Boston Sports: A letter to Marty Walsh for annual championship parade

The New England Patriots Parade in Boston was so amazing, it should be made an annual event, but with all fellow Boston Sports teams.

Dear Mayor Marty Walsh (noted Boston sports fan),

On Tuesday, February 5th, the city of Boston and the rest of New England filed out to line the streets in order to support their world champion New England Patriots. This was the 3rd parade in the last 5 years for the Patriots, but the energy was as if it was their first.

I’ve been to many sporting events in my relatively young lifetime, but I have never seen the happiness and joy that was in the air than on Tuesday.

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Of course, there was joy because the team won, but it was more than that. A record 1.5 million people showed up to see their heroes and favorite players dance to music and chug a beer, that is special.

Besides the occasional troll, it was a sea of blue and red, unlike anything you will ever see. It was a massive party, better than anything you could experience in a Boston dorm room.

The crowd was lively multiple hours before the parade as well. I arrived in the city of Boston at around 7:30 in the morning, and after getting some Starbucks and finding a public restroom, we were settled and in our section across from “The Lannex” at around 9.

Paper airplanes and foam balls were tossed from one side of the street to the other, which was much more entertaining than it would sound.

Even just having brief interactions with those around you was fun. I can’t tell you the girls names that were on the side of me or where they are from, but I can tell you they are huge Julian Edelman fans (who isn’t at this point) and how they like their iced coffee (Mocha extra-extra for those wondering). There is no real comparison to the atmosphere that was there, and I think everyone in attendance would agree.

The parade itself was, of course, fantastic, as the entire team, staff and some alumni came out on the duck boats. The defensive backs chugged fan thrown beer and splashed it over those in the crowds. The offensive skill position players like Rob Gronkowski and Sony Michel were shirtless, smiling from ear to ear and dancing to the music from the speakers.

Other great moments were Danny Etling wearing an Indiana State Larry Bird jersey, David Andrews sitting on the top of the truck, and the defensive players taking a shot at the Rams by playing the song “California Love”.

My bold idea is to replicate the success and energy of the Patriot parade and make it into a yearly event.

Now there would be some key differences than the average championship parade. For starters, it would take place in the summer, while 3 of the 4 pro sports teams are in their offseason and be on a Red Sox off day so they could participate as well.