Thoughts Of a Rockaway Girl from Deep Inside Red Sox Nation

I was the only non-Massachusetts native in the staff meeting this morning. Main topic? Roger Clemens.


A couple of weeks ago, my boss stuck his head into my office and asked, “Did I hear you say you’d gone to your first Red Sox game?”
“Yep!” I replied, eager to share stories about Fenway and how small and quaint it is.
“Have you become a Sox fan yet?” he queried, continuing his train of thought.
“No, I’m from Queens, I’m not switching teams. I’ll always be a Mets fan,” I answered, a little startled.
“Don’t worry,” he assured me, “you’ll evolve.”