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Dark Qiviut

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Ten years ago, the Curse of the Bambino was still living in Boston lore. The year before, Grady Little's blunder in leaving in Pedro Martinez cost them the lead, the AL pennant, and Little's job.

 

Fast-forward one year later, and the Yankees led three gamed to none following a 19-8 slaughter. They were three outs away from completing the first LCS sweep since 1995 (Braves over Reds), the first ALCS sweep since the 1990 A's (against Boston). NYY's closer, Mariano Rivera, who came in for the eighth, was on the mound, and Kevin Millar led off the ninth.

 

 

The fortunes turned. A rare walk from Rivera. Dave Roberts pinch-ran and barely stole second. Two pitches later, third-baseman Bill Mueller tied it.

 

It stayed tied until the twelfth. Paul Quantrill (their seventh-inning man, but was relegated to the back of the 'pen from overuse and was literally on fumes) faced David Ortiz with one on.

 

 

Needless to say, Boston never looked back. B)

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