Patriot Games

For a long time, the Red Sox have been considered one of the most "American" franchises in the most American of games, whatever that may mean.

But what it doesn't mean is wearing your patriotism on your sleeve -- or on your hat, as it were. This weekend was another aimless (as opposed to shameless) appeal to latent American ideals by the MLB. The league has again saught to brand itself with this form of "consumer patriotism" - this year with mandated Red Hats. But let's face it, no color can accurately capture the notion of patriotism.

The fact that we are able to enjoy baseball on a sweltering afternoon in the same city where the very ideas of democracy and freedom became solidified as law on the Fourth of July is about as patriotic as it gets; no matter what hat color we wear.

So stop shopping for it; it's not something we can buy. Instead, we need to start understanding it. It's something we should appreciate everyday; we don't need a weekend holiday to do it. Every time we watch any game, we must appreciate the sacrifices made to make that Sunday afternoon at the ballpark possible.

Sorry this one was so heavy, and we hope everyone enjoyed their weekend holiday. But let's not let these feelings slide: let's live it everyday. As much as we're members of Red Sox Nation, we're all a part of this nation too - and we should be damn proud of it.

See, now even Jason Bay knows what I'm talking about.

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