Top 10 Reasons To Be Thankful For The '13 Sox

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, it's only fitting that we pause and revel in our good fortune as Red Sox fans. The 2013 World Series Championship was the very definition of the "pleasant surprise" in sports. Herewith, the Top 10 Reasons To Be Thankful For The 2013 Red Sox:

10. The opportunity to mock wise-guy bloggers like the editors of FenwayNation for picking Boston to finish fourth in the AL East.

9.  The ability to show up at work on Mondays with a scraggly three-day growth and get away with it by telling your boss you're bonding with Mike Napoli.

8.  The chance to use Dustin Pedroia as a role model for your kids—since, despite severely injuring his thumb on Opening Day, he played through the World Series without a peep.

7.  Two words: No Valentine.

6.  Four Words: No Chicken And Beer.

5.  The chance to get really good at spelling: Saltalamacchia.

4.  The opportunity to replace smelly 2004 and 2007 commemorative hats with fresh 2013 hats.

3.  Having a clinching radio call by Dave O'Brien and not another 'can you believe it?' from Joe Castiglione.

2. One Word: KojiMania.

And the number one reason to be thankful for the 2013 Red Sox:

1. A full year of displaying "you-know-what-eating" grins to your Yankee fan friends.