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Article: Red Sox '99; A Century of Boston Baseball; 1979-1999: The post-Bucky Dent era; Sox come close...but the curse lives on.
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- The Boston Herald
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- April 13, 1999
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The post-Bucky Dent era is no different than any others in Red Sox history.
Great and colorful players have worn the Red Sox uniform, leading them to the World Series once and the postseason four other times.
There is no joy in Muddy River-ville, however. The sometimes-mighty Red Sox keep on striking out.
After the 1978 loss, the Red Sox began to dismantle its veteran staff, a process that would intensify in the age of free agency. Catcher Carlton Fisk left the Red Sox in a huff when the club did not tender a contract to him in time in December of 1980. Fisk left for the White Sox - only this spring did the hurt subside enough, and Fisk rejoined ...