Last Place Red Sox to Receive World Series Rings

Today finally the Red Sox come home to Boston and Fenway Park to receive their World Series rings on their last opening day of the year. The Red Sox come fresh off of an ugly sweep north of the border in Toronto and face the now due for a win, every "expert" pick to win the 2008 World Series, 0-6 Detroit Tigers.

I really hope the ceremony and crowd can help rejuvenate the Red Sox whom looked like the Dead Sox against the Blue Jays. How the Tigers are coming into this game make it almost reeks of an upset. Today also marks the final day that will be different and abnormal for them. From here on out it's just baseball that the Red Sox have to worry about. The travel will be normal along with everything else. They'll be ballplayers again, and not ambassadors.

Today's a special day though, and you have to relish the opportunity to watch this team get their well deserved rings, which in turn will hopefully turn around their sluggish start. Let's Go Sox!