Red Sox Reverse the Curse

1
Red Sox Reverse the Curse

• Christian Little
• Central Michigan University

2
Red Sox Win The World Series

• Red Sox beat Cardinals 3-0 in game 4.
• The Red Sox swept the Cardinals in four games.
• This was Boston's first World Series in 86 years.
• The curse of Babe Ruths trade is over.

3
The Key Players

• Derek Lowe pitched a four hit shutout.
• He is the only pitcher to win three series
  clinchers in the same postseason.
• Johnny Damon had a home run and a double.
• Trot Nixon had two RBIs.

4
Ramirez is MVP

• Ramirez hit seventeen straight in the postseason.
• He had a .412 average.
• At one time, Boston had tried to trade him for
  Alex Rodriguez.

5
Boston was Unstoppable

• Red Sox never trailed in the series versus the
  Cardinals.
• It was only the fourth time in history that that
  had happened.
• Boston finished the season winning eight straight
  games.

6
St. Louis Chokes

• The Cardinals led the major leagues with 105
  wins.
• The Cardinals choked in the World Series by only
  having twenty-four hits.
• This is the lowest for a World Series team in
  twenty-five years.
• The last time a St. Louis team made it to a
  championship in football, hockey, or basketball
  they lost to Boston.