dmv wrote:

And to think: All it took was two World Series titles.

When the Boston Red Sox had Bill Buckner throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park Tuesday, it was more than a nostalgic nod. It was an act of sporting absolution, a way for fans to finally forgive the former first baseman for his epochal flubbed grounder in the 1986 World Series.

OK, Red Sox fan reeducation:
1. We can win the World Series.

No, you cannot.

2. And not just by a crazy comeback against the Yankees

Only by a crazy comeback against the Yankees.

3. Actually, our payroll resembles the Yankees now

Yeah, except the Red Sox management writes off less tubs of Anal Lube.

4. And people other than Yankees fans no longer like the Red Sox or its fans

Maybe it's because of the fact that the color red pisses people off.

5. Bill Buckner is allowed in the state of Massachusetts again.

It's not a state, cheese. It's a commonwealth. Remember it.