Tom,
After winning 3 World series this century it's all gravy. Yanks got the pitching Sox have the bats. Pitching wins in the playoffs. We'll see.
......
The first Sox World Series win this century was pretty dramatic..... Hale's son said after the win that his
dad was still lucid enough to understand he had not waited in vain, but what about all those who did not live
long enough to experience the return to the Sox's winning ways?
Fred Hale World's Oldest Man and Red Sox Fan Dies at 113
https://www.bostonspastime.com/fans/fredhale.html
World's Oldest Man, Red Sox Fan Dies at 113. Hale more than just a baseball fan. Sean Kirst - The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) November 20, 2004.