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St. Louis Cardinals' Yadier Molina celebrates with fans after the Cardinals' 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros to win Game 7 and the NL championship series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Oct. 21, 2004.
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St. Louis Cardinals fans celebrate at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals' last World Series championship came in 1982.
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St. Louis Cardinals' Scott Rolen, left, and So Taguchi, of Japan, celebrate in the clubhouse a 5-2 victory over the Astros.
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Fans celebrate outside Busch Stadium in St. Louis after the Cardinals advanced to the World Series.
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Lee Laskowski, of Clayton, Mo., carries his camping gear, for an overnight stay near Busch Stadium in St. Louis, in the background, to purchase tickets for the World Series.
Reverse the Curse
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Boston Red Sox's Doug Mientkiewicz, right, sprays champagne on Boston fans after Boston defeated the New York Yankees, 10-3, in the final game of the AL championship series, Oct. 20, 2004, in New York.
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Red Sox fans celebrate outside Boston's Fenway Park moments after the Red Sox beat the New York Yankees in the American League playoffs. The Sox beat the Yankees 10-3 in Game 7, winning a trip to the World Series for the first time since 1986.
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People celebrate the Boston Red Sox's victory over the New York Yankees at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass.
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Boston Red Sox fans cheer outside the ESPN Zone in Times Square in New York. The Red Sox have not won the World Series since 1918.
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Boston Red Sox fans Elisabeth Serpico, of Atlanta, Ga., left, and Emily Dubois, of Palo Alto, Calif., center, wrap themselves in blankets while waiting in line with the hope of buying World Series tickets outside Boston's Fenway Park.
