Of course, this title refers to the Boston Red Sox. The 1991 Minnesota Twins are the only other team to win a championship one year after finishing in last place. What a tremendous WS we have just witnessed! Yes, there were some strange endings to games like a game ending with a walk off obstruction …
The embarrassment of the 2002 All-Star game which ended in a tie because both managers ran out of players led to controversial rule change making the All-Star game the deciding factor for awarding home advantage in the World Series. Before 2003 home-field advantage in the World Series was rotated between the two leagues. Starting in …