Boston's magical 2003 season came to a close as the Sox fell short to the Yankees in 11 innings, 6-5, in a dramatic Game 7 of the ALCS.
HEADS UP MEN!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BOSTON RED SOX ON A MAGICAL SEASON FROM JOEY ALTURA, A BASEBALL FAN AND A YANKEES FAN.
To so many friends where i have lived so many wonderful years in a small city named Holyoke, Massachusetts especially SPORTSMAN'S CAFE, "Thanks for the good sportsmanship during this MAJESTIC SERIES. Quite frankly i thought the RED SOX had my YANKEES this time. Perhaps i may have "CURSED" the RED SOX a little longer when i called Billy at Sportsman's Cafe to congratulate him and his RED SOX for going to what have escaped from the RED SOX FAITHFUL for so many years a trip and a WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. Thats how close it was this year. Let the RED SOX vs YANKEES battles continue next year
Best Wishes And Good Luck.
On 10/17/2003 12:34 AM ET The RED SOX's wild ride ends in the Bronx
Yankees outlast Red Sox, 6-5, in dramatic Game 7
Heading into Game 7 of this epic American League Championship Series against the Yankees, the Red Sox were 4-for-4 in those potential elimination games. And Thursday night, they were just five outs away from going 5-for-5, and getting the best reward of all: a trip to the World Series.
Instead, they were dealt a painful blow that sent their magical season to a crushing conclusion. Aaron Boone belted a leadoff homer in the bottom of the 11th, giving a classic series a classic ending, albeit a painful one for the Red Sox. The Yankees won by a score of 6-5.
With one out in the bottom of the eighth, ace Pedro Martinez couldn't hang on to a 5-2 lead. The Yankees rallied furiously for three runs to tie it up. The equalizer was a looping, two-run double by Jorge Posada.
Red Sox fans will undoubtedly second-guess Boston manager Grady Little all winter long, demanding to know why he didn't take Martinez out when he got in trouble in the eighth.
Aaron Boone goes BOOM and the Yankees win the pennant!
Aaron Boone's 11th-inning home run off Tim Wakefield gave the Yankees a dramatic
Just when it looked like the Yankees were going to watch a team celebrate a playoff series win on their turf, New York rallied in unlikely fashion against one of baseball's best pitchers before extra-inning heroics from an unlikely source gave the Yankees an electrifying 6-5 victory Thursday over the rival Red Sox in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium.
(Al Behrman/AP)
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