Shane Victorino had stated all along that he preferred to finish what he started here in Boston rather than be shipped to a contender at the trade deadline. When the news finally came that he had been dealt the the Los Angeles Angels, the veteran outfielder showed how much he meant those words.
An emotional Victorino sat before reporters Monday night to bid farewell to a city that has been his home for the past three seasons. With tears in his eyes, the 34-year old discussed what it meant to him to be given the chance to come to Boston and help bring another championship to a city that embraced him from the start.