[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Pages 28539-28540]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 359--CONGRATULATING THE BOSTON RED SOX ON WINNING THE 
                           2007 WORLD SERIES

   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:

                               S. Res 359

       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

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       (E) Red Sox chairman Tom Werner.

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