Even by Red Sox Standards, a Remarkable Run of Bad Luck
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The Red SoxÂ implosion seems to be the result of bad pitching, bad management and, especially, incredibly bad luck.
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Boston - Tucked deep in the bowels of Fenway Park, spewed champagne was crisscrossing the cramped victorious clubhouse. The Boston Red Sox were doused, every one of them, and their eyes stung from the sticky, acidy alcohol.
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David Ortiz has yet to steal a base for the Red Sox. He&#39;s unlikely to score from first on anything but a homer. For him to triple, something pretty awful has to happen to at least two outfielders.
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The Red Sox thought they were going to have to earn all their runs against the Angels the hard way. Anaheim allowed the fewest numbest of unearned runs in the Majors all season (36).
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As hard as Pedro Martinez went in his previous outing, when he morphed into vintage Pedro and hurled nine shutout innings, the real toll came this week.
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Perilously close to being on the wrong side of a 1986 ALCS-in-reverse, the Red Sox got their biggest home run of the year from their most clutch performer of the past two seasons.
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Curt Schilling lives for this stuff. He was deprived of a win by a bookkeeping necessity. But anyone who witnessed the 3-2 Red Sox triumph knows how superb the big righthander was in this extremely important game, and who was the true &quot;winning&quot; pitcher in this sensational contest. Losers of three straight, playing a team that has mystified them this ...
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When we look back on this improbable postseason turnaround by the Red Sox, one of the turning points will be hard to find unless we recall the words of Red Sox manager Terry Francona in the aftermath of the humiliating 19-8 loss to the Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series.
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Errors and walks make for a frustrating opener for the Red Sox, who were fortunate to escape with a victory. By Steve Wilstein. BOSTON -- Game 1 of the 100th World Series should have been rated &quot;R&quot; for Little Leaguers.
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The Red Sox lost for the first time in 11 games as a Texas right-hander gets his first victory. BOSTON -- Even Hollywood couldn&#39;t prolong Boston&#39;s win streak.
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Living in Boston as a Red Sox fan for the last year has been like riding a rollercoaster of epic proportions. Beginning with Bostonâs 6-5, extra-inning ,heartbreaking defeat in Yankee Stadium in Game 7 of
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You can&#8217;t dismiss luck in baseball. Twice in an extra-innings, Game 2 of a postseason series, the Cleveland Indians benefited from a sudden change in fortune. Jay Schreiber in The Times newsroom. (Earl Wilson/The New York TimeS) Look what happened in Game 2 of the A.L. divisional series between the Indians and the Yankees: [...].
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Giddiness. Paranoia. Arrogance. Caution. All were on display on Wednesday in Boston as the supposedly cursed Red Sox moved within one victory of a baseball championship that has eluded them for 86 years.
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THE Boston Red Sox have made history. Now they would like to make the World Series. With a hobbled Curt Schilling giving up just one run in seven gutsy innings, the Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-2 yesterday
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An incredible catch by Coco Crisp and another big hit by David Ortiz extended Boston&#039;s winning streak to 12 games.
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Manny Ramirez banged a ball off his knee. Keith Foulke had a stiff back. Neither was available at the end of the game, and yet the Boston Red Sox keep winning.
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BOSTONâThe Red Sox, who basically alternated wins and losses for half a season, no longer wonder if theyâre going to win upon showing up at the ballpark.