David Ortiz

Boston tied the game, and in the 12th inning David Ortiz hit a 2-run homerun to give the Red Sox the win, and hopes of a World Series, though bleak, were still a possibility. Boston would win the next three games in dramatic fashion, and became the first team in Major League Baseball history to win a best of seven series after losing the first three. The Red Sox would go on to face the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. They were no match for Boston or the “Red Sox Nation”. The Sox won the series in a four game sweep setting a record for most consecutive playoff wins, and finally bringing a championship back to Bean-town.

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For the last few day the Red Sox looked like a mirror image of the Dodgers.  Dying and quickly being pushed out of post season play.  A finally, a kid from Woodland, Ca battles his way to a two out RBI single and the Red Sox wake up.  Ortiz temporarly breaks out of his slump at the right moment and breathes life back into Red Sox nation.  JD Drew has found a home in Boston and calmly belted one over the right field fence to get the Sox back to within one run.  Drew looked very comfortable at the plate while working Howell to a 3-1 count.  You knew he was going to hit the ball hard somewhere. And he did and Boston will go back to Tampa.

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