Enough of the 2004 Red Sox

"Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. - Macbeth, from Macbeth"

"Most of the surviving members of the team were there, though Curt Schilling had to skip the event due to his perpetually worsening foot-in-mouth disease. If there was a good time to firmly, finally place 2004 in the past, that was it, but if it wasn't, the release of Netflix's The Comeback last October certainly was. The story has been told and retold and retold and retold to the point"

At last year's home opener the Red Sox honored the late Tim and Stacy Wakefield and celebrated the 20th anniversary of the team's comeback and World Series win. Most surviving members attended, though Curt Schilling was absent because of his contentious public remarks. Netflix's The Comeback and ESPN's Believers: Boston Red Sox have retraced the story multiple times. Those repeated retellings risk diluting the original significance. A longtime fan recounts being present for the 2003 and 2004 events, remembering exact locations and sensations during key moments. Personal memories of champagne-soaked celebrations and specific game experiences remain singular and irreplaceable.

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