Red Sox victory parade for baseball champions

Описание: (30 Oct 2004)

1. Wide shot of Red Sox World Series victory parade
2. Man holding up World Series trophy
3. Wide shot of parade
4. Close shot of Red Sox team member David Ortiz
5. Close shot of Red Sox team member Curt Schilling
6. Wide shot of parade
7. Close shot of team member waving to people on shore near Charles River as man jumps in water
8. Crowd on shore waving
9. Man in water waving to boat parade
10. Wide shot of Red Sox team members Pedro Martinez (centre) and Derek Lowe (far right waving) aboard boats during parade
11 Various of supporters on boats waving flags and placards
12. Man in water, pulls out to wide shot of man waving to people on shore

STORYLINE

Tens of thousands of Red Sox fans jammed streets and the banks of Boston's Charles River on Saturday to watch a parade many had begun to doubt they would ever witness - a toast to a World Series champion team.

The team that last won the World Series in 1918 was given a victory procession on land and water, winding from the streets near Fenway Park past Boston Common and City Hall and then onto the Charles aboard 17 amphibious vehicles known since World War II as "ducks."

Some fans stood on the streets and river banks, in places as many as 10 to 25 people deep, while others stood atop buildings or waved from windows as the team rode past.

Officials extended the 3-mile (5-kilometre) parade into the Charles River because of projections that as many as five (m) million people would pack the city.

That the World Series victory came at the expense of the Yankees, whom Red Sox beat in a historic comeback in the playoffs, made it that much sweeter.

Because so many fans were expected in Boston to celebrate the World Series triumph, the plan for the victory parade did not include any stops or a staged rally.

The theme of the parade was "We kept the faith, now let's keep the peace," in hopes of preventing rowdiness or violence, like the deadly frenzy that erupted after Boston's Game 7 win over the Yankees in the playoffs.

A college student was killed by a pepper-spray pellet fired by police trying to control the crowd of 80-thousand revellers.

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