There are no words..

[gridlore]

Red Sox fan is hit by car.. and misses the World Series due to coma!

Here's a movie idea: diehard Red Sox fan falls into a coma before the 2004 playoffs, spends the next four weeks fighting for his life, then regains his senses after the World Series. He survives ... only he feels ripped off, because as millions of Sox fans say, "I saw them win in my lifetime," this poor guy is the one who didn't see anything.

Never mind. It's too improbable, right?

Meet Steven Manganello, known from this day forward in Red Sox history as The Coma Guy. Growing up in Maine, his family followed the Sox because his grandfather did, one more diehard who ended up with these dates on his tombstone: 1917-2003. Ouch.

I really hope the Red Sox give him DVDs of the playoffs, and tickets to Opening Day. Hell, let him throw out the first pitch!

The only thing close I can imagine is me seizing just before the final out of a Giants' Series win.

Comments

[lysana.livejournal.com]

I've had moments where I felt sorry for myself because I went to a class instead of seeing it on the tube. But I got to see the Sox beat the Yankees. Compared to that dude, I was there.

[mister-perky.livejournal.com]

If I had to trade my ability to see it in exchange for it happening, I'd gladly do it. After all, if Game Six would've turned out the way it SHOULD HAVE, that's exactly what would've happened.

[It's my dad that I really want to be able to see the Giants win one.]

I was at work that day, and throughout my shift I was getting updates from phone calls and the store next door, that had a TV. They were ahead when I got off. By the time I was home, Percival was getting the final outs in an Angels victory.

[katster.livejournal.com]

I was in San Fransisco that evening away from the net. (A friend, who wasn't into baseball, wanted to go see a movie at the Metreon. I decided to humor him.) We fully expected to walk out of the theatre into mayhem, given the Giants were up when we went into the theatre, but alas, 'twas not to be.

I did get to actually see one of the NLCS games at Pac Bell, though, so that was kickass.

-kat

[aurictech.livejournal.com]

I must admit, there's a small part of me that's envious of this guy. Would that I had entirely missed the 2004 World Series....

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Well, evidently the Cardinals were in comas as well.

[aurictech.livejournal.com]

Indeed. :-(

I must admit, though, that I prefer being disappointed in the World Series to being disappointed with 20 games to go in the season. Being disappointed on the final day of the regular season, though, is probably the most painful of all.