Where it Began...

You probably all know that "Where it Began..." is the first line to Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond and the unofficial anthem of Red Sox Nation. Many of people out here in California have asked me where that has come from and why it became the Rallying Cry of the Boston Red Sox Faithful. They generally ask me this as I am belting it out on Thursday night Karaoke at the Claran. I don't have an answer to these people but that doesn't stop me from screaming "Go Red Sox!!!" at the conclusion of it every time I sing it.

Why did I start out this post with that Headline and Paragraph? Well because I thought you would all X out the window after you realize that this is going to be a column about how great it is to be a Boston Sports Fan right now. I know you are all probably sick of reading how awesome the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics and Boston College Eagles are doing right now but come on, even if you are sick of it you have to be impressed by the unprecedented level of success going on right now in Boston.

Quick Run Down of the Boston Sports:

Boston Red Sox: Best Record in Major League Baseball during the regular season and a World Series Championship, there 2nd in 4 years.

New England Patriots: 8-0, Best Record in the NFL. Averaging over 42 points a game while only giving up 16. They have the midway point MVP in Tom Brady (he's also the MDP, Most Dreamiest Player as well).

Boston College Eagles: 8-0 #2 in the current BCS standings. This is probably the most improbable one because no one in college football saw this one coming. Their quarterback, Matt Ryan, is one of the front runners for the Heisman Trophy.

Boston Celtics: The Vegas favorite to win the Eastern Conference. The addition of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen gives the Celtics three 20ppg career scorers. In a waterdowned Eastern Conference they should win 55-60 games this year.

Boston Bruins: Well...umm.....lets move on.

I was talking to my dad about this phenomenon the other day and he said that the closest thing this comparable to is back in 1986 when the Red Sox, Celtics, and Patriots all played for a Championship. However, as we know only the Celtics pulled that out, the ball went through Buckner's legs, and the Patriots got clobbered in the biggest blowout in Superbowl History. (On a side note, I trully believe the '86 Celtics are the greatest Team in NBA history. They had three Hall of Famers all at the Apex of their careers and went 68-14 and a NBA record 40-1 at home. I mean they were so stacked they had Bill Walton, another Hall of Famer, coming off the bench)

So who knows. This whole thing can blow up next week. The Patriots could lose to the Colts in Indy. BC could lose to anyone of Clemson, Florida St. or Miami. The Celtics could not mesh together because they have too many first option guys.

Think about it. Before this sudden wave of success the Teams in Boston were pitiful. The Red Sox didn't win a World Series in 86 years. The Patriots were the laughing stock of the NFL for the 70's and 80's. The Bruins would get bounced from the Playoffs in the first round every year. The Celtics after dominating for most of the 80's were the first team in the NBA for the last two years and pretty much all the time before that. We were a joke of a sports city.

All I know is that right now I am living the dream when it comes to watching my teams play and I am going to soak it in while I can because who knows when this is going to end.

But I'll End it with how I started it... because honestly for Boston Sports Fans, good times have never been so good (so good, so good, so good). I've been inclined to believe they never would.

Sweet Caroline