Since I'm living in the Denver area (at least temporarily) now, I'm afraid I have to root against your Sox.

Rockies in 4!

First off I'd like you to know I never watched The Today Show at all till you came on now I never miss it. (Loved you on the View)I'm not supersticious but I could see how a person could get to be.Good Luck for the sox in the world series

Meredith, as a fellow Rhode Islander, Providence Quaker school alum and Red Sox fan, I say this with love... please make sure you have plans outside of the home during the World Series! Let's not risk it!

Jane, Pinks & Blues
jane[at]pinksandblues[dot]com

Hi Meredith,

I'm all for the Sox winning. But I was disappointed to see how you and your co-hosts handled talking about Juanes this morning. It showed a lack of cultural awareness. You don't have to promote him necessarily but it seemed like you all were mocking his name.

Meredith

Regarding your unbelievably cocky comment about "it's safe to say that the Red Sox have won the world series", it is emblematic of your - and so many others - strident East Coast bias. Oh my but I so want the Rockies to win just to spite YOU!

Hey, whatever works for you! I have got some pretty crazy superstitions of my own But then again, don't we all?...right we all do right....

Meredith,
You are just adorable...so human that I smile each time I read your words. Thanks for happy moments.

I'm sorry, but my Rockies are going to upset your Sox. This is our year. Go Rockies!!

I too am off & on superstitious, but this time it won't matter if you turn your tv off, my Rockies will be the winners. It's our year. Sorry.

Hey Mer

Every morning during the opening it appears you will fall out of your chair. Why aren't you sitting back in the chair ? How about those SOX.

Meredith, like you, I was born & bred in R.I. and have been a Red Sox fan all my life. I have been in St. Louis for 25 years, but still remain true to the Sox. Last night I got out my Red Sox cap & wore it through the entire game.........Here's hoping they win the World Series! Go Red Sox!

Too funny! My mom is a huge Jeff Gordon fan and she does the same thing with the races. She even has a "racing" outfit she has to wear. It's nice to know she's not the only "crazy" fan!

GO CLEVELAND INDIANS!!!!! :)

Meredith,
I saw you on the Today Show this morning. Regarding your superstition, I think you have already jinxed your Sox by saying you "watched them win the World Series" last night. However, as a Colorado native and Rockies fan, I encourage you to WATCH the Rockies beat your beloved Red Sox!!

Go Rockies!!

Darla

Thanks, have a good day Brendo.

Go ahead and watch Meredith, I've got my lucky bracelets and Rockies hat to wear. They've been pretty powerful so far this year! You shouldn't miss out on watching them play. Whatever the outcome, this has been the ride of the summer for us in Denver. We love our Rockies!
You

Hey Meredith,

This is Mark English. I'm not sure if you remember me, but I served with you on jury duty up in White Plains back in the summer of 2002. I hope all is well with you, and congrats on the success your having at the Today show.

My e-mail is JMEnglish@gmail.com if you'd like to get in touch.

And I also have a blog at http://www.americanlegends.blogspot.com

Hope all is well once again.

Take care,
Mark

Hey Meredith,

I had written a previous comment and for some reason it was not posted.

I served Jury Duty with you back in the summer of 2002 in White Plains.

I just wanted to say hi!...and that I hope all is well.

Best of luck with your success at the Today Show.

Take care,
Mark

As an Indians fan, I would love to blame YOU for our loss...but your team earned their spot!

The good thing for me? I get to catch up on my sleep now! :o)

Hey Meredith! I'm very glad that your Red Sox Nation is no longer lumped together with the Cubs as the "Loveable Losers" of the MLB. One thing that I do want to call out is you saying on yesterday's broadcast that the Sox had won the World Series. I'm glad that Matt corrected you. As a Denver resident, I've been a firsthand witness to most of the amazing streak that the Rockies have been on. Winning 21 of 22 games is no fluke, so don't discount the Rockies! They deserve respect, and I think they may surprise a lot of people who are underestimating them. May the best team win!

Go ROCKIES

I feel your pain! I am a long time Cubs fan, and they haven't been to the World Series since the 1900's!

Meredith, As a die-hard Rockies fan, I'm begging you, Please, Please watch!! I know the feeling, it seems like whenever I watch my team they always lose. Good luck to both teams it should be a great series.

I'm a huge Sox fan, also having grown up in RI on The Hill. As the years have passed so has my supersitions about watching the Red Sox in a crucial game. Since winning it all in 2004 I now watch them with more confidence in their ability to win the big game. Wouldn't it be fantastic to see the Patriots and Red Sox become champions of their sports in the same year! Tom Brady will surpass all the records currently held QB's like Unitas, Favre, Montana, and Marino. I currently live in Memphis, but my heart will always be in New England. Go ahead and watch those Sox. The come back kids won't let you down! Sox in 6.

My mother does this all the time & it drives us all CRAZY! When we go to visit them if we are watching a football game
(esp. the Washington Redskins) we know if really want to watch it to go in another room.

Well i am a indians fan but i would hate if they had lost the actual world series.

Meredith:

I love you on the Today Show, and I would love to see you go to the scene of major stories more often. You do a great job.

Hi Meredith,

I used to feel that way about the Sox too. I'd change the channel so I wouldn't jinx them somehow.
Now I feel they need me to watch! I feel like I have to send my positive vibes their way...that we all do.
I feel it even more strongly when I'm at the game. I got to go to game six when someone gave me tickets...for free! People who know me were glad because they know that the Sox always win when I go. Now if I could just get tickets to the World Series!! I'm ready if someone wants to send me...Boston or Denver!
Go Sox!!

Marianne from RI

Meredith,
You sports fan, you!! :)
I used to be superstitious for a time when it was college hoops season as I stood by my Kentucky Wildcats (and still stand by the 'Cats today!!) I would actually not watch games and UK would win virtually every one of them. But that was many years ago in my teen-ie years.
Today, I watch UK from beginning to end whenever possible, and with me living in upstate New York now, I better have the Mac fired up for live streaming video of any games that are not on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNHD, ESPN2HD, CBS, College SportsTV, yadda, yadda, yadda.
I'm a college hoops JUNKIE!! I'll watch lots of any games, and I am partial to Duke, Xavier (OH), Indiana, Purdue.
Oh, and Dick Vitale (ESPN) can call my games anytime!!!

AWESOME, BAY-BEEE!
Joe :) LOL

this is the first time I have read your blog. I just want to tell you that I can"t get to watch the today show very often but when I do I think you are doing a great job on there. I did watch you on the view and enjoyed you on there as well keep up the good work. And good luck for your team in the series.

I'm afraid, Meredith, that you must share credit for the Sox win. Like you, my extremely superstitious personality emerges when watching the Sox. In game 7, I could only watch the game when Cleveland was pitching...hence I was about only half of the game.
So, because of you, me, a few million others and (what the heck), the supremely talented Red Sox, our boys are going to the series.

Hi Meredith,
I forgot to mention something else....
Check out your nearest Hallmark store. Remember the dancing and singing snowman and penguins from last year? Well, they're baaaaaack! :)
This year the snowman, a penguin, and a little dog are "riding" on a sled, dancing and singing (and barking) to a version of the song "Sleigh Ride". It's really cute!! I'll have to get mine soon.
And yes, I still have my snowman and penguins from last year.....actually, they have been in my room with other plush snowmen all year long!!

Enjoy!
Joe :)

I wish I liked the baseball more...

and the soccer
and the football
and the basketball
and the hockey

I don"t get to watch the today show aften enough but when I do I just love the show and I think you are doing a good job. Hey I hope the red Sox win just for you Good luck

Meredith,

Normally, I am not that superstitious, but this couldn't be a coincedence...
:P

I agree with Jane

You need to get out of the house when the BIG GAME hits!!!

Hi Meredith,
Being from Ohio, and my family is HUGE Indians fans, I sure wish, you had continued to watch the game! Maybe we would've had a chance!
Loved you on the View!
Enjoy the game!

Go Sox
I have to ask. For the past two days other international news sources have been reporting on the very flawed audit of Dyncorp(billions of US tax dollars???), and the resignation of State Dept. Security Chief,Richard Griffin. When will your show do a report on these very important news stories? Keep up the great work, my buddies and I all have a crush on you.

For all the people who are up in arms about Meredith saying the sox had won the world series...couldn't you see by her reaction after she said it that it was a slip of the tongue. She wasn't being arrogant, rude, disrespectful...she just misspoke. Give her a break!

HI MEREDITH, I WAS A CONTESTANT ON MILLIONAIRE THAT WAS TAPED ON SEPT 12TH. I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AND ENJOYED EVERY MOMENT. I SENT YOU AN EMAIL AFTER GETTING YOUR NOTE, BUT JUST FOUND IT IN MY "DRAFTS"FOLDER, UNSENT. PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR NOT SENDING IT OUT LAST MONTH. YOU ARE A GRACIOUS HOSTESS, MAKING ME FEEL COMPLETLY AT EASE. IF I COULD HAVE WON A FEW MORE DOLLARS, I WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE HAPPIER, BUT EVEN SO IT WAS TRULY ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN MY LIFE. THANK YOU AGAIN. BEST WISHES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, AND THE REST OF THE STAFF AT MILLIONAIRE. STEVE OSHER(YELLOW MUSTANG CONVERTABLE)

NewsFlash: The Curse of The Bambino Is GONE!!!
Roll out the tortilla Chips & dip, breakout your favorite fuzzy slippers (I know you own a pair) and watch The BoSox win another ring. That's all you need to do. You have Kurt "BloodSock" Schilling, the nastiest pitcher whose stuff make Ty Cobb's meanspiritedness look a choirboy , and a bullpen that is top notch. The Rox are a nice story, but they haven't face the kind of evil pitching in the postseason like the kind the Sox have.

Soo..get the Lazy Boy "broken in", and a few friends and just relax that anxiety away...

Sox in 6

http://shoentel.blogspot.com

If the Orioles can't be in the series I'll take the Red Sox. At least they aren't the Yankees !!!!!!

Love you on Today. I watch every morning.

Meredith,
I love watching you every morning. Your Red Sox might just win this year. I'm from Michigan and last year the Tigers who had been a really bad team made it to the world series. They didn't win but at least they made it to the world series. Go Red Sox.

Rachael S.-Michigan

What's the point of having a blog that is only blogged in 1-2 times a week at most...

I know this doesn't have anythingto do with your blog comment. But I was wondering why do you go off air at 9am on the mornings, and dont stay on and do thte 10am show with the girls?

Hey Mer, I read your horoscope today. It said you have a secret rival at work. It also said, be careful what you tell this person. Love Paul.

Hey Mer, I read your horoscope today. It said you have a secret rival at your place of work. Follow your instinct on recognizing who this is. Do not divulge anything to them. Love, Paul

Merideth,
I grew up in Boston and love the Red Sox. My husband is a huge Sox fan too even though we now live in Florida. He watches every game he can and follows them on;line when they are not on TV. In 2004 he only watched the 8th and 9th inning of game 4 of the World Series because he felt the same superstition you speak about here. My own quirk is that I will not watch when the opponents are up to bat. We have such a long history with the sox and as my husband says "they can tear your heart out"

Hey Meredith,

Now that the laughter has subsided, its GREAT to know that I am not the only crazy Red Sox fan who thinks their watching of the game impacts the game! You described how I watch the games!!

GO SOXS!!

I understand you. I grew up in Chicago and now live in west. I am still a Cubs fan. My husband is from boston and a redsox fan. But anyway, growing up I always think that if I didn't watch they would win. I guess that is right cause they still lose. But I have learned to love the red sox. Go SOX!

Nick in Md:
Chill a little. Be grateful that Meredith is blogging, period. This isn't something she has to do. It's obvious that she's extremely busy. When things die down, I'm sure the daily entries will return.

Hey Mer, I read your horoscope today. It said that you have a secret rival at your place of work. Follow your instinct to recognize who it is. Do not divulge anything to this person. Love, Paul

Meredith
PLEASE tell me who makes the awesome red ruffled wrap you wore on the show last week. Love-it!

Meredith,
Will you please tell our pal Matt to GROW UP!!! Yes, Matt, the Red Sox won the World Series, even if you can't bear to talk about. Eat your heart out, Matt!

Hey Meredith! How about our Red Sox???? YEAH BABY!!!! Champions of the World and you didn't jinx it! Me neither! I can now take off my lucky earings, lucky shirt, lucky shoes and even my lucky underwear! What a great year to be a member of Red Sox Nation!

Hi Mer
Not a complaint, just a comment I check every Noon to see if you've blogged. I enjoy your blog so much. Please don't give it up. You have a lot of adoring fans who only watch the Today show cause of you. We love the stories of you and your family. Congrats on your teams win

Meridith,

Why no blog in over a week? Matt worked here in RI as well, he certainly could have rooted for the SOX but we won anyhow and look at those Patriots, another fine NEW ENGLAND Team!

I used to look forward to your Blogs...now every time I check the site there is nothing new! You have lost me as a follower.

I'm not sure why you even have this blog. You never update it.

Here's my thing...If Meredith is not on the air after 9am like the other co-hosts, why can't she blog during that time?

Where in the world is Meredith?

I'm inclined to leave you as Suz is doing. Every day I check and.......nothing!
Not worth the keystrokes if you can't blog a little more often!

This is downright rude. We all know that you don't do your own typing on these blogs so why can't your typist at least let us know when you will be back. Not very professional as far as I am concerned.

oooooooooooooooHAPPY! HALLOWEEN!XOXO

Wow, all of you people complaining are really rushing to judgment. Did any of you bother to read the first paragraph of Meredith's post from Oct. 19th? I miss the blog too, but it sounds like she's extremely busy. Have any of you bothered to ask if she's OK or how she's feeling? Perhaps you should give her a break instead of beating her up. You are being extremely rude and self-centered. Maybe we don't deserve to have a blog from her if this is how you people are going to behave.

WHERE ARE YOU MEREDITH? IS SHE NO LONGER DOING HER BLOG? SOMEONE LET US KNOW.

Meredith, that is so funny, I'm the same way when I watch a football game. I figure if I'm watching the Buffalo Bills they are certain to loose. I'm glad I;m not alone.

Good job.
Dorothy from grammology

I too miss the blog, but if that's all some of you people have to do with your time is complain, then some of you have wayyyy too much time on your hands. Just keep checking back now and again, I'm sure when she has free time she'll write a new entry.

Hi Meredith,
First, congrats on your Sox!! :)
Now you have an unbeaten N.E. Patriots that seems to be crusin' for another Super Bowl. If the Pats win it all, I think all of N.E. will go nuts!!!! Then it would be called Red Sox Nation and Patriot Nation!
Never mind the rude bloggers asking you where you are and why you haven't blogged for so long.....I am a full-time student and work 20-25 hours a week as well as do 2-3 hours of fieldwork a week, and I am pretty damn lucky to get the time to write a blog to you (this being my only blog in a week). I know how you feel when you are super busy like me.
To the rude ones: Meredith is simply busy cranking out about 170 episodes of Millionaire in only a 90 to 100 day spread (last year it was done over a 140 day spread, so she had more time to blog this same time last year), not to mention, of course, TODAY and related NBC News assignments.......Give her a BREAK!!!!

Otherwise, Peace,
Joe :)

Come back Meredith. The Red Sox won the Series. Go COLTS! Hope Coach B. leaves his ratty sweatshirt at home.

Good morning MV, Today your horoscope said your feeling down. Remedy this with a herbal tea or a sloppy milkshake. Have a good one!

Oh, by the way. Personally I'd have the milkshake. [Chocolate of coarse]

Meredith -

If you're going to blog - blog. If you're going to whine - whine. But, you can't blog and whine.

Jim

I've been a Good Morning America fan for all of my life...but watch the TODAY show, only because of you. LOVED your outfit this morning -- you are so wonderful and make getting up in the morning so much easier. A breath of sunshine....miss you on here! Hope things outside of your work life are all going ok.

Kris:

Thank you for stating so eloquently what I've been thinking about the meanspirited nature of some of the recent posts complaining about Mere not blogging. Some of you really need to relax. What am I missing here? I didn't realize Meredith entered into an agreement with us to provide us with daily entertaintment/amusement. Many of you have forgotten that she isn't paid to this and therefore isn't compelled to do so. Did it ever occur to any of you that she might be busy wrapping up Millionaire? Or, she might not be in a chatty mood. Please cut her a little slack.

Meredith, like many here, I miss the daily blog but I'm fully aware that you've got many irons in the fire. Please don't be put-off by some of the nasty comments. Blog when you can. I, for one, am looking forward to your next entry.

I'm struck by the emotions that come out in responses to blogs, not just here, but in all of blogsphere. What an interesting phenomenon blogging and commenting on blogs is. It feels so intimate, and yet none of us know each other. People seem to feel abandoned, people attack and defend meredith and one another. Yes, I know, it sounds like a lot of psychobabble on my part. I was just struck by some of the characteristics I see on the blogs I visit from time to time, especially the level of vitriol and judgment. Just throwing an observation out there. Hope Meredith has time/is able to post soon, as I enjoy her writing immensely.

Yeah, it must be so difficult to make SIX MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. I'm so sympathetic.

Uh, Fifty-Two-Eighty,
I think you mean 11 million dollars a year!!

Joe :)

Hey Mer, I was at the dentist the other day. While I was waiting for my appointment, I read an interesting magazine article. Did you know, medical scientists now believe, that peanut butter is linked to Multiple Sclerosis!
Apparently, the preservatives added in order to increase it's shelf life, irritates M.S. genes in people who's systems are sensitive to these preservative chemicals. An alternative to commercial store-bought peanut butter, is, "natural" peanut butter. Found in health stores, consumer's can pick fresh peanuts, crush them in a machine, and make their own.(Nothing added, of course.)

I understand if you whine loud enough you can get more money for your blog. After all, the $millions your getting now for your two hours a day just isn't enough. Blow your nose, Mer, go for the jugular.

I understand if you whine loud enough you can get more money for your blog. After all, the $millions your getting now for your two hours a day just isn't enough. Blow your nose, Mer, go for the jugular.

I have the EXACT SAME SUPERSTITION about the Sox! My dad will call me to tell me to watch and I refuse because I'm sure they'll lose. I didn't even have access to channels that carried the series (I'm in CA but from MA)and whaddya know, they won. Meredith, I love you a thousand times more knowing you're a Sox fan!

Hi Meredith: Always watched you on the View and now I'm a fan of theToday Show. Already asked Matt how you got to stay in New York while he froze his butt off?? The View isn't the same without you, but I must say better now that Whoopi Goldberg is on. Sorry I missed the show that you were on with them. I usually flip back and forth from the Today Show and the View. Today Show is on at 10:00 a.m. via satellite and theView is on at 11:00 a.m. in my neck of the woods! Keep up the great work Matt, Al, Ann and of course you keep my interest daily!!