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Scottopotamus(a feeble attempt at early morning humor...congrats and kudos to the Red Sox and their long suffering fans)
After another long and tiring 86 year wait, the Boston Red Sox have brought the International Championship trophy back to Boston, downing the Mexico City Axtecs 4-1 in tonight’s seventh and deciding game at Exxon/Mobil/Chevron/Texaco Stadium.
A tight game throughout the first six innings, the Red Sox put the game away in the seventh inning as Derek Jeter IV blasted a three run shot over the giant “Soylent Green Monster” hologram in left field.
Making his last start for the Red Sox before retiring, Pedro Martinez III, called “Three Pete” by the Boston faithful, allowed just one run on five hits before giving way to the Automatronic 3000 Robotic Pitching Machine.
Historians may remember that it was almost 86 years to the date when the “Curse of the Bambino” was lifted as the Red Sox defeated their long time rival, the former New York Yankees (now known as the “United Nation City Diplomats”), in what was then known as the “American League Championship Series” and sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals in the so called "World Series". Interestingly, St. Louis' mascot, the Cardinal, is now extinct, and the former “Yankees” have still not found a way to break “Torre’s Curse”. The hex was named after the long time New York Manager, Joe Torre, who was strangled to death by legendary Yankee owner, George Steinbrenner, in November of 2004 after blowing a three games to none to the Red Sox.
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