Red Sox salute '07 World Series champions

The Red Sox recognize their 2007 World Series championship team in a pregame ceremony, including appearances by David Ortiz and Mike LowellBOSTON -- Sandwiched between the fabled "Idiots" of 2004 and the underdog "Boston Strong" unit of '13, the '07 Red Sox seem to get forgotten sometimes.

But in some ways, that team -- which enjoyed a 10-year anniversary celebration at Fenway Park prior to Sunday's game against the Royals -- was the most impressive of the three World Series championship teams that Boston has had since the turn of the century.

"Sometimes people say thank you for '04 and I joke with them and say, 'how about '07?'," said Kevin Youkilis, the starting first baseman from that…