It seems like the Yankees always dangle it right in front of the Red Sox only to snatch it away at the last moment. 1949, 1978 , 1999, this year. I wish I had a dollar for every time in the last five years alone I have said the day after a big game or big series "It's gotta suck to be a Red Sox fan". The Cubs and Chisox have gone longer without a title, but the Red Sox have been teased in a more tortuous way.
This post can more than likely be dragged out of mothball for the next hundred years. Baseball karma...it's real.