Boston Red Sox Knock Down the Cardinals to Win World Series Finals

After clinching the World Series championship in 2004 that ended the 86-year no-win period for the Boston Red Sox, the team is again on the road of victory when they knocked down the Cardinals during Wednesday’s final game.

Capturing the winning streak

The Boston Red Sox have suffered from an almost century of championship dry spell in the 20th century. Although they enjoyed a strong following from fans in their area, they were a big frustration in the entire Back Bay neighborhood. Their successive defeats in the World Series for many years placed them in both limelight and obscurity. Today however, the Red Sox have gained their momentum in the field and are inevitably treading the path of champions. Capturing the winning streak in their latest games, the Boston batters are said to epitomize the adage that the only way to go when you are down, is up.

Strong teamwork

Right from the start of the game Boston already came in with much power. The St. Louis Cardinals who were also claiming the championship title found the Red Sox players too strong to topple. The Wednesday’s victory score of 6-1 gave the Red Sox their eighth title in the World Series event, making proud Bostonians rapturously cheering. The prevailing victorious atmosphere in the entire city of Boston over the Red Sox win is a far cry from the city’s grieving wails from the marathon bombings last April.

Frontrunner players

Every Red Sox member contributed to Wednesday’s triumph but there were prominent frontrunners in the game. Shane Victorino undertook four runs while double driving the bases in the third and a single load in the fourth, ending up in a 4-2 advantage in the Series. Most Valuable Player David Ortiz meanwhile took a four-time walk with three intentional saunters while hitting two runs in favor of the Red Sox. John Lackey, currently bouncing back from hiatus, pitched six strong innings and afterward slumped in the seventh, leaving behind a 6-1 upper hand for his team. Junichi Tazawa, frontrunner reliever, blocked the Cardinals’ Allen Craig to secure Boston’s win.

Hometown victory

Boston’s Fenway Park literally rocked on Wednesday’s championship game with an estimated 38 thousand spectators cheering wildly for the Red Sox. The last time that the team had a chance to celebrate their victory in their hometown was in 1918 after which a long title drought took place. The Red Sox’s winning run started in 2004 when they captured the World Series title from the Cardinals. They seized another championship title in 2007 over the Colorado Rookies.

MVP David Ortiz said this is the most significant championship victory for the team because the game was held in their turf. Ortiz has made major contributions to the Red Sox’s championships by hitting two home runs, knocking in six runs and scoring successive huge percentages. Red Sox catcher David Ross regards Ortiz very highly as he said the MVP’s superstar status was never an issue to Ortiz. Ross said that even without scoring a point for himself, if Red Sox wins, Ortiz would still be happy for the entire team.