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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 Boston’s 6-5, extra-inning ,heartbreaking defeat in Yankee Stadium in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS, the age-old rivalry seems to intensify with every month, every week, every day, every hour. One team strikes, and the other team responds, and winning isn’t even as important as crushing the opposition...
...that crisp, Oct. 16 day, I remember sitting in Yankee Stadium, watching the Red Sox winning, 5-2, in the middle of the eighth inning. I specifically remember sitting there and thinking, “This is it. I’m going to be here when the Sox finally beat the hated Yanks and go on to the World Series...
...crack of a bat, the pop of a glove, the infield chatter—these are the sounds that define him. His voice registers only the number of outs in an inning, though he might encourage a teammate at the plate in a clutch situation. On the field, the voice is secondary; the glove and the bat speak...
...Derek Lowe didn't give up an earned run in the last three games, limiting the Cards' "MV3" all-star trio of Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen and Jim Edmonds, collectively .316 during the season, to .133 in the Series. And the Sox bullpen, which for decades had leaked late-inning leads like a faulty tire valve, finally stopped letting the air out. In Game 3 of the ALCS, the Bronx Bombers brutalized Boston pitching, winning 19-8, to go up three games to none. That's when the magic ride began. The next night, five Sox pitchers shut the Yanks...
...general manager Theo Epstein prides himself on not overpaying for talent. Martinez, who made $17.5 million this year, is likely to seek at least a four-year contract worth some $15 million a year. But is an often injured 33-year-old who can rarely pitch beyond the sixth inning worth all that? "He's replaceable," says an American League general manager. "They can go out and get two quality pitchers for that price...