The Amazing Adventure of the Boston Red Sox

By Christopher Berube, Age 12, Grades 4-6 Division

nce upon a time, about a year ago, the Red Sox were travelling to Hawaii to play the Hawaiian baseball team. They were travelling by plane. They had all their equipment and stuff with them. Suddenly, the pilot yelled that the plane was going to crash due to low fuel. Everyone got their safety vests on right away and prayed that everything would be OK. Suddenly, the plane hit the ground, but landed safely. They were on an island in the middle of the ocean and far from Hawaii. They all got out of the plane safely and sat on the beach thinking of what they should do. Suddenly, Nomar Garciaparra said that they should create a plan on how to survive. Nomar said, that some people should hunt and fish for food after making tools for doing so, that some people should search for fresh water to drink, some people could build a shelter and the rest of the people could build a baseball diamond so they could play. Everyone agreed with Nomar's plan, so they built a campfire on the beach and took turns sleeping so that they got a good night's sleep for the next day. When everyone got up, they quickly got to work. The first group went out to hunt for food. They made their fishing poles and spears, and then set off to hunt. They were very nervous because they didn't know what to expect in he forest, but they worked hard and were successful catching 2 wild pigs and 22 big fish. The second group went out to find supplies to build a shelter. They built axes and went out to find wood and started building the shelter. The third group set off to look for water. The last group started building the baseball diamond. They had somehow created some tools out of large stones to cut out the field. So after a long day of work, everybody went back and ate dinner, and drank plenty of water. After dinner everyone went to sleep. When everyone woke up they started their jobs again. The hunting group set out to hunt and was successful catching 5 wild pigs and 6 large fish. After all their catches they would cook them in the campfire. The group who was working on the shelter started now and built a rather large shelter. It was about 15 feet tall and 50 feet wide. It took them 4 days to build it. The water group gathered a very large amount of water. The group building the baseball diamond did a great job, they made the infield dirt and everything and then they went and gathered the baseball supplies from the plane and brought them back to the field. Everybody was finished with their jobs. They all went back to the campground, they made and ate their supper and then went to sleep. After everyone woke up they had a baseball game (9 on 9). They brought lots of water for the games and even found lemons to make lemonade. In the first game there was extra innings and Nomar Garciaparra hit a home run to win the game. There were captains for each team. They were Nomar Garciaparra and Jose Offerman. Everybody always looked forward to the games. After every game, everyone would go out hunting for food. Day after day Troy O'Leary, Nomar Garciaparra, John Valentin, Mike Stanley and Brian Daubach continued to crush home runs. Day after day there were always close games. On special days they would have a big game and have a feast. The Red Sox ball club was on this island for 28 days. On July 4, 1998, Nomar Garciaparra was about to do something amazing. It was the bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, bases loaded, full count, his team down by 3. Here's the instant replay. The 3-2 pitch. Nomar swings and crushes it to deep left-center, and oh-wait, there's a plane, and it hit the plane! Nomar Garciaparra hits a grand slam off a plane to win the game. Jose Offerman says, look, I think the plane is coming down to rescue us. The plan did come down and rescue them. They ended up going straight to Hawaii to play the baseball game.

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P.S. The score of the Hawaiian baseball game was 17 - 1 - Boston!