world series

After winning Games 1 and 2 easily, and losing Game 3 in the ALDS, the Red Sox battled back and forth in Game 4 to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3 - 1 to advance to the American League Championship Series.

Okay, its time now. The dormant Red Sox fan can now come out of hiding, dust off the jerseys and get on board with what is shaping up to be one heck of a season.

Oh that national anthem of ours. While beautiful and a symbol of patriotism, it's always a scary song for pop stars to perform and for American fans to watch, since it's easy to botch -- a move that makes headlines and becomes fodder for the media and 'SNL.' Just ask Christina Aguilera. Singer and 'X Factor' judge Demi Lovato tackled the task in Detroit at Game 4 (Oct. 28) of the World Series, fea