The iconic image of that fantastic game in Boston last night will be the cop’s arms and Torii Hunter’s legs in perfect symmetry after David Ortiz’s game-tying grand slam:
(photo by Stan Grossfeld/Boston Globe)
But the image that will stick with me is from one inning later, when Jarrod Saltalamacchia drove in the winning run. Click and watch as he rounds first:
There are lots of reasons to love sports, and lots of reasons some of us still wish we had been professional athletes. Here’s one: When was the last time your buddies chased you down the street in joy?