The curse is over!
Gotta give it up to the Boston Red Sox for chucking the gorilla, which was probably the size of King Kong, of their collective backs and getting rid of the curse of the Bambino. If you don't believe in curses, you'll believe in this one because of the dramatic shift in the foruntes of the two teams involved. In 1918, the Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth, arguably the greatest power hitter in the history of baseball, to the New York Yankees. Here are the numbers:
Number of World series championships prior to 1918:
Red Sox 4
Yankees 0
Number of World series championships between 1918 and 2003 (that's 85 years):
Red Sox 0
Yankees 26
Number of Boston Red Sox fans who got wicked drunk a couple of days ago: at least 5 million
I've got to eat my words. I thought trading away Nomar Garciaparra in the middle of the season was a dumb move. I thought he was the heart and soul of the team. Apparently, he was only a kidney. And you can still live a long, productive life without a kidney. Guys like David Ortiz, Pedro Martinez, Johnny Damon, Bill Mueller, and others collectively made up the heart and soul of the team. Nomars trade counterparts, Doug Mentkiewicz and Orlando Cabrera shored up the defense. Mark Bellhorn proved to be the unsung hero of the series, and what can you say about David Ortiz and Derek Lowe? DO was a cast-off from Minnesota who proved to be a clubhouse leader as well as a lightning rod for keeping the clubhouse mood light and fun. He also had 2 game winning hits, and one hit to extend a game into extra innings (which they eventually won). Derek Lowe was relegated to the bullpen after a miserable season, but stepped up HUGE in the postseason to win the clinching games in each of the three series.
I was happy to see the Red Sox come back from a 3-0 deficit against the Yankees. In fact, the World Series was just a formality to solidy this team's place in baseball history. No team has ever come back from a deficit like that. The Yankees, better known as the Evil Empire, choked big. And A-Rod's bush league interference play and subsequent argument with the umpire, just goes to show you that the good guy always wins...in the end.
Number of World series championships prior to 1918:
Red Sox 4
Yankees 0
Number of World series championships between 1918 and 2003 (that's 85 years):
Red Sox 0
Yankees 26
Number of Boston Red Sox fans who got wicked drunk a couple of days ago: at least 5 million
I've got to eat my words. I thought trading away Nomar Garciaparra in the middle of the season was a dumb move. I thought he was the heart and soul of the team. Apparently, he was only a kidney. And you can still live a long, productive life without a kidney. Guys like David Ortiz, Pedro Martinez, Johnny Damon, Bill Mueller, and others collectively made up the heart and soul of the team. Nomars trade counterparts, Doug Mentkiewicz and Orlando Cabrera shored up the defense. Mark Bellhorn proved to be the unsung hero of the series, and what can you say about David Ortiz and Derek Lowe? DO was a cast-off from Minnesota who proved to be a clubhouse leader as well as a lightning rod for keeping the clubhouse mood light and fun. He also had 2 game winning hits, and one hit to extend a game into extra innings (which they eventually won). Derek Lowe was relegated to the bullpen after a miserable season, but stepped up HUGE in the postseason to win the clinching games in each of the three series.
I was happy to see the Red Sox come back from a 3-0 deficit against the Yankees. In fact, the World Series was just a formality to solidy this team's place in baseball history. No team has ever come back from a deficit like that. The Yankees, better known as the Evil Empire, choked big. And A-Rod's bush league interference play and subsequent argument with the umpire, just goes to show you that the good guy always wins...in the end.
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