The heinous acts of terror and cowardice that occurred Monday at the Boston Marathon will not be forgotten any time soon (or probably ever). This is one of the few times I can remember where sports where not used to help heal the wounds felt after a tragedy, but were actually directly involved. The Marathon, after all, is a sporting event. But sports still stepped in and gave a helping hand to a city in need of support, and a country in need of hope. I give you the crowd at the Boston Bruins game:
Absolutely amazing stuff. I wish that Americans would sing the Anthem like this every game. It shouldn't take a tragedy for us to take care of one another or show that we love our country. Kudos to all those in the arena that night for demonstrating how inspiring the Star-Spangled Banner can be when US citizens sing it loud and proud. I implore the rest of you, sing the song at ballgames. Even if you sound like a creaky door-hinge with an angry cat stuck in it, sing. That's an order.
As if that wasn't enough, we then had the Yankees and their fans do something unthinkable under normal circumstances- They sang the Red Sox's adopted Neil Diamond song! I'll ignore for a second that Mr. Diamond (aka the Jewish Elvis) has a bunch of songs better than "Sweet Caroline", this was wonderful.
So, sports are still there when we need them. They help us remember and honor those lost and affected by tragedies. They help divert us from our grief, even if its just for a few hours. Sports help us, individually and as a country, start the healing process.
I love sports.
Hang in there Boston, we'll get the bastards.
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