For Scott by Guest Blog
A special tribute to a great Sox fan


Most of you remember the line from Fever Pitch when one of Ben's students asks, "You love the Red Sox, but have they ever loved you back?"

Well, I will let you be the judge.

On Father’s Day weekend, thirty members of The Triangle Red Sox Nation (from North Carolina) made the trip up to Fenway to catch a couple of games. The trip had been planned weeks in advance by Sean Bunn, the state’s RSN Governor, and was highly anticipated by us all. Unfortunately, a couple of days before departing for Boston, we all found out that one of our members, Scott Davenport, who had been battling cancer for over three years, could no longer make the trip up due to a sudden decline in health.

Sean, one of Scott's close friends, was sharing this whole story with someone on the plane when an individual with NESN connections seated close to him overheard the conversation, and offered to help.

That night, as Manny Ramirez made his return to the Fens, Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy gave a gre...READ MORE!

Published on July 22, 2010 See Comment(s)

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