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October 29, 2007
Journal photo / Bill Murphy
David Ortiz gives the fans a glimpse of the World Series trophy as the Boston Red Sox return to Fenway Park Monday afternoon from Colorado.
Journal photo / Bill Murphy
Red Sox pitcher Mike Timlin gives his daughter a ride on his shoulders and greets fans. The team bus arrived at Fenway shortly after 5 p.m.
BOSTON -- While flashbulbs popped at him and his World Champion teammates, Sox pitcher Curt Schilling pointed a camcorder at the faithful hundreds as he and family drove by the cheering crowd outside Fenway Park this evening.
For the faithful lining Yawkey Way, it was about sightings. Look, there was Jon Lester. And catcher Jason Varitek. And team owners John Henry and Tom Werner appeared for the crowd.
David Ortiz, a.k.a. Big Papi, held aloft the World Series trophy as exited the team bus that arrived around 5 p.m. outside the park.
Pitcher Mike Timlin walked through the crowd with a little girl sitting on his shoulders. And There was Kevin Youklis.
Besides cheers for the 2007 World Series champion Red Sox, the crowd on Yawkey Way chanted: "Don't Sign A-Rod!"
The Yankees -- remember them? -- and slugger Alex Rodriguez have apparently parted ways.
As the afternoon unfolded, about 1,000 fans lined Yawkey Way, batting around beach balls, as they awaited the return of the Sox, who batted around the Rockies in a quick four-game sweep.
Media at the scene were hearing the team's flight might have been slightly delayed. The team was due to land at Logan Airport about 3:30 p.m.
A Direct TV blimp floated overhead. And on Van Ness Street, next to the 95-year-old stadium, fans noted the cars of their favorite stars.
Fans said the white Escalade parked on the street belongs to David Ortiz. The minivan nearby is probably the one driven by Curt Schilling’s wife.
Among the crowd, wearing a red Sox cap and a green jersey is Greg Martakos, from Salem, N.H.
Martakos, a police officer in Hooksett, said he watched the game last night while he was working the overnight shift at the dispatch center.
After work – at 8:30 a.m. – he drove straight to Fenway.
Martakos had tickets to Game Six, but now, of course, there won’t be a Game Six.
He doesn’t say, directly, that he wanted Boston to lose just so he could see a game, but, he doesn’t flat out deny that he’s torn.
He admits, he said, he’s a little greedy.
“I wish I went to the game,” he said, “but this is just as great.”
But if this isn't enough, he can come back tomorrow at noon for the Boston Red Sox World Series victory parade.
-- projo.com staff writers Michael P. McKinney and Brandie Jefferson, with reports from Journal staff writer Meaghan Wims
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