Red Sox Fans help a disabled man sing the National Anthem
Posted by: Richie Rich in Charity, Red Sox, YouTubeWith all the YouTube hunting I do, I usually find things which are …
- Goofy – The dancing Orioles fan who looked like Peter Griffin from Family Guy
- Weird – The Dance Off between a Mexican Mascot and a BatBoy (who happened to be a little person)
- Amazing – Ryan Zimmerman unintentionally fielding a ball with his jersey
- Infuriating – Two Boston Sportscasters blowing off the National Anthem for his pregame lineups before Game One of the ALCS.
But somehow, I missed this one.
Back on June 30, 2007, the Boston Red Sox were hosting Disability Awareness Night at Fenway Park. A Monkey (part of Monkey Helpers for the Disabled) threw out the first pitch. No, I don’t have video of that … yet.
But the real story of the night was when Peter Rometti, a young man with Autism, was singing the National Anthem before the game.
Partway through the Anthem, Rometti started to stutter a couple of times, then he started laughing, and then he stumbled on a verse.
Watch as the Fenway Faithful rise to the occasion and help him out …
I welled up at that display of humanity by the Red Sox fans. A big tip of the cap to the 38,000+ Red Sox fans at Fenway that evening who stood up and did the right thing and added another lasting legacy to Fenway Park.
Oh yeah, the Red Sox lost to the Rangers. But the fans showed that they were winners in my book.
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January 17th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
[...] then, you see something like this, and you go, well, maybe people aren’t so [...]
January 17th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Good thing that happened in Boston.
Imagine if that went down in Philly …
January 18th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Bret the Jet–congratulations on showing your ignorance. Philadelphia only boos people who deserve it (aka overpriced underachieving players, etc.). Boston/New York are just as bad but don’t the pub for it.
January 18th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
And wow look what I stumbled upon 3 minutes later…
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1066814&srvc=home&position=active/
January 18th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Bret the Jet – Oh, come on now. Boston TOTALLY has a reputation for being a bunch of compassionate softies.
Lovely video though. Wonderful stuff.
February 6th, 2008 at 12:05 am
better give me credit if you’re going to use my videos.
April 16th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Americans really do cover each others back, even if we don’t like each other.