Yankees&#39; Owner Congratulates Boston Red Sox
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(New York-AP, October 21, 2004) - It&#39;s not the kind of statement George Steinbrenner hoped to be making. The New York Yankees owner is congratulating the Boston Red Sox for their come-from-behind playoff victory over the Yankees.
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Pedro Martinez told close friends he was &quot;very happy&quot; after meeting at the airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, yesterday morning with Red Sox principal owner John W. Henry and CEO Larry Lucchino, and publicly, at least, the Sox brass pronounced a similar measure of satisfaction with their exchange with the free agent righthander.
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George Steinbrenner, fresh off three days of meetings with his executives as the Yankees plot how to retool for 2005, threw a bouquet at the Red Sox yesterday, congratulating Boston and its ownership group for winning the World Series.
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Call it inside baseball. John W. Henry, commodity trader and principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, has ponied up $16 million for the 18,000-square-foot Brookline home of Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank H. McCourt Jr.
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The Boston Red Sox&#39;s 4-2 win on Tuesday over their bitter rivals the New York Yankees levelled an already remarkable American League Championship series.
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Boston Red Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo and team president Larry Lucchino took the World Series trophy to Rhode Island on Thursday, as fans gathered to celebrate the historic accomplishment.
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The New York Yankees finished off their domination of the Boston Red Sox and took their biggest lead in the AL East this season.
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World Series MVP Manny Ramirez, second from left, acknowledges the crowd after a banner was unveiled in front of the Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston, Friday, Oct. 29, 2004 congratulating the Boston Red Sox as World Series champions.
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US President George W. Bush congratulated Boston's Red Sox on their World Series victory, which broke an 86-year drought many fans blamed on a curse, the White House said.
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Boston Red Sox&#39;s David Ortiz celebrates his 14th inning game winning single to score teammate Johnny Damon on a pitch from New York Yankees Esteban Loaiza in Game 5 of the ALCS in Boston, Monday Oct. 18, 2004.
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They may never be mistaken for the boys from the Bronx as Boston's archrivals. But the Devil Rays picked up last night where the Yankees left off Sunday, squaring off with the Red Sox in an incident that emptied both dugouts and bullpens before Terry Francona's crew celebrated the clinching of a playoff spot.
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The Boston Red Sox finally laid to rest the &#39;Curse of the Bambino&#39; by defeating the &#39;Ruth-less&#39; New York Yankees this week.
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After Bernie Williams hit the home run that gave the Yankees the American League East title last night, his teammates and manager lined up to slap his helmet and high-five him and hug him around home plate at a delirious Yankee Stadium.
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If the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees are evenly matched on the field, there&#39;s no comparison off it. The Yankees are a pretty conservative bunch; the clubhouse is always quiet and businesslike, and owner
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Even the man who built the Red Sox into a World Series champ was amazed by the greeting Daisuke Matsuzaka got at Fenway Park. "Wow," gasped Boston general manager Theo Epstein as he faced a relentless battery of camera flashes, illuminating Fenway's premium club packed with 300 reporters and photographers.
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While the Yankees were quietly celebrating their free agency victory over the Red Sox, snaring New Englander Carl Pavano with a four-year deal in excess of $38 million, no one gloated too long.
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Johnny Damon drove in the winning run with a bloop single in the top of the ninth inning as the Boston Red Sox rallied to edge the New York Yankees 3-2 in an American League East showdown at Yankee Stadium on Friday.