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Busy day for me today, hope this wasn't already posted:


Here's #1:
Chad Finn's 10 greatest moments in Sports Town USA since 2001 - Boston.com

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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
Aristotle

"I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance."
Socrates

STH since 1994....sec 236

BradyManny

No argument here!!

Patriot_dynasty

I disagree...it would be the hit Mo Lewis put on Bledsoe. That is truly the #1 Sports moment since 2001. We can all say it was this or that...but none of the greatness happens without that one play.

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MVPKiller

While AV's kick was and still is an amazing moment, I have to agree with this.

NEGoldenAge

I think the Gatorade being poored over BB and his dad should be in the top five.

Disco Volante

In conclusion

2001 Patriots / 2004 Red Sox = An awesome revival of successful Boston sports teams, in fairy tale fashion.

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Fanfrom1960

I love the Pats and Sox equally, but Boston is still a baseball town first. Has to be a 2004 moment, ergo, #1 moment in Boston sports history:

Final out of 2004 world series. I also got the most phone calls after that one.

RichardHead

I agree that AV's winning kick was number 1. It's what started the whole thing, once the Pats won the SB it was like anything can happen...even them winning more SB's (including back-to-back)...and gasp, even the Red Sox finally winning again! The Celtics championship was just icing on the cake. The whole roll we're on started with that winning kick....

Patriot_dynasty

I agree, Boston is a "Baseball Town"...but with that being said, the Red Sox have had huge pay rolls and have brought in big name free agents in their quest for a championship. They were also in the ALCS in 2003, the year before the won the World Series. The Patriots were 5-11 in 2000, lost their franchase QB in week 2 of 2001 so winning Super Bowl XXXVI was so unexpected and truly a miracle. Plus, let's be honest, the Pats were historically one of the most disrespected teams in NFL history.

I am a firm believer the success of the Patriots directly contributed to the success of the Red Sox and the Celtics over the past 7 years. When our lowest viewed professional professional sports team wins a championship, the expectations went through the roof for the Sox and Celtics.

So, with that being said...Mo Lewis's hit on Drew Bledsoe is responsible for 6 Boston campionships.

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Sicilian

Honestly, I have to rank the 2004 WS higher.

2001 Patriots was a 6 win turnaround following the loss of the franchise QB. It was also a major upset over a heavily favored SB opponent, and really sent the two franchises in opposite directions. But imagine this? If the Pats win that game, then don't go on to win two more and become a dominant team in the decade, does it matter as much? Sure, it was a great moment, but if it was one and done, and we had more seasons like 2002 (9-7, no playoffs), we'd revere it the same way we do any one-hit wonder. The moment itself doesn't stand up as much without the subsequent success.

2004 Red Sox have so many things going for them in this regard. First championship in 86 years. Not only beating their hated rival (who, despite the comment about Red Sox payroll, had an even higher payroll by far), not only hobbling out a bloody sock Curt Schilling, but beating becoming the only team in the history of baseball to come back from 3-0 down. That simultanesouly made the Yankees the biggest chokers in baseball history.

Anyone who followed that team all year, from the Nomar trade, to the 19-6 drubbing in game 3 of the ALCS, watched every game of that series without breathing. The extra innings HR by Papi, every game (save game seven) coming down to the wire. I remember driving home from work during game six, and hearing the A-Rod slap play in the car, then running in from the driveway parked diagonally to join my buddies to see what the hell happened!

It was one full week of pure, unending tension, that suddenly lifted the collective weight of GENERATIONS of boston sports fans from an 86 year old drought.

I love the Patriots, probably more than the Red Sox, but I can't top that memory with anything thus far. 19-0 would have been close, but it wasn't to be. 2004 was quite simply the most memorably story in Boston sports history.