Around The Horn

I have been nominated for President of Red Sox Nation by Larry Lucchino. All I ever wanted was a job somewhere in baseball, and now I am trying to go to the top. The competition is steep at redsox.com they list me with the:

Celebrity Nominations

1. Joe Castiglione
2. Hazel Mae
3. Sam Horn
4. Mike Barnicle
5. Peter Gammons
6. Bill Simmons
7. Dennis Drinkwater
8. Cindy Brown
9. Rob “Just A Regular Rob” Crawford
10. Rick Swanson, “The Fan’s Commish”
11. Doris Kearns Goodwin

Then Boston Dirt Dogs ran this story about me, “The Fan who would be President”

Here is my Platform Statement to be President of Red Sox Nation:

Rick Swanson, born in New Britain, resides in Glastonbury, CT. Married since 1985 with 3 children.   P.E. teacher. I  went to my first Red Sox game in 1957, when TW hit a tying home run in the ninth against NY. Lucky enough to be there for Longborg, Fisk, and Papi, faithful enough to be there for Bucky, Buckner and Boone.

Wrote the following to the owner, president, and GM of the team after game 2 in 2004.  ”I’m going to say something now that probably no other Red Sox fan would even say, or even think. I hope they lose game three and fall behind 3 games to zero. Then I want to see the greatest comeback ever in the history of baseball. The 2004 Boston Red Sox will be the first team in baseball history to come back from the grave, and win a 7 game series after losing the first 3 games. Then on top of that they will then go on to win the World Series in four straight, over the Cardinals.”

The number one priority of my platform, is to influence the leaders to make the best trades, and play the right people at the right time, and to assist in leading the Red Sox to a World Championship every year. Well at least 2 in a row.

2. To put a team on the field that the fans love. Every effort will be made to bring back Orlando Cabrera, and Dave Roberts.

3. Johnny Pesky will be back in the dugout before October 1, if I am elected on September 29.

4. Red Sox Nation will be a free nation for all who want to participate. Any Red Sox fan with passion will be in. Pink hats too.

5. To create Red Sox World and hotel with 200 rooms with a view over the monster looking down on Fenway built over the Mass Pike. Better than Disneyland for all Red Sox fans. Machinima avatars will recreate every great game in Red Sox history. 

6. Retire number 25.   

7. Eliminate Standing from Standing Room Only, with a Walkstool for all.  

8. Have an Okajima titanium necklace day, where all fans receive the same red and white necklace, with the same magical powers. 

9. Put a new statistic to measure defense into baseball. Reaction and Range.  

10. Replay games by editing each game so you only see the last pitch of every at bat. A complete game will be shown in 30 minutes.

Rick Swanson

For now I call myself The Fan’s Commish soon I hope I can call myself President of RSN.