Boston Red Sox
Red carpet night for the champs
08:54 AM EST on Tuesday, November 27, 2007
BOSTON (AP) - Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona learned something from his first World Series title four seasons ago and he was looking forward to a relaxing evening Monday at the premiere of a DVD tracing his team's journey to their second championship this fall.
"I've learned to lay low, just watching a few volleyball games and really not doing much," Francona said of his offseason experience after clinching baseball's most coveted title. "The last time I was doing speaking engagements all the time and ran myself ragged before spring training."
Francona, Curt Schilling, reliever Manny Delcarmen, Red Sox executives and a few hundred fans were on hand for a red carpet premier of "World Series '07: Colorado Rockies vs. Boston Red Sox."
The DVD chronicles how the Red Sox breezed past the Rockies in a four-game sweep. Boston fan Matt Damon narrates this 75-minute documentary chronicling the team's road to victory, whose dramatic high-point came in the American League championship series when the Red Sox rebounded from a 3-1 deficit to win the last three games over the Cleveland Indians.
"The last time we did this, I was in London raced here and didn't get the chance to see the video," Francona said before the release of the DVD at the Wang Theater in Boston. "It's going to be something to enjoy."
"There's a certain sense of accomplishment. It'd be fun, it's not something I relish, the journey is the fun part," he said.
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