Summary
Originally the Boston Americans, founded in 1901, the Red Sox won the first World Series in 1903. Playing its games from 1912 to the present at tiny and quirky Fenway Park, with its 37-foot high wall in left field called "The Green Monster" and other unique features, the Red Sox are woven deeply into the fabric of New England, the capital of a fandom referred to as "Red Sox Nation," because of its widespread reach. From 1978-2003, the Red Sox's decades-long inability to win the World Series -- often at the hands of the New York Yankees, often in improbable and heartbreaking ways -- became the primary identity of the franchise, summed up as "The Curse of the Bambino," a reference to the sale of Babe Ruth t...
Originally the Boston Americans, founded in 1901, the Red Sox won the first World Series in 1903. Playing its games from 1912 to the present at tiny and quirky Fenway Park, with its 37-foot high wall in left field called "The Green Monster" and other unique features, the Red Sox are woven deeply into the fabric of New England, the capital of a fandom referred to as "Red Sox Nation," because of its widespread reach. From 1978-2003, the Red Sox's decades-long inability to win the World Series -- often at the hands of the New York Yankees, often in improbable and heartbreaking ways -- became the primary identity of the franchise, summed up as "The Curse of the Bambino," a reference to the sale of Babe Ruth to the New York club. But the fortunes of the franchise changed in stunning fashion in 2004. Again facing the Yankees in the ALCS, the Red Sox lost the first three games, losing Game 3 at Fenway 19-8. But in the ninth inning of Game 4, Dave Roberts stole second base off closer Mariano Rivera, then scored the tying run. David Ortiz got the first of two straight walk-off hits in the 12th inning with a two-run homer. He repeated the feat later that same day in Game 5 with a single in the 14th inning. In Game 6, Curt Schilling pitched with a sutured right ankle, blood oozing through his sock, but earned the victory, forcing a Game 7 that the Red Sox won easily. It was the first time in baseball history a team won a series after trailing 0-3. The Red Sox then swept St. Louis in the World Series, its first title in 86 years. The Red Sox would win again in 2007, recovering from a 3-1 deficit to Cleveland in the ALCS, then sweeping Colorado for the title.
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Samson: Trade possible if deal is right
South Florida Sun-SentinelMarlins President David Samson was at Wrigley Field after spending much of the past two weeks in Miami-Dade Circuit Court due to Norman Braman's lawsuit. While a resolution isn't expected until mid-September, a delay that endangers the club's plans to...Tags: New York Mets, Derrek Lee, Chicago Cubs, Carlos Zambrano, Major League Baseball
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Joba meets Fenway, Beckett Friday night
kat.obrien@newsday.comFriday night, it's Joba Chamberlain's chance to help the Yankees cut into the gap between them and the Red Sox. Chamberlain makes his first start at Fenway Park, and he won't have an easy introduction. Red Sox ace Josh Beckett will oppose him and David...Tags: Fenway Park, Josh Beckett, Manny Ramirez, Major League Baseball, David Ortiz
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Bad blood flows between Mets, Phillies
anthony.rieber@newsday.com and caitlin.strang@newsday.comCarlos Delgado was smiling. Jamie Moyer wasn't. Maybe it was just a 45-year-old pitcher being cranky, but it sure didn't look as if Moyer appreciated it when Delgado tossed Moyer's bat back in the pitcher's direction during a fifth-inning at-bat in the...Tags: New York Mets, Jamie Moyer, Billy Wagner, Philadelphia Phillies, Carlos Delgado
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Wulff Ready for WSU Debut
The Associated PressPaul Wulff stood tall on the mound, stretching out his shiny, new, white Mariners game jersey. He then fired a hard, low strike that seemed to startle Sean Green, the Seattle reliever who was catching a ceremonial first pitch from Washington State's new...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Major League Baseball, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Column: Nothing like Yanks-Sox
mdickstein@am-ny.comIt seems unthinkable that there would ever be a season when the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is not the playground of two elite squads with immediate postseason destinies. Sport's greatest rivalry, after all, is self-perpetuating; baseball's two biggest...Tags: Fenway Park, Multi-Sport Events, Josh Beckett
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AP told 3 bidders make final cut to buy Cubs
AP Business WriterTribune Co. is inviting at least three potential buyers who each submitted bids for the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field near or above $1 billion to participate in a second round of proposals, according to a person involved in the process. Several bidders...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Property, Major League Baseball, Ameritrade Holding Corporation, Fenway Park
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Tied in the fifth
Roch Around the ClockAfter five innings, Orioles starter Radhames Liz has thrown 40 balls and 40 strikes. He's also fumbled a 3-1 lead.Liz walked No. 9 hitter David Eckstein to open the fifth inning. Big, big mistake. The Blue Jays scored twice and......Tags: David Eckstein
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Employee is charged in fight at restaurant
Sun reporterA knife fight broke out yesterday between two brothers employed at a popular downtown Annapolis restaurant, scattering workers and sending diners fleeing from their lunches of burritos and rice. Two brothers who work in the kitchen at El Toro Bravo on...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Major League Baseball, Bullfighting
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Red Sox Defeat Mariners In 12
Courant Staff WriterThe Red Sox charter is equipped with satellite TV feeds in every seatback, but they never seem to work, an unwelcome development when faced with cross-country travel. "I think they're like 1-for-20," manager Terry Francona said. But there was little...Tags: J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell, Jose Vidro, Major League Baseball, Kevin Youkilis
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Any Solution To Baseball's Broken-Bat Problem?
Courant Staff WriterLast month, a 16-member advisory committee met in New York to examine health and safety risks posed by maple bats breaking, resulting in jagged projectiles flying in the direction of players and spectators. Major League Baseball concluded that it would...Tags: Florida Marlins, Johnny Damon, San Diego Padres, National Hockey League, Todd Helton
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