Conan O’Brien is my favourite late night host, writer of some of my favourite Simpsons episodes, and quite possibly the tallest man in show business (I remember once passing him as he was walking from the Harvard Lampoon building and he was about a good foot taller than me). He’s also written this funny piece in the Globe Magazine’s special commemorative edition on why the Sox won the World Series. Choice excerpts:
Red Sox fans finally embraced Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” as their eighth inning anthem, after years of disappointment with Diamond’s “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers.”
Pedro Martinez’s statement that “the Yankees are my Daddy” initially delighted Yankee fans but ultimately distracted and confused them with warm, paternal feelings.
The fact that Theo Epstein’s grandfather co-wrote Casablanca led all Red Sox fans to believe the season would have a classic and unpredictable ending. By the way, this means that during the off-season, Steinbrenner will be shot by the French police.
Theo, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
(Edit: the edition also has pieces by David Halberstam, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and the usual Globe gang.)