I'm a bit disappointed that the Red Sox victory parade is tomorrow, a Saturday. The Patriots parades, in spite of being in the freezing cold, were kind of fun because you could go with your co-workers and blow off an hour or two of work. Having the parade on the weekend means you have to go with your family (who could care less), and use up your own free time.



They're predicting anywhere from 3 to 5 million people will stand along a three-mile parade route from Fenway to City Hall Plaza. We figured out this morning this means the crowd will be about 150 people deep on each side of the road. Even though it won't be freezing cold, that's a lot of people, never mind actually getting to the city and parking somewhere. Even Gary, who's a big Sox fan in the office, says he's staying home. "That's what they invented the tv for", he says. Even the pope only drew 2.5 million.



They also expect the parade to last three hours, even though the route is three miles long. That means they'll be travelling at one mph. Are they walking the whole thing? Hard to believe, but maybe. The Patriots rode in the duck tour boats (but, being the dead of winter, they all wore long leather coats that made them all look alike), that seemed to work well, they were up close, but not too close to the rabid fans. I say put the Sox in the duck tour boats and follow the marathon route all the way from the start line in Hopkinton. They could go by at 8 miles an hour (equivalent to a brisk run) and still be done in three hours. It would still be a better deal than those people who stand by the side of the road for the Tour de France all day, only to have the peloton swoop by in 15 seconds.