America's Team: Next year is finally here

There are times (rare times, to be sure) when the stiff, formal language called "legislative legalese" can wax poetic. Consider this, from the Massachusetts Senate Journal of October 28 (edited for brevity):

Whereas, on October 27, 2004, the Boston Red Sox, against all odds, won the World Series after a record-breaking 4 wins in a row against their arch rivals, the New York Yankees, followed by a 4-game sweep of the Saint Louis Cardinals; and

Whereas, the Boston Red Sox have been labelled "America's Team" because of their perserverance and spirit in the face of seeming insurmountable odds and have won the respect and admiration of professionals and sports enthusiasts with their dramatic come-from-behind victory against the New York Yankees to clinch the American League pennant; and

Whereas, the offensive team became a defensive nightmare for the opponents, evidenced by a World Series performance in which the Boston Red Sox were ahead for 34 of the 36 innings they played against the Saint Louis Cardinals, the remaining 2 innings of which they were tied; and

Whereas, after 86 years, next year is finally here and the Boston Red Sox team has brought the elusive World Series trophy home; now, therefore,

Be It Resolved, that the Massachusetts Senate joins with the Nation in saluting the members of the 2004 Boston Red Sox team, its managers and owners, on winning the 2004 Sorld Series.