Found August 27, 2009 on
Bleacher Report:
Hold tight Red Sox fans. Just when you might have thought it was time to start packing up your Ortiz and Papelbon jerseys for the year and replace them with your Patriots, Bruins or Celtics garb, the Sox have come back to life. The return last night of Tim Wakefield is the latest evidence that after a summer swoon that saw Boston go from five games ahead in the AL East to as many as seven and a half games back, the Sox are waking just in time to make a playoff push.In fact, as we approach the final weekend in August, Boston actually has a two and a half game lead in the AL Wild Card race.Now you remember the Wild Card, right?Since 1995 when the Wild Card slot first became part of the game, Boston has claimed the extra spot in the playoffs six times, more than any other team in baseball.In four of those seasons, they advanced to the American League Championship Series. And, of course, in 2004 famously went from Wild Card to World Series as they broke the curse and claimed their first...
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