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Sox fans, the request has been made of you: dig out your reddest of red and wear it proud today. The Sox brass hit the television news airwaves on Friday and asked you to show the Red Sox that you're behind them - and show the Indians that in order to get to the World Series, Cleveland is going to have to get past our team AND our fans on our turf.
For those of you who enjoy a good rowing race later than 5 a.m., couldn't get to the Olympics to see it in person, or just want to see the entire J. Crew fall line in person, head over to the Charles River this weekend for the 41st Head of the Charles Regatta. Billed as the world's largest two-day rowing event, the Regatta could not personify Boston any more; perhaps it's the fall foliage, the groups of alumni coming to cheer on their university's team, or the hot cocoa/beers that are a flowin', but this weekend always makes Bostonist happy to be in Boston. Although the only thing we've ever rowed is a rowboat on a pond, one has to admire the more than 7,000 athletes out there on the Charles competing in one of the 24 races over the two-day event. Last year more than 300,000 spectators came, which sounds overwhelming, but since the race course spans 3 miles, there is plenty of room for all. The races all start at the B.U. Boathouse and then head upstream to the finish line, which is past the Eliot Bridge.