Dear Obenzinger,
    I have no doubt in my heart (which belongs to the Phillies, since
hometown loyalty is what it is) that Sam, champion of the underdog, would
have been
on the side of the Sox.
    Then again, the Bosox long awaited victory might have shifted his
loyalties, but perhaps not.

Kathy O'Connell
Record-Journal
Meriden, Conn.