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Article: BASEBALL PLAYOFFS SPOTLIGHT; BOSTON RED SOX VS. NEW YORK YANKEES; CURE FOR A CURSE? Since the sale of Babe Ruth, the Red Sox have suffered through 26 Yankees championships and one beating after another by their rivals. Is 2004 finally Boston's year?(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- October 12, 2004
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Byline: Jim Souhan; Staff Writer
New York, N.Y. -- America's best rivalry has given us Alex Rodriguez grappling Jason Varitek, Pedro Martinez hurling Don Zimmer, Red Sox owners whining about "the Evil Empire," Red Sox fans whining about the Curse of the Bambino, the baseball love triangle of A-Rod, Grady Little trudging out too late to the Yankee Stadium mound, Martinez calling the Yankees "my daddy," Derek Jeter bloodying his face on Yankee Stadium seats, and Aaron Boone reprising Bucky Dent.
With the Yankees defining excellence and the Red Sox exuding angst, no one-sided rivalry has enjoyed such a successful run since the Road Runner blew up Wile E. ...