Reverse the Curse

It took 86 years. But they finally did it. The Red Sox won the World Series.

As a 16-year-old, I hadn't lived long enough to really know what it was like for your favorite team to go that long without a championship, to undergo a "curse."

But it felt real all the same.

With my Red Sox hat on, my dad - a long time New York Yankee fan - and I watched the game together in near silence. We couldn't believe what we were seeing. After three straight games over the Cardinals, the Red Sox would do what many in their life time had not seen: the Red Sox winning a championship.

I thought about all the people in Boston that would be happy to finally be able to see the team win after perhaps 60 years of watching the game.

The room was dark and the T.V. was the only source of light in the whole household.

I'll always remember these words from the announcer: "The Red Sox are your World Series champions."