"no team in baseball had ever rallied from being down 0-3 in a playoff series, and the red sox certainly didn't look like they would be the first to pull it off. in game 3 against the new york yankees, the red sox had gotten pummeled, 19-8. in game 4, the yankees led 4-3 in the ninth inning on the cusp of clinching, and had their ace reliever, mariano rivera, on the mound. thanks to some a timely steal and some clutch hitting, the red sox prevailed 6-4 in 12 innings. they went on the win that series, then sweep the st. louis cardinals in the world series, exorcising the 'curse of the bambino' along the way."
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