Breaking The Curse From it’s origination in 1901, the Boston Red Sox has always been one of the most iconic professional baseball teams, even winning the inaugural 1903 World Series (then as the Boston Americans). This fame would only grow in 1914 when they came across a strong left-handed pitcher with an even stronger bat known as George Herman “Babe” Ruth (Britannica 2014). With Ruth, the Red Sox won 515 games and lost 359. They also won 3 World Series in the 6 years in which Ruth played with them (mlb.com). Babe Ruth and the Boston Red Sox were well on their way to becoming the greatest dynasty in sports history. That is, until the selling of Ruth to the New York Yankees by then owner Harry Frazee (Britannica 2014). This was the beginning
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In game 1, Curt Schilling pitched with the torn tendon sheath in his right ankle he had suffered in Game 1 of the ALDS against Anaheim, and was routed for six runs in three innings. The Red Sox would wind up losing game 1 10-7. Game 2 was not much different. Boston would wind up losing a close game 3-0. In game 3, the Red Sox would be blown out by a score of 19-8. This was the most runs given up by a team in ALCS history (Wisnia 2014). The Red Sox were now just one game from elimination and it seemed like everyone had counted them out. In history, there had never been a team come back to win from a 3-0 series deficit. In game 4, the Red sox found themselves trailing 4-3 and just 3 outs from elimination with the Yankees all-star closer, Mariano Rivera, on the mound. After Rivera issued a walk to Kevin Millar, Dave Roberts was sent in to pinch run and promptly stole second base. This is what many consider the turning point in the series. He then scored on an RBI single by Bill Mueller, which sent the game to extra innings. The game would remained tied until the 12th inning, when David Ortiz hit a game winning 2-run homerun to save the Red Sox season and force a game 5. In this game, Boston found themselves down late in the game again. They trailed 4-2 until the eighth when David Ortiz hit a homerun over the Green Monster to bring them within one run. Then, catcher, Jason Varitek hit a sacrifice fly to bring home …show more content…
Boston would win the first game of the Series with an 11–9 win, marked by Mark Bellhorn's game-winning home run off Pesky's Pole. They would go on to win game 2 by a score of 6-2 with another sensational pitching performance by Curt Schilling. In Game 3, Pedro Martínez shut out the Cardinals for seven innings and the Sox would win 4-1. Boston was just one win away from sweeping the World Series and breaking the curse. In game 4, the Red Sox did not allow a run, and the game ended as Edgar Rentería hit the ball back to pitcher Keith Foulke. After Foulke lobbed the ball to Doug Mientkiewicz, the Sox had won their first World Championship in 86 years (Wisnia
In game 1, Curt Schilling pitched with the torn tendon sheath in his right ankle he had suffered in Game 1 of the ALDS against Anaheim, and was routed for six runs in three innings. The Red Sox would wind up losing game 1 10-7. Game 2 was not much different. Boston would wind up losing a close game 3-0. In game 3, the Red Sox would be blown out by a score of 19-8. This was the most runs given up by a team in ALCS history (Wisnia 2014). The Red Sox were now just one game from elimination and it seemed like everyone had counted them out. In history, there had never been a team come back to win from a 3-0 series deficit. In game 4, the Red sox found themselves trailing 4-3 and just 3 outs from elimination with the Yankees all-star closer, Mariano Rivera, on the mound. After Rivera issued a walk to Kevin Millar, Dave Roberts was sent in to pinch run and promptly stole second base. This is what many consider the turning point in the series. He then scored on an RBI single by Bill Mueller, which sent the game to extra innings. The game would remained tied until the 12th inning, when David Ortiz hit a game winning 2-run homerun to save the Red Sox season and force a game 5. In this game, Boston found themselves down late in the game again. They trailed 4-2 until the eighth when David Ortiz hit a homerun over the Green Monster to bring them within one run. Then, catcher, Jason Varitek hit a sacrifice fly to bring home …show more content…
Boston would win the first game of the Series with an 11–9 win, marked by Mark Bellhorn's game-winning home run off Pesky's Pole. They would go on to win game 2 by a score of 6-2 with another sensational pitching performance by Curt Schilling. In Game 3, Pedro Martínez shut out the Cardinals for seven innings and the Sox would win 4-1. Boston was just one win away from sweeping the World Series and breaking the curse. In game 4, the Red Sox did not allow a run, and the game ended as Edgar Rentería hit the ball back to pitcher Keith Foulke. After Foulke lobbed the ball to Doug Mientkiewicz, the Sox had won their first World Championship in 86 years (Wisnia