Heh.

Send it to Bishop D’Arcy.

In Dan Brown’s best-selling thriller, “The Da Vinci Code,” the fearless and cerebral Harvard professor Robert Langdon uses his knowledge of ancient religious symbols in a quest for the Holy Grail. His search is often interrupted by questions from his trusted partner, the intrepid and beautiful French cryptologist Sophie Neveu. In his next book, maybe Mr. Brown will take on a real conspiracy — involving an ancient sporting rivalry that resumes tonight.

Robert, who are these people chanting, “YANK! KISS! HUG!”?

Red Sox Nation, Sophie. A radical cult known for intense rites of self-degradation. Stay low, Sophie. It’s their vernal resurrection. They’re wearing the “Scarlet B,” the mark of having betrayed the immortal Babe.

The Christ child?

Worse. The Hall-of-Famer.

I do not understand. Who is “The Babe?”