BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 24: Former Red Sox closer Keith Foulke throws out the ceremonial first pitch in front of other members of the 2004 championship team before a game between the Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays on September 25, 2012 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Michael Ivins/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
There are certain things in life you tend to attempt to diminish since they may be emotionally painful or bring back memories of physical pain. As a Red Sox fan the older you are, the more of these memories you have buried with the most recent being game seven of the ALCS against the New York Yankees in 2003.