World Series...

[Nighthawk]

Funny thing about this is that the owner of the company I work for is from Boston, a HUGE Red Sox fan, and hates the fact that I insist on coming to work kilted. I think I just may have to get a Wallace kilt now. That looks like either a modern Wallace or Royal Stewart. Either way, it's close enough. "Hey Mike! If it's good enough for your boy Papalban, it's certainly good enough for me!"

[Kilted_Campbell]

Even though I am a true Rockies fan the series could not have gone to a better team. We'll be back.... But on another note nothing better than some Dropkick Murphy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RockyR]

Funny thing about this is that the owner of the company I work for is from Boston, a HUGE Red Sox fan, and hates the fact that I insist on coming to work kilted. I think I just may have to get a Wallace kilt now. That looks like either a modern Wallace or Royal Stewart. Either way, it's close enough. "Hey Mike! If it's good enough for your boy Papalban, it's certainly good enough for me!"

It was a Royal Stewart Casual kilt

[James MacMillan]

Can some of you Americans explain to a Brit why it's called the "World Series" isn't it just Americans playing..... Did teams from other parts of the world play before ?

They call it the world series, cause we wonder what in the world all the fuss is about!

[auld argonian]

Well, Rocky, they just showed the kilted guy dancing here on the sports segment of the news here in Chicago.

The smart-*** sports announcer's (Mark Giangreco, a real sarcastic dip) clever remark:

"Is it wrong for a man to wear a skirt? Not if he accessorizes it with a championship ring."

...but the kilt DID look good...

Best

AA

[Monkey@Arms]

Here's a nice write up about it:

Thousands line streets as Boston celebrates another Red Sox championship
20 hours ago

BOSTON - When the Red Sox needed a closer - even for their World Series championship parade - Jonathan Papelbon was their man.

Papelbon donned a kilt and danced his trademark Irish jig to the roars of tens of thousands of fans Tuesday as the city celebrated Boston's second World Series title in four years with a five-kilometre long rolling rally from Fenway Park to City Hall Plaza.

"The fans connect to Papelbon because he cuts loose, he's passionate," said Red Sox fan Ryan McCarty, who was carrying "Mobile Papelbon," a giant cardboard likeness with its legs on hinges.

Players and their families boarded 20 amphibious, World War II-era duck boats outside the stadium for a journey through the city. Manny Ramirez grabbed a microphone and yelled to fans along the route. "You guys are No. 1." "There's a party at my house tonight." "We did it for you guys." "We're gonna do it again next year." "You guys are the best fans in the whole world."

Fans showed their love back for the team, chanting "M-V-P!" to Mike Lowell and waving signs with wedding proposals to rookie Jacoby Ellsbury.

The two-hour parade paused three times for Papelbon to dance on a flatbed truck, accompanied by the Dropkick Murphys, a Boston-based punk rock band with heavy Irish folk music influence.

Before the parade, the band presented Papelbon with his own kilt plus one for ace Josh Beckett and general manager Theo Epstein, who had promised to dance with him. They also made a kilt for slugger David Ortiz, whom they hoped to coax into the jig.

At the first two stops at Copley Plaza and Boston Common, Papelbon danced alone, wearing jeans, a red championship T-shirt and dark sunglasses and waving a large cigar in his hand. Along the route, he played air guitar on a broom - a reference to Boston's sweep of the Colorado Rockies.

But he saved his best dancing - and wardrobe change, putting the kilt over his jeans - for the largest crowd which packed City Hall Plaza, the end of the parade. Papelbon was joined by relievers Hideki Okajima and Mike Timlin, who earlier had tied the bullpen mascot, a stuffed parrot, onto one of the speakers on the Dropkick Murphys' flatbed. On another boat, six members of Boston's bullpen recreated their post-season jam sessions.

Ortiz and Epstein never got the chance to don their kilts, as their duck boats continued on the route.

*** SNIP ***

Full story here.

Best regards,

Jake

[Nighthawk]

It was a Royal Stewart Casual kilt

Cool. Thanks. I couldn't quite tell from the picture. I just may have to get one from you.

[Mark Keeney]

I couldn't tell what was on the kilt. Was it a patch or embroidery?

Maybe a special edition run of Papelbon kilts?

[Andrew Breecher]

The parade is going on right now (check out espn360.com) and Dropkick and Papelbon are on a float together. They keep announcing that Papelbon has the kilt and will wear it at City Hall to do his jig. If anyone in Boston can get a picture (it may be in the Globe) or if anyone finds a picture of him (or the other players) in our kilts online anywhere, PLEASE send me a copy. I want to put it on our site.

Thanks guys!

Rocky, there's a half-page photo in the Globe today (top of the fold), would you like me to send you the section? I can post a photo of it online too, but if you want the actual paper, PM me.

Andrew.

[djweso]

I stopped by the local grocery store (Harris Teeters) yesterday & the check out guy, whom I've discussed my kilt wearing with before says "Hey did you see that a couple of the Red Sox put on kilts and danced a jig after the win?" I said "No. But I'll look into it thanks."

This morning I remembered his worlds and turned to Google. Hit number 3 is this thread LOL. I guess I should've come here first.

The kilt looks great! I don't love the jeans, but he had to wear something under it when dancing 5 feet in the air with people directly under him. Otherwise he was going to have other problems and pics of him.