With Yankees Slain, 'Miracle' Sox Eye Bigger Demon
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"Miracle Workers." So proclaimed The  Boston Globe on Thursday after the Red Sox -- baseball's  perennial also-rans -- finally brought down the "Evil Empire,"  taking a giant step toward their first World Series title in 86  years by ousting the New York Yankees in dramatic fashion.
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The Boston Red Sox&#39;s history-making comeback to win the American League championship at least temporarily turned New York Yankee dominance on its head.
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Eighty-six years after the Boston Red Sox last won the World Series, and 51 weeks after the Yankees spoiled their last best chance, the long-frustrated franchise is again facing its rivals and its ghosts.
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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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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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Much of the country has seemed riveted by the American League Championship Series matchup of the Boston Red Sox versus the New York Yankees.
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The Red Sox will either complete an amazing comeback as the first team to rebound from a 3-0 deficit in postseason history, or the Yankees will stop them.
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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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With a huge three-game series against the Yankees set to begin Friday in the Bronx, the Red Sox could hardly be blamed for viewing this week&#39;s three-game set
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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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"Miracle Workers." So proclaimed The Boston Globe on Thursday after the Red Sox -- baseball's perennial also-rans -- finally brought down the "Evil Empire," taking a giant step toward their first World Series title in 86 years by ousting the New York Yankees in dramatic fashion.
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Now there is a new twist to the rivalry between the Red Sox and the Yankees. The Red Sox have staged the greatest comeback in the history of postseason baseball.
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BOSTON It was as if David Ortiz wanted to give a gift to every fan at Fenway Park. They had made him a folk hero. His legend was about to grow.
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Games between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox have, for at least the last half-century, attracted a media mob fascinated with every scrap of information about the famous rivalry.
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The Colorado Rockies are the most religious team in baseball. And they sure could use a miracle now
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The Yankees kept circling the bases, battering Boston's beleaguered pitching staff. By the time the long, long night ended with a devastating 19-8 rout over the Red Sox, the dreaded New Yorkers were just one game away from a shocking sweep.
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When the Boston Red Sox and New York  Yankees meet in Game Seven of the American League Championship  Series on Wednesday the result could produce the greatest  comeback in Major League history.