Red Sox Cast Off Bad Memories by Blasting Off
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The Boston Red Sox beat Anaheim, 9-3, and have the look of a team intent on making things easier for themselves this year.
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Perhaps after dramatically beating the Yankees, the Red Sox have taught Boston simply to love baseball again.
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UNDATED The Boston Red Sox and their fans figure they&#39;ve been cursed since 1918 -- but a sports psychologist says it&#39;s all in their heads.
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The history-defying Red Sox have touched on another crazy way to try to win their first World Series in 86 years -- by playing some of the shoddiest defense since the birth of the Fall Classic.
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NEW YORK -- Sunday night the Red Sox were three outs from being swept from the playoffs by the hated Yankees. They had lost a playoff game at Fenway Park by the humiliating score of 19-8 Saturday night and some members of their loyal Nation felt betrayed and abandoned.
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-- More than the Curse is at stake for the Red Sox, who would love to have bragging rights after getting bullied by their New York brethren for so many decades.
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The Boston Red Sox looked at the out-of-town scoreboard and could hardly believe what they saw. The New York Yankees were trailing big at home against the Cleveland Indians in what would be the worst loss in the 101-year history of the storied franchise.
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In a game of whose starting pitcher was worse, the Red Sox finally won something â-arely. Because both Boston&#39;s Bronson Arroyo and the Yankees&#39; Kevin Brown were awful last night
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Proclaiming a generations-old curse  lifted, bleary-eyed but euphoric Red Sox fans on Thursday  savored the joy of a World Series victory that ended an 86-year  championship drought.
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NEW YORK -- Tracing the tracks of their tears back to the ballpark in the Bronx where all the horrible things happened last October, the Red Sox returned to the American League Championship Series last night, fell behind, 8-0, then rallied mightily before again succumbing to the Yankees, 10-7.
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Pitcher Keith Foulke underhanded a throw to first-baseman Doug Mientkiewicz for the last out, and New England rejoiced.. Decades of baseball agony ended for Boston Red Sox fans Wednesday night.
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There's too much history &#151; quirky, gut-wrenching, heartbreaking chronicles passed from generation to generation &#151; for Red Sox Nation to get cocky now.
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BOSTONâSome fans with shockingly short memories made the mistake of chanting &quot;Who&#39;s Your Papi?&#39;&#39; last night when it looked like David Ortiz and his Boston Red Sox would run their opponents all the way back to Missouri.
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Joe Torre heard enough. He felt insulted. He felt unappreciated. He won't even set foot in Yankee Stadium anytime soon, not even to clean out his office. "I walked out of there, I'm not going back," he said. "I just leave the memories."
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This one felt like it should have counted for more. The brilliant blue sky, the barrage of first-inning hits off New York starter Kevin Brown, and the masterful performance by Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling seemed wasted somehow. The regular-season home finale, a dominating win against a most hated rival, should have carried more weight.
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NEW YORKâThe Red Soxâ roller coaster season took one of its sharpest dips yet Saturday, when the Sox followed up their most resounding win of the season with perhaps their most disappointing loss.
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The Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers nearly came to blows after Josh Beckett hit Magglio Ordonez in the side of the head with a breaking ball. Mark Prior had his own problems on the mound &#151; he couldn't get the Kansas City Royals out.