The Boston Globe, October 8th, 2000
PITTSFIELD THE NIGHT THE Red Sox went into their final code blue was the second night of deep frost at the homestead in Western Massachusetts. Yes, it would have been delicious to have the team keep on winning, to see Martinez pitch once more, to beat the Yankees in a Bucky Dent-exorcising playoff game. But the timing of the fatal loss at the start of a cool, sunny weekend was good. A woodpile that had been prepared with heating oil at 90 cents a gallon was looking inadequate for a winter of $1.50 fuel. It was time to fire up the chain saw. The wood is brought in 20-foot log lengths every few ...
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