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Boston Red Sox: Keith Foulke on the 2004 World Series

By Liam Skiffington

BOSTON, MA - MAY 28: Former Boston Red Sox player Keith Foulke walks onto the field with the 2004 World Series trophy while being honored prior to the game between the Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves at Fenway Park on May 28, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. The pregame ceremony commemorated the 2004 World Series Championship Boston Red Sox team. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - MAY 28: Former Boston Red Sox player Keith Foulke walks onto the field with the 2004 World Series trophy while being honored prior to the game between the Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves at Fenway Park on May 28, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. The pregame ceremony commemorated the 2004 World Series Championship Boston Red Sox team. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) /
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Keith Foulke speaks on what it took to for the Boston Red Sox to “Reverse the Curse”.

When you win a championship in any city the routine is pretty standard. Champagne pops, loved ones are hugged and it ends with a parade throughout the city celebrating with thousands of screaming fans lining the streets.

When you win a championship as a member of the Boston Red Sox, however, you aren’t soon forgotten and your tenure in the city is remembered best by the sport’s most passionate fans.

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When you win the championship in Boston, you’re never forgotten and your role on the team no matter it’s magnitude is etched in the history of one of the sports’ most historic franchises.

It brought head scratches throughout the league and devastated fans for generations to come. When Boston owner Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1919 it began an 86-year championship drought for Boston baseball. It also was a prelude to the biggest comeback in sports history. Many know the story, many watched the story, but 25 guys lived the story.

Former closer Keith Foulke was one of those 25 guys. He made the last out in 2004 to seal a championship season for the team that was as good as the best team of all time.

2003 was the best year of Keith Foulke’s career. He was an All-Star with 43 saves and a 2.08 ERA that season. Coming off of a season of that caliber there was little doubt that the right-handed hurler would be a coveted commodity on the free agent market.

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