffs. How do you find the time? Best of luck in the offseason and enjoy your well deserved time off. See ya in spring training Youuuuuukkkkkkk.

Thank You! It's just as good the second time around. Celebrate as much as you can, and enjoy a well deserved off-season rest. Hope to see all of you back in the Spring!

GO SOX!

Duuuuude! Unbelievably excellent baseball...TEAM baseball, I should say! There are so many popular, big media storylines - Big Poppy's clutch hitting, Mannny-being-Manny, Beckett's dominance, Schilling adding to his post-season lore - that only Red Sox fans understood so much more about the entire picture.

First, since it's your blog, YOU(k) were never "surprisingly" unselfish about the "first base controversy" or hitting like a mad man. We knew you were (like V-tek and Lowell and Coco and the rest of the team) going to accept Francona's ideas and moves because he's that good and deserves a little trust. We also knew you could swing the bat a little and be exceedingly patient

But throw in Lester's triumphant return, the performance of Pedroia and Ellsbury as a testament to the farm system, my man JD doing his part by hitting well in the post season, Coco's ALCS catch while taking the bang, Dice-K coming through and the bull pen (sometimes a little unsteady) anchored by Pap and we see the bigger story; the whole story! Kielty's HR! Wow.

These were the things that we saw, the stories we loved to see unfold and some of the additional highlights that won't make the Sports Center reel. Add in the regular season with Clay's no hitter and Hinske leveling Posada (a personal favorite even though he was out - sorry Jorge) and there was no end to the greatness of this TEAM. TEAMs win titles and you guys showed that sticking together, playing tough and never giving up = success. That's a story that transcends (or maybe exemplifies) this sport. Can't wait for next season but I think I'll try to savor, for my part, this wonderful ending to this year's marvelous season.

BTW, was Beckett a throw-in for the Lowell deal...? KIDDING!!! Sorry, but I have a blasphemous streak! Still, I think there was only surprise about Mikey outside the team...

Have a great off-season!

Can't wait to see everyone back on Boston! When is THE parade??

Congrats Kevin and fellow Red Sox! Here's a invite to celebrate with YOUK. On Nov 10, 2007 KEVIN YOUKILIS HIT'S FOR KIDS A Charitable Organization will be celebrating at Mohegan Suns. The details of the event can be found at www.YouksKids.org click on News & Events. We would love to have you attend. The public and Red Sox Nation is invited!! Email Dino@YouksKids.org with any questions.

GO RED SOX!!!!

Yeaaaaaaaah!!!!

I knew you could do it!

Congrats and thank you from all of the Red Sox fans!

BOSTON RED SOX

2007 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!!!!

Forget A Rod and Scott Boras ... the biggest choker in MLB history is not the story! Your World Series Champs are!

ARod, you better leave the AL, because you wont be seeing the Fall Classic from the field if you stay in this League!!!!

To all of those who say the Sox didnt earn it because of their payroll. Get a *******' clue!

04,07,08,09 .... it starts today!

My hat goess off to Mike Lowell and Jon Lester, but not because of their awesome performances, but because they beat something deadlier than the Angels, Indians and Rockies. For all of us who have either experienced cancer or known someone who has ... Thank You!

See you at the Hall boys!

Hiya Youk!!!!

Thank you SO much for the wonderful series. I live in Alberta Canada, but I grew up in Rhode Island. Since the age of 5 my Dad took me to Fenway park to watch the Bosox, and I grew up loving every single moment, and to this day am a huge fan. Dad passed away in January, but I know he was smiling down at you all and was loving every single moment you provided to us fans! You guys ROCK!!!!

And by the way, YOU have a much nicer goatee than Helton....!!!! :)

Congrats Sir Youkilis!!! You made us all proud!

2 World Championships in my lifetime(62)!!!!
My father lived to be 87 and he only had one (sorry dad, I'm one up on you on this).

Kevin, I want to give you and your teamates a very BIG HIGH FIVE for the great season you guys gave us from the getgo.

We're all proud of the RED SOX!

How Sweep it is!!

Let see now, how many days left till spring training?

Rick

Youk...man..I am ecstatic..overjoyed..proud to be a fan of one of the best, classy, gritty, hard working, never say die group of human beings as the 2007 BoSox..
I had seen a shirt being sold in NYC that said 1918 2004 2090...

well all I have to say to that is..WOW..another 86 years flew by so quickly we hardly aged a bit :] AWESOME!!

this group is built to win..we're the First team in the new century and this decade to win 2 Titles Youk..what an honor..what a distinction..you guys are the defintion of TEAM...no matter who tried to steal your thunder and the spotlight..arrogance and selfishness never lead anywhere..I love Mike Lowell..he was my pick all along even though I wish there were more MVP awards..so many of you contributed in so many different ways..

I am so so so Proud of our team..And here's to more championships before 2010..the end of this decade..let's sweep it all.. :]...can't wait to see you guys back home!!!

Mike Lowell is going to look sweet in pinstripes next year! While A-Rod will be wearing red socks for a long long time! Good luck with that!

We love you guys in Vermont! You've created another fairy tale for school children across the Green Mountains - they are some of your biggest fans. Thank you for playing your hearts out!! Come visit us with the trophy ... we can't wait to celebrate with you!

CONGRATULATIONS, THANK YOU, LOVE YOU (ALL!) & SEE YOU AT THE PARADE.

I am calling in sick tomorrow from my 6th grade teaching job to come up to boston. the drive from PA will be well worth in to bask in the real light of victory. But i could see it shining here all the way from Denver last night. My first period class thanks you all for my good mood and positive attitude for the past week, and honestly... all year!
Well done... 6th grade at Wheatland Middle School loves you all, except for those pesky yankee fans.

CONGRATS TEAM!!
WAY TO GO WORLD SERIES CHAMPS!

WAY TO GO MVP MIKE LOWELL, I KNEW YOU WOULD DO IT!!

Yasher koach, Youk! Thanks for a great season and a great finish. Best team in baseball, no doubt about it. It's good to be a Red Sox fan.

You guys are awesome! Congratulations! I'm so happy for you, and so proud to be a fan. Enjoy your celebration...you deserve it!

Congrats Red Sox! It has been an amazing season and Youk...its fair to say now, you deserve the golden glove for 1st base. Its nice to bring another championship to Boston! Great Job team!

Hey, PWiner; quit yer whining you low-life sack of horse-pucky. First, get a life; then, get used to your team wishing they could be as good as The Boston Red Sox. On the bright side, you have nowhere to go but up. :)

We all are so proud of you guys!!! Great job! I never doubted it all season long! I just knew you were going all the way again!!! Thanks for all your hard work and for all the great games this season. New Hampshire loves you guys!!!
CONGRATULATIONS BRO!!!!!!

youuuuk god u guys rocked!!!!
make sure lowell stay in boston!

we need him, we need schilling, the only play we dont need is a-rod. as red sox fan here in israel i stayed up to watch all of the games ( most of them started around 2 AM) except for 10 so keep up the heat and a repeat next year

The Boston Red Sox have the 2nd highest payroll in baseball so it is no great achievement for them to win the World Series--everyone knows that so the nation is not celebrating with you or thinking this is something great. Watch out Red Sox fans--when the Yankees sign Beckett and Lowell don't be surprised. Are you going to turn on them like you turned on Johnny Damon (Damon is a wonderful person who gave your team his all and you turned on him because he made a personal decision that was best for his family.) You can say what you want about Beckett when he leaves Boston to play for the Yankees, but don't you dare turn on Mike Lowell--he is someone that everyone loves no matter what team we are supporting. Good job Mike!

Not that there's anything wrong with this, but it's pretty safe to assume this Youk entry was written by some Sox PR intern. That's because I went to bed at two last night, while the Sox celebration was still ramping up. And we've seen these guys party. There's no way - NO WAY - Youk partied, drank beer and champagne, smoked stogies, drunk-danced like an elf, and was still able to have a coherent blog online before 8 a.m. No way. Who can say anything - forget write - after a night like that? That is other than to mumble things like, "Whoa . . . oh god . . . my freakin head," or "I'm going to puke," or "Who are you?" Sure, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe this is what makes these guys professional athletes. Maybe their bodies are trained to such an extent, are in such top condition, that they can party like fiends at night and bounce back like nothing happened just hours later. But me? I'd need some serious HGH.

-Dan

http://fansonthefield.mlblogs.com

Anyone who points to payroll and says this is no great achievement is a (m)oron (oh, no offense). In the late 90s, teams like the Orioles, Dodgers and Mets had the highest payrolls in the game outside of the Yanks, and how many titles did they win? The payroll certainly helps. But the team needs to be well-run. The Red Sox are winning now because they are smart about what they do.

-Dan

http://fansonthefield.mlblogs.com

Thank you.

From Red Sox's Nation in the south I feel I can speak on behalf of all Sox nation when I say we are all happy and excited to have our beloved Red Sox's win their second World series in 4 years. Youk, you are a great player and an asset to the Rod Sox organization. Players such as yourself make us all proud to be fans of the Sox's. Enjoy your championship and we look forward to you and the rest of the team defending it in 08. God bless the USA and God bless or Red Sox's.

I think that you are absolutely right fansofthefield. Youk doesn't write entries for this blog. he probably doesn't even read it. I think some idiot name KEVIN MCMAHON writes for Youk. He doesn't post any messages on here but he e-mails me directly when he doesn't like what I say. I think he has a man crush on Youk!

Youk, Congratulations on a team winning WS victory. U and the team worked hard all year and it showed.
Now nobody can say 2004 was a miracle or fluke. the Red sox are World Champs again and r 4 real! All the past suffering is gone.

Thanks; From a Red Sox fan since 1950!

Kevin,
Despite being a Yankee fan, I have to congratulate you and your teammates on a great job this season. You guys showed a lot of guts coming out of the 3-1 hole against Cleveland and kept it going during the series. Congrats again, and well get you next year.

Congratulations Kevin! Thanks for the most enjoyable and exciting season of baseball I've ever seen. I'm so proud of all of you guys! Can't wait til' next season!

As an overseas Indians fan in Israel I would like to congratulate Youk and the Red Sox as the best team in baseball this year and maybe a leader of an era. You beat everybody fair and square with a lot to spare. The Red Sox were my favorite in the World Series for a lot of reasons. Boston is a great city and I have a few good memories from there. My grandmother came from Mass. to Ohio and was a Red Sox fan. Francona's father was a popular and good player with a mediocre Cleveland team in the 60's when I was growing up. But more substantively, the Indians and the Red Sox have in common a team style and player development style combining science and humanity. The Red Sox, like the Indians, are a fine bunch of guys and I wish them well. I just hope our next playoff meeting turns out better for our side.

Youk! You sexy 1st basemen you... I love reading your blogs. I wish I could have been there to celebrate. What a freaking game. What a freaking season!!

I've seen you in person once, it was after the September 16th loss to the Yankees and you guys were getting on the bus. You walked out with the other two hottest players, Varitek, Lowell, and you. I almost passed out. While everyone was getting the rookies autographs, I was stuck staring at all you veterans. You guys need to make a 2008 hot sox player calender. Seriously. Preferably nude, but hey, I'll take shirtless.

Since 1985 (7 years old) I've watched the Red Sox because they were the underdog and bad things kept happening.... being so young I felt soooo bad for them!!! Now 29 and knowing the Sowx aren't underdogs I still Love 'em just the same....... CONGRATS ON SHOWING SOMETIMES GOOD GUYS FINISH FIRST!!!

Congratulations Youk! What a great season! The members of Red Sox Nation all over the world thank all of you for your class and your clutch play. Thank you for making us look forward to and not dread the fall classic. P.S. Help re-sign Mike Lowell.

Congratulations! What an amazing victory sweeping the world series! I knew you guys could do it again. It's been a great season. I really appreciate all your hard work and your heart. Thanks for another awesome year! YOUK, YOU ROCK MY WORLD!!!!

YAH RED SOX!! I have been a big Red Sox fan since my uncles took me to my first game at Fenway in 1978. I now live in Nebraska but my heart is still with the RedSox. My children are all sox fans and my daughter now lives in Mass and goes to the games with her husband and friends. IT was great cheering with her on the phone as we watched all 4 games. When you guys won i think they might have heard me all the way to boston. I am very impressed with the way you guys are like family not just teammates. Heres to another great year!!! GO SOX

YOOOUUUUKKKK!!! If 2004 was for all of my friends and family that were born and died from this world without seeing a red sox world championship---this one's for all the naysayers (mostly ignorant NY Yankee) fans that said it would be another 86 years before it happenned again. Congrats, Youk--you're a world champion. see ya at the parade in Boston!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

This championship means a lot to us fans, too. Like you said, '04 was unbelievable and amazing--now we can die happy. But this one is special because it shows that it wasn't a fluke, wasn't a one-and-done, but a truly great team becoming a dynasty. We deserve to enjoy some winning years as much as any dynasty in baseball history, and I'm really happy to know that it's gonna happen with players like you.

It was especially great to see you, Dusty, Jacoby, Pap, Lester, and even Bobby Kielty play such key roles in the playoffs--we're putting winning teams together the right way. A lot of people outside New England have been calling us the New Yankees, but they don't get it--you all play as a team and I know you'll always remain humble in your greatness. I hope you'll be leading this new bunch of great players for years to come.

Enjoy the off season, and I wish you all the best. We'll see you in Ft. Myers!

Living in Yankee land and being a RED SOX fan is so WORTH IT!!!! CONGRATULATIONS on the sweetest victory!! YOUUUUUK you are a workhorse as everyone on that team. My dad asked me why are the RED SOX fans booing YOUK everytime he comes to the plate. He is a bit hard of hearing and doesn't quite get the chant. I set him straight. I had to import some fans from MASSACHUSETTS and we soaked up every ounce of this victory. The one thing that is extraordinary about TEAM RED SOX is that they all put their ego aside and work like a true team not a single player didn't contribute. It is the best of baseball. Just makes you love the game. And, get it straight, NO WAY, NO HOW, there is no room for A-ROD on this team. We don't want him, we don't need him and neither do the Yanks. IT's like Christmas and the World Series Championship fell on the same day to find out he is getting dumped from the Yanks. KEEP LOWEL!!
Thanks for giving all the fans the greatest season.

Living in New York (husband teaching in the Bronx, and being a Die Hard Red Sox fan is the greatest thing in the world especially today!
Spent over $200 to make sure we could see EVERY Sox game this season.

Congratulations YOUK and the rest of the CLASSIEST TEAM IN BASEBALL! Thank you for all the great memories! Can't wait till next year!

The overrated Red Sox just bought....oops!! I mean, won a championship and I'm still getting under the skin of Red *** Nation. Ya gotta luv it baby!!!

To the person who commented under the name "pwiner44@msn.com": With all due respect, you are so wrong. Two of our most valued players were Rookies and Papelbon is home grown. Theo was smart and refused to pay the price for people like Johnny Damon and just focused on getting a good young team. Unlike the Yankees, this is a TEAM, not a bunch of individual egos trying to make themselves look good. This is why we won. I have no idea what your team preference is or what makes you feel the need to post something so nasty on Youk's blog, but the whole point of sports is to have fun and distract us a little from the realities of life. My dad died this last year, and watching the Sox helped my family to smile and escape for a little bit when we wanted to cry. And if they hadn't won, no way would I begrudge any team their victory enough to post something nasty on a blog. That's called good sportsmanship, my friend.

Hey Youk...let's make it simple....."you're simply the best"

All of us that have supported the team couldn't be more proud - many thanks for rising to the top and proving the character and ability of this team.

You guys rocked them all.

Enjoy and savor every moment.

youk , great job, it was team effort, you all won together ,im glad to be a sox fan, awsome job to all , lets get another next year, we have all the talent plus some , i think the world of baseball will see the redsox on top again soon, enjoy your victory

Youk, thank you to you and your teammates for an incredible year. Enjoy the party, you earned it and deserve it. Can't wait 'til April 2008! :-)

Hey Youk !! Congratulations to you and the rest of the team . NO SWEAT , right !! :-). Thanks for the blogs, the great season, and the fantastic finish . Mike Lowell has to stay here ..

To wahoo41vm@yahoo.com, and all others blindly fixed on the Red Sox salary commitment for 2007 ...

Take a look at this article written by Ian Brown of mlb.com (http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071029&content_id=2286932&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos). He talks about the make up of the Sox, experienced players AND youth.

BTW fellas ... the youth of this team (Pedroia, Ellsbury, DelCarmen, Papelbon, Youkilis, Okajima, Lester, Kielty) are who not only put us over the top but were a MAJOR factor in getting us there ... as well as carrying us through the post-season. None of these guys are making the millions of $$ you're screaming about (ok -- perhaps Okajima or Kielty are barely over $1M).

One unaduterated fact remains that THE SUCCESS OF THE 2007 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOSTON RED SOX is because of the COMPLETE AND TOTAL TEAM EFFORT OF BOTH YOUTH AND EXPERIENCE - top to bottom, and all the way around. Let's also not forget the wizardry of Terry Francona, Brad Mills, Dave Magadan, and John Harrel (Sorry if I spelled any of those wrong). It was Mills who made the call to pick off Holliday ... it was Francona who made the call to put the bat in Kielty's hands for the eventual game-winning long ball.

Good grief fellas! Stop embarassing yourselves and just scream at the top of your lungs in support of YOUR OWN team. A die-hard fan for any team puts up with 86 years of heartbreak - and coming back the next year with hope!

Pull up your drawers and get over yourselves!!! Baseball is baseball ... and always will be!

As for 2007, only 1 remains standing - the Boston Red Sox!

Youk,

Congratulations! The Red Sox are now the standard to which all teams aspire. We have the best organization and team in baseball. Look forward to a Gold Glove and enjoy the parade!

Jim

Oh yeah ... btw, pwiner, go whine in your p.

Kevin,

Well done! Congratulations on a wonderful four game sweep against the Rockies. I live in Colorado also, but have been a Sox fan for 45 years. You guys beat a really good Rockies team. I have consoled them with our own version of disappointing losses!

Watching this team win it all gives me such a great sense of joy and pride! Your unselfish attitude while sitting on the bench in games 3 and 4 was an awesome display of "TEAM" first!

Enjoy your off season and we will see you in Denver next summer!

Hey pwiner...you dont get under our skin, we just dont let foolish people write foolish comments without being acknowledged as foolish and whining children. Bottom Line, soxs are the best. I dont know if you watched any of the soxs series but every writer, commentator and network wouldnt stop discussing how well developed our minor league system is. I dont know if you know this but our AA and AAA teams have been great over the years. Plus...did you count how many minor league players who made an impact on this team this year? You dont get under our skin...you just make us realize how uneducated you really are and should just accept that the red soxs are the team to beat. Great Job Soxs!

Youk, congratulations to you and your amazing Red Sox teammates!! You all had a fantastic year and deserved to end the season at the top of the heap! I sincerely hope that my two favorite infielders are in their usual spots at the corners next season - that's you and Mike Lowell, of course!! :) Congratulations again and enjoy the moment!!

youk please tell the guys thaks for another world series win i had never been much of a baseball fan in 2004 i started watching and learning about baseball and i rember it like it was yesterday the last game of the 2004 world series i sat in my living room with my broom my kids thought i had gone mad lol well now its 2007 and now i know all about the game and the players ps still sat in my livingroom with my broom hey who knows maybe2008 i may even be able to see my very first game at fenway i would love that would love someday to be able to shake hands with the guys i have grown to love yeah well i can dream almost met jay one year he was in haverhill signing autographs but because i wasnt on the mailing list even after waiting hours in line i wasnt able to get that autograph please tell mike wtg on mvp i really hope they resign him my daughter ask me who my favoraite player i have to say all of them i could never choose just one i love you all wtg congratts again now ill be in redsoxs withdrawel till next spring. as for alex in the words of curt shilling for when we didnt get roger we dont need him hey i know this was a long blog sorry was my first one

The Red Sox Rule and The Rockies Drool!! You guys had an amazing year! I'm just glad that I got to see it this time. Back in 2004 I had to work for each of the games and my boss wouldn't let me have them off. So I didn't get to see any of the Series then. This time I caught all the games and was thrilled to see The Sox sweep another Series.

Dear Kevin;
I have really enjoyed your writing and uplifting commments.

I have been a life long fan and I can tell from reading the comments on your blog, I am really an old timer.I laugh at some of them. I was there in 1940 with my grandfather as a child for my first World Series and we lost. I was there for all the disappointments after as I grew into adulthood. 1967 was a great year. It was the beginning of hope and then came 2004. My grandfather had just died, his daughter, my Mom followed; both never saw the Red Sox finally win it all. Both said you will live to see it in your lifetime.

They were right; I have kept the faith and have been rewarded, not once but twice. It feels sooooo goood!!!!

This year I was so sure about this team, I placed a double bet in Vegas in June. Now I can collect.

Congratulations to this Red Sox Team. Enjoy this. Rest during the off season and do it again in 2008.You have learned what other Red Sox teams never did; it is about team work, everyone contributing that get's the job done.

Thanks Youk for this happy memory; express this to your team mates too.

To Youk and the rest of THE 2007 WORLD SERIES CHAMPION BOSTON RED SOX ( god that sounds so good) congratulations!!!! This is an awesome feeling for us I can only imagine what it feels like for you and the team. I have been a Red Sox fan all my life, I guess you could say I was born into it, quite literally. Oct 1,1967 at the exact moment Rico Petrocelli was catching the pop-up to send us to the World Series I was being born. My dad often tells me it was the greatest day of his life for two reasons, The Sox and Me. In 04 ,we were together for what I now consider one of the greatest day of my life. With each season since then you guys keep adding more and more pleasant memories for me to share with my kids and I am eternally great full to all of you. I am glad that the heartaches of yester-year are not happening anymore and the future is bright for You and the Red Sox organization. I love the team work displayed by this team and with that attitude and the Red Sox Nation behind you I'm sure we will continue to flourish. Again Thank You to You and the Guys and Congratulations!!!!! Enjoy the off season and we are all looking forward to the spring.

I just wanted to say to all the Yankee fans who have posted congrats on this blog - thanks. I work with a few yankee fans now and unlike those I worked wiht in the past, these folks are much like "us" - they love and KNOW baseball (unlke some of the "winers" in here) The loud and obnoxious fans of any team are annoying, but one thing about the ALEast, most of us are baseball fans first and live and die by our team. We can "talk" baseball, history, etc. and be objective without being personal. Thanks again, Youk and Varitek and Lowe and the rookies and all of the team. What an awesome year, what an awesome team.

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS MY FRIEND!!!!!! thank you guys for make me so happy, and repeat de next year!! go sox!!!! saludos from venezuela

Kevin, you have been an inspiration all year. All of you have.

Thank you all for the incredible season. and congratulations for the well deserved victory last night!!

JimBentz, Saugus, MA

Thank you Youk and all the sox!! We are all just ecstatic right now. I was extremely fortunate to be there in Denver to watch you make history. I'm going to celebrate some more by going to your brother's reastaurant out here in SF. :) Thanks again for an amazing year and for sharing with us. It's very much appreciated.

Kevin, congrats to you and the rest of your teammates on a positively great series.I believed and in my previous blogs told you that it was possible being down to the tribe may have jumpstarted you guys and you played game to game which is what you and the SOX do best great patience at the plate , the whole team is the MVP as far as im concerned hey RED SOX NATION we are NO 1 AGAIN !!!! and Youk, if you do read this tell em to get lowell signed It would be the right thing to do NOW WE JUST HAVE tO GO BACK TO BACK woooh yeah baby TO THE Yankees fans hoping to see a good team soon um not gonna happen you are in deep 6be$$$$$ haha see you in 08 KEVIN sdh in NH..

Youk, the man with the best batting stance in baseball. Congrats! Thank you for the memories! My fiance and I especially enjoyed watching you hitting the coke bottle the other night in Fenway! Peace! Have a great offseason! Now it to kick back someplace warm!

Congrats!!!!! you guys rock . Thanks for a GREAT!! season. We knew you guys had it in ya. Much Luv from Oregon!!!

Thanks for this great and fabulous season, enjoy the victory,funny things,fans, trophy, friends, and all things make special this championship. I love you all members of the Red Sox!!!

Great job Yooooouuuuukkkkk! You and the rest of the boys were great. You deserved to win!

The Indians and Rockies played hard and fair but came up short. Thank you both for a competitive ALCS and WS.