The Red Sox are champions for the third time in 10 years.
BOSTON — Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” blared over the Fenway Park loudspeaker, one of the few sounds that could top an electrified crowd Wednesday night.
Boston Red Sox players celebrate after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6 of the World Series on Wednesday at Fenway Park in Boston.
Players hugged, posed for pictures with their families and looked so happy and yes, relieved.
They are the champions.
As the celebration continued on the field, third-base coach Brian Butterfield stood away from the crowd in left field with his wife, Jan. Always a picture of concentration during a game, Butterfield just beamed.
“We’re blessed,” he said.
Butterfield, 56, an Orono native who now lives in Standish, had been a coach with the Toronto Blue Jays since 2002 before returning to New England to join Manager John Farrell’s staff.
“Best move of my life,” Butterfield said. “This is the greatest group of guys. We love each other. Everybody worked together.
“Highly competitive. Great group to be around. Always had confidence in this group rebounding after tough losses. They trusted each other.”
These players never got too down or too high.
When Farrell came to Fenway to prepare for Wednesday night’s game, it was another day at the office.
“This is going to sound boring as (heck), but the one thing we have prided ourselves on is to remain focused on our process,” Farrell said. “To attach (meaning) to the result would be backwards of what we’ve done all year.
“We give everything we have every night.”
They followed the process and now they have the result.
The Red Sox tried to produce as much good karma as possible Wednesday night. For the ceremonial first pitch, they brought out the pitcher and catcher from Game 6 of the 1975 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds, Luis Tiant and Carlton Fisk.
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