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Schilling wasn't the only Lazarus in the Red Sox resurrection. Loose-cannon center fielder Johnny Damon, whose beard and long hair made him look like Jesus--or Charles Manson--was an impotent lead-off man for most of the series. He trimmed his locks and hit a grand-slam homer in the last game. The Red Sox pitchers, pounded silly in a 19-8 loss in Game 3, reclaimed their poise and waved off exhaustion to surrender only 13 runs in the last four...
Newspapers in the Dominican Republic--home to Sox stars Ortiz, Pedro Martinez and Manny Ramirez--hailed EL MILAGRO POR LOS MEDIAS ROJAS. But some credit for the Red Sox miracle has to go to the Yankees--who, after building a three- game lead, forgot how to play Yankee baseball. They showed little patience at the plate and too much on the base paths--and in the case of ace closer Mariano Rivera, didn't automatically stifle the opposition. The result: a team with a $184 million payroll (the Red Sox are second, at $127 million) performed the most crushing seven...
...Sox fans were ecstatic. "Now, whenever they talk about 2-0, 3-0 comebacks in any sport, they'll mention the Boston Red Sox," exulted Brian Chen, 24, a consultant. "And just as good, the Yankees will be known for the biggest choke in sports history." Yankees loyalists tried for stoicism. "We're great at setting records," said Tony Surajpal of the Bronx, "and we just set another...
...point. The Yankees were awful for four days; the Red Sox have fallen short for 86 years. They gave their fans hope when they won the World Series' first game, 11-9, in a comedy of errors (five) and homers (three). Is Boston playing the tease again, only to lose a spirit-crushing Game 7? Or will there, at last, be cheering and crying in Red Sox Nation? --Reported by Sean Gregory and Jane Bachman Wulf/Boston and New York
...most bitter rivalry had finally played itself out. The riot police were at the ready as partisans of each side descended in red and blue waves on the venerable Yankee Tavern to carouse or console. And against all odds, the spirit was genial. Defeated Yankee fans bought Red Sox fans a drink--no gloating, no fighting, no riots, just a moment to capture the memory before they moved on. Reported by Perry Bacon Jr. with Kerry, Matthew Cooper, Viveca Novak and Eric Roston/Washington, Rita Healy/Denver, Elizabeth Kauffman/Nashville, Laura A. Locke/San Francisco, Nathan Thornburgh/ Philadelphia, Leslie Whitaker/ Chicago and Stacy...