[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 359 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 359

  Congratulating the Boston Red Sox on winning the 2007 World Series.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 29, 2007

  Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
Dodd, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Collins, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Sununu) 
 submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Congratulating the Boston Red Sox on winning the 2007 World Series.

Whereas on October 28, 2007, the Boston Red Sox won the 2007 World Series by a 
        4-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies;
Whereas the Colorado Rockies deserve great credit for their historic performance 
        during the 2007 baseball season and post-season, in which the Rockies 
        won a remarkable 21 of the final 22 games heading into the World Series;
Whereas the Boston Red Sox victory was the second world title of the Red Sox in 
        4 years and the seventh world title in the 107-year history of the 
        revered New England team;
Whereas the 2007 Red Sox world championship team, like the 2004 Red Sox world 
        championship team, epitomized the very best in sportsmanship, team 
        spirit, and heart in the course of winning the American League 
        Championship Series and the World Series;
Whereas the 2007 Red Sox world championship team honored the careers of all 
        former Red Sox legends, including Bobby Doerr, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton 
        Fisk, Jimmie Foxx, Cy Young, Johnny Pesky, Dom DiMaggio, Joe Cronin, Jim 
        Rice, and Ted Williams;
Whereas the Red Sox were led back to the World Series this season by the 
        determination of 2004 world championship team veterans, including Manny 
        Ramirez, David Ortiz, Tim Wakefield, Curt Schilling, Jason Varitek, Mike 
        Timlin, Kevin Youkilis, and Doug Mirabelli;
Whereas the 2007 season produced new Red Sox stars, including Josh Beckett, 
        Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia, Julio Lugo, Mike Lowell, Jonathan 
        Papelbon, Hideki Okajima, Daisuke Matsuzaka, J.D. Drew, Jon Lester, and 
        rookie right-hander Clay Buchholz, who in his second major league start, 
        pitched the 17th no-hitter in Red Sox history;
Whereas Red Sox manager Terry Francona has won a remarkable 2 World Series in 
        the past 4 years at the helm of the Red Sox and assembled one of the 
        greatest Red Sox teams of all time;
Whereas Red Sox owners John Henry and Tom Werner and Red Sox president and chief 
        executive officer Larry Lucchino and general manager Theo Epstein ended 
        an 86-year World Series drought in 2004 and ushered in a new era in 
        Boston baseball that has been confirmed in 2007;
Whereas the Red Sox, playing before 44,588 Cleveland Indian fans who stood just 
        one game away from celebrating their team's first World Series 
        appearance in a decade, demonstrated the highest qualities of teamwork 
        and determination by winning the first game of a historic run 
        reminiscent of the 2004 American League Championship Series;
Whereas the Red Sox outscored their opponents 59-15 during a 7-game winning 
        streak ending in a victory in game 4 of the World Series in Colorado;
Whereas the Red Sox have won their last 8 consecutive World Series games;
Whereas Josh Beckett, Jonathan Papelbon, and Daisuke Matsuzaka delivered 
        masterful post-season pitching performances, and Curt Schilling 
        demonstrated again why he is considered to be one of the most dominant 
        post-season pitchers in baseball history;
Whereas Jon Lester exhibited incredible courage and determination and provided 
        inspiration to many by pitching 5\2/3\ shutout innings in game 4 of the 
        World Series, just 1 year after undergoing chemotherapy for lymphoma;
Whereas Mike Lowell, who led the Red Sox with 120 runs-batted-in during 2007, 
        batted .400 during the World Series, with 6 runs scored and 4 runs-
        batted-in, to earn the most valuable player award;
Whereas pitching phenomena Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima have helped 
        produce close ties between the people of New England and Japan with 
        their extraordinary play this year;
Whereas the entire Red Sox organization has a strong commitment to charitable 
        causes in New England, demonstrated by the team's 54-year support of the 
        ``Jimmy Fund'' of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, contributing to the 
        ongoing battle against childhood cancers;
Whereas fans of the Red Sox are found in every corner of the United States and 
        across the globe, far beyond Boston and New England; and
Whereas the members of the ``Red Sox Nation'' express their immense gratitude to 
        the entire Red Sox team for an inspiring 2007 season and for bringing 
        another world championship title to Boston: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates--
                    (A) the Boston Red Sox for winning the 2007 Major 
                League Baseball World Series and the players, manager, 
                coaches, support staff, and team owners and executives 
                whose ability, hard work, dedication, and spirit made 
                this season possible; and
                    (B) the Colorado Rockies for their extraordinary 
                success during the 2007 season in winning the National 
                League Championship; and
            (2) directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an 
        enrolled copy of this resolution to--
                    (A) Red Sox manager Terry Francona;
                    (B) Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein;
                    (C) Red Sox president and chief executive officer 
                Larry Lucchino;
                    (D) Red Sox principal owner John Henry; and
                    (E) Red Sox chairman Tom Werner.
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