The Boston Red Sox had the upper hand on the New York Yankees from October 2004 through September 2025. Despite splitting or losing the vast majority of season series during that time gap, Boston won every playoff matchup post-2003 ALCS, capturing four World Series to emphatically break the curse and outclass the Yankees' singular championship, post-reversal. The reality of the situation is that Red Sox fans (and players) had every right to talk ... until now. Until the past week.
The Yankees and Cam Schlittler eliminated the Red Sox in Game 3 of the Wild Card Series after Alex Cora burned through his entire bullpen in a tight-as-hell Game 2.