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Article: Red Sox Nation Faces N.Y. Empire
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- October 8, 2003
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RONALD BLUM, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
10-08-2003
Dateline: NEW YORK
Now that Boston is playing the "Evil Empire," Red Sox president Larry Lucchino says the Red Sox Nation will have some outside aid in the AL championship series.
"It's the `Nation' against the `Empire," Lucchino said Tuesday. "I'll refrain from saying the obvious, but I think we know whom The Force will be with."
After losing out to the Yankees during the offseason in the bidding for Cuban pitcher Jose Contreras, Lucchino dubbed New York the "Evil Empire." During the season, the Red Sox promoted games against the Yankees by playing music from "Star Wars" and had actor James Earl Jones _ the voice of Darth Vader _ recite the ...