Posted By:
Ryan ChristoffMike,
You may have single-handedly helped keep the curse alive by posting about game 7 before game 6 even ended.
Doesn't any of this sound at all familiar to you Sox fans? The great comeback from the brink of elimination. The clutch extra-innings hitting. Is 1986 really that long ago? Does the name Aaron Boone no longer sting your ears to hear?
Remember, Dave Henderson's home run came when they were down 3 games to 1 and they did eventually go on to win the game and the series. But where is the ring to show for it?
It's great to come back from being down 3 to 1, or in this case 3 to 0, but a win tonight doesn't mean a ring. It means a tragic game 7 World Series loss on a Pujols or Beltran homer and seeing someone else celebrate on your home field. Granted, you will have gotten to celebrate winning the pennant at Yankee Stadium. But that's as far as it goes.
Then again, this is game 7 of a postseason series. It just wouldn't be right for the Red Sox to lose anything but a game seven. And this series was going to go 7 games no matter who won the first 3. It was meant to.
Yes, I know: "But this year is different...this team is special."
Final score: Yankees 10, Red Sox 8.
Score after 7 1/3 innings: Red Sox 8, Yankees 7.
-Ryan