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Red Sox Champions—Again!

Boston claims second World Series title in 4 years with sweep of Rockies

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 29, 2007 2:55 AM CDT

(Newser) – They didn't wait 86 years for this one: three years removed from their first World Series title in nearly a century, the Red Sox won their second in four years, doing it again as they did in 2004 with a four-game sweep, this time over the Colorado Rockies. Series MVP Mike Lowell scored one run and drove in another in the 4-3 victory with a solo HR. Closer Jonathan Papelbon ended it with a strikeout of Seth Smith.

"When you wear Red Sox on your shirt, you're good at something," slugger David Ortiz hollered from atop a clubhouse table during the postgame celebration, according to AP. Pitcher Jon Lester, 23, who was undergoing chemotherapy treatment for lymphoma last year at this time, earned the clinching win. “It’s been a whirlwind year for me," he said afterward. "I don’t know when it will sink in.”

Boston Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Papelbon leaps into the air after the Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies, 4-3, to win the baseball World Series Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Boston Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Papelbon leaps into the air after the Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies, 4-3, to win the baseball World Series Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack...   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell salutes the fans at Coors Field in Denver after the Red Sox won the 2007 baseball World Series with a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies in Game 4 Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. Lowell was named series MVP....
Boston Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell salutes the fans at Coors Field in Denver after the Red Sox won the 2007 baseball World Series with a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies in Game 4 Sunday, Oct....   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox's Mike Lowell holds up his MVP trophy after Game 4 of the baseball World Series against the Colorado Rockies Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. The Red Sox won 4-3 to sweep the series. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Boston Red Sox's Mike Lowell holds up his MVP trophy after Game 4 of the baseball World Series against the Colorado Rockies Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. The Red Sox won 4-3 to sweep...   (Associated Press)
Colorado Rockies' Yorvit Torrealba, front, and Manny Corpas watch from the dugout during the ninth inning of Game 4 of the baseball World Series against the Boston Red Sox Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. The Red Sox won 4-3 to sweep the series. (AP Photo/David J....
Colorado Rockies' Yorvit Torrealba, front, and Manny Corpas watch from the dugout during the ninth inning of Game 4 of the baseball World Series against the Boston Red Sox Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors...   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox Kevin Youkilis, right, pours champagne on one of his teammates after defeating the Colorado Rockies in Game 4 to win the baseball World Series Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Boston Red Sox Kevin Youkilis, right, pours champagne on one of his teammates after defeating the Colorado Rockies in Game 4 to win the baseball World Series Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in...   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox's Bobby Kielty hits a home run during the eighth inning in Game 4 of the baseball World Series against the Colorado Rockies Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Boston Red Sox's Bobby Kielty hits a home run during the eighth inning in Game 4 of the baseball World Series against the Colorado Rockies Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. (AP Photo/Eric...   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox's Mike Lowell reacts after hitting a home run during the seventh inning in Game 4 of the baseball World Series against the Colorado Rockies Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Boston Red Sox's Mike Lowell reacts after hitting a home run during the seventh inning in Game 4 of the baseball World Series against the Colorado Rockies Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver....   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester, left, gets a pep talk from catcher Jason Varitek in the fifth inning of Game 4 of the baseball World Series against the Colorado Rockies Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester, left, gets a pep talk from catcher Jason Varitek in the fifth inning of Game 4 of the baseball World Series against the Colorado Rockies Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors...   (Associated Press)
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Aaron Cook sits in the dugout during the sixth inning of Game 4 of the baseball World Series against the Boston Red Sox Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Aaron Cook sits in the dugout during the sixth inning of Game 4 of the baseball World Series against the Boston Red Sox Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver....   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez can't come up with a double hit by Colorado Rockies' Kazuo Matsui during the third inning in Game 4 of the baseball World Series Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Boston Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez can't come up with a double hit by Colorado Rockies' Kazuo Matsui during the third inning in Game 4 of the baseball World Series Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors...   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox's Jon Lester pitches against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of Game 4 of the baseball World Series Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. (AP Photo/Pool, Rick Wilking)
Boston Red Sox's Jon Lester pitches against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of Game 4 of the baseball World Series Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. (AP Photo/Pool, Rick Wilking)   (Associated Press)
Colorado Rockies' Aaron Cook pitches against the Boston Red Sox in the first inning of Game 4 of the baseball World Series Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. (AP Photo/Pool, Rick Wilking)
Colorado Rockies' Aaron Cook pitches against the Boston Red Sox in the first inning of Game 4 of the baseball World Series Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. (AP Photo/Pool, Rick Wilking)   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Papelbon leaps in the air after the final out in Game 4 of the baseball World Series against the Colorado Rockies Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. The Red Sox won 4-3 to sweep the series. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Boston Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Papelbon leaps in the air after the final out in Game 4 of the baseball World Series against the Colorado Rockies Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. The Red...   (Associated Press)
World Series MVP Boston Red Sox's Mike Lowell celebrates after Game 4 of the baseball World Series Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. The Red Sox won 4-3 to sweep the series. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
World Series MVP Boston Red Sox's Mike Lowell celebrates after Game 4 of the baseball World Series Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. The Red Sox won 4-3 to sweep the series. (AP Photo/Jack...   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox president Larry Lucchino, left, general manager Theo Epstein, center, and manager Terry Francona hold the World Series trophy after Boston beat the Colorado Rockies, 4-3, in Game 4 Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver, to sweep the series 4-0. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Boston Red Sox president Larry Lucchino, left, general manager Theo Epstein, center, and manager Terry Francona hold the World Series trophy after Boston beat the Colorado Rockies, 4-3, in Game 4 Sunday,...   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox players spray each other with champagne after defeating the Colorado Rockies in Game 4 to win the baseball World Series Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Boston Red Sox players spray each other with champagne after defeating the Colorado Rockies in Game 4 to win the baseball World Series Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. (AP Photo/David...   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell is lifted into the air by coach Luis Alicea Gafter the Red Sox won the baseball World Series with a 4-3 Game 4 win over the Colorado Rockies Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver. Lowell was named the series MVP....
Boston Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell is lifted into the air by coach Luis Alicea Gafter the Red Sox won the baseball World Series with a 4-3 Game 4 win over the Colorado Rockies Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007,...   (Associated Press)
A fan celebrates on a billboard outside Fenway Park in Boston early Monday Oct. 29, 2007, after the Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies in the baseball World Series in Colorado. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
A fan celebrates on a billboard outside Fenway Park in Boston early Monday Oct. 29, 2007, after the Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies in the baseball World Series in Colorado. (AP Photo/Michael...   (Associated Press)
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