... , sold out the Boston baseball fans and started the Yankees" legendary run of winning seasons and World Series titles. The Bo-sox , in turn, become perennial losers. many events have occured over the past 86 years to fuel the curse fire. For example in 1978, one of the most painful of years, the Sox had a ... an omen: the game hadn't even ended yet, but the scoreboard in right-center field was flashing the message "Congratulations 1986 World Champion Red Sox." Then all hell broke loose. Before you could say "choke," the Mets had scored three runs off relievers Calvin Schiraldi and Bob St...

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