I wrote previously about the Red Sox. The element of Celtic "Lost Causes" I am a major fan of Asterix the Gaul.
Can you imagine, a tight Red Sox-Yankees game. Asterix and his partner in crime, Obelix, the Menhir mover.
Obelix wanted to bring his menhirs in, but even with his belly, they are hard to hide, and the rules against bringing items into Fenway Park. Obelix would dearly love to deliver menhirs as Yankee gravestones, but Major League Baseball frowns on this sort of extra curricular behavior.
The Yankees remind them of Roman Legions.
"Ye Gods!" Asterix cries as a ninth inning Yankee home run hits the foul pole in right field, known as Pesky's Pole.
"Ye Gods, another loss to the enemy!"
"Well, if they let me bring my menhirs in,"
"Quiet, let's get some ale drown our sorrows, and remember tomorrow is another day, another battle.