Sports as metaphor

If there ever was a sports metaphor for how this election might end, last night's Rays-Red Sox game was it. The Rays were up 3 games to 1; all they had to do last night was win, and they'd secure the American League Pennant. And by all stretches of the imagination, it looked like they were going to. They were up 7-0 in the seventh. Boston fans started leaving the stadium in droves. The champagne was already chilling on ice, for crying out loud. Everyone thought it was a done deal. And then Boston did the unimaginable, scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh and three more in the bottom of the eighth. And suddenly, when everyone thought the election...er, game was over, it wasn't. I finally went to bed, not able to stay up any later to see the final score. Just as I did in the 2000 and 2004 elections. And I had to wait until this morning to see the final score. Boston 8, Tampa 7. I guess the lesson there is, it ain't over till the fat lady sings.