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They turned history on its head and the New York Yankees into baseball's most stunned losers to reach the World Series for the first time since 1986.
At one minute after midnight, the Red Sox closed out the Yankees 10-3 in Game 7 when Ruben Sierra grounded out to second base. Nothing whacky happened. No ball through someone's legs, no errant throw, no sudden breeze from the supposed ghosts of Yankee Stadium. Just a simple throw by Pokey Reese to first and the Red Sox were the American League champions.
"I've only been here a couple of years and I can't imagine what people in Boston have been suffering through,'' Kevin Millar said. "Not many people get the opportunity to shock the world. We came out and did it. We made history by getting to Game 7 and made history again by winning it.
They were on fire the first three games, especially Game 3 with a 19-8 victory in Fenway Park, and then they were frigid. They lost in ways that Red Sox fans were used to seeing their teams lose. In extra innings two nights in a row. Against a pitcher with an ankle tendon held together by stitches the next. And finally against a slumping hitter who found his home run stroke and a forgotten pitcher who came through in Game 7.
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The Red Sox threw everyone off, especially New York Yankees when they made history by winning Game 7.
