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On October 27, 2004, sportswriters from around New England dusted off columns they had written long ago, but never thought they’d have a chance to use in their lifetimes. After 86 years, the Boston Red Sox had done the impossible and won the World Series.
For most fans of the team (877/733-7699, www.redsox.com), their entire lives had been an exercise in frustration, blaming a supposed curse visited on their team when the Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to their archrivals, the New York Yankees, in 1918.
Despite that, the team has some of the most rabid fans in baseball, who became if anything even more enthusiastic (and title-hungry) after breaking their long World Series drought. They were rewarded again in 2007 when the Sox bested the Colorado Rockies to once again win the Series and prove that lighting can strike twice.
© Michael Blanding and Alexandra Hall from Moon New England, 2nd Edition
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