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POSTGAME: Celebration begins

BOSTON -- It took until 12:17 p.m., but the fans at Fenway Park who waited around after the Sox had clinched the American League pennant -- about half the 37,000-plus who attended Game Seven -- got what they were waiting for.

David Ortiz, American League championship trophy in tow, came back onto the field, placed the trophy near the pitching mound and saluted the patrons. The fans roared.

Soon the entire team, wearing the red T-shirts commemorating the A.L. championship, where on the field with Ortiz. And Jonathan Papelbon, as he'd done when the Sox clinched the A.L. East, did his Irish dance to the tune ''I'm Shipping Up To Boston'' by the Dropkick Murphys.

Posted by Art Martone  at 12:15 AM | Permalink