In your Rayhawks and your vaca bells (You look the picture of contented new wealth)

Bill:
Ugh. I wasn't prepared for this.

 

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Mike:
It's funny how quickly you can forget just how horrible it feels to lose.

 

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Bill:
Seriously, and the friggin' balance is all whacked. I mean think about it — losing feels worse than winning feels good. Why the frig is that?

 

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Mike:
Winning is ephemeral … always somehow outside of you … know what I mean?

 

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Bill:
I do. Absolutely. It's like even after the World Series victories, as happy as I was, I didn't really own it, never felt quite like I had all that it could give, always that feeling that there is even more joy in victory out there if I can just work hahdah to find it.

 

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Bill:
Losing on the other hand just crawls right up inside of you and makes itself at home. It has weight. It has presence.

 

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Mike:
Winning is like taking your joy and writing it on water, while losing is like having your remorse tattooed all across your ass.

 

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Comments

[Kaz]

C.C. Sabathia. I want him in such a non-gay way it hurts.

[pinstripe thunder]

Brilliant strip, Mr. Brachen. One of your best. Congratulations on a good season. Your guys done good. More than I can say for mine.

PT

[-dI.]

Pre-2004 this would have hurt 10000000000 times worse. Not to say that there is something of a hollow feeling to this loss.

To be completely honest, I was surprised the Sox got as far as they did. I took every victory to be an unexpected present.

In my many years of being a Sox fan, I know very well that there is always next year.

Don't count out the Pats yet.

[Harwich Rich]

...and the B's are looking a lot better too :)