The new Yankees..The Red Sox?

We all know about the curse of the Bambino and we all know about Buckner and Dent. But after waiting 86 years to finally win a World Series Championship in 2004 the Red Sox have become title contenders every year since then. After winning the World Series with their sweep of the Rockies, they have come to represent everything they hate, the Yankees. Once reffered to as the "evil empire" the Yankees dynasty might finally be collapsing with the departure of Joe Torre. However, the Red Sox are right behind them waiting to step up and become the new "evil empire" that so many of us love to hate. With the second highest payroll in baseball the Red Sox have started to take on some of the characteristics traditionally assigned to the Yankees. With such a high payroll it can be implied that the Red Sox are trying to buy the World Series title, which was previously associated with the Yankee dynasties under George Steinbrenner. The fact that they are contenders for the title every year is also a sign that they are taking on the Yankee role more and more. With their second title in four seasons the Red Sox are on the verge of becoming a dynasty. They will most certainly be favorites to win the Fall Classic next year and will be one of the top spenders in the upcoming off-season. Many people who used to root for these lovable losers will grow sick of them winning all the time, much like people grew tired of the ever powerful Yankees when they were on top of the baseball world. With all the spending and winning the Red Sox have become almost the mirror image of their most hated rivals and are quickly becoming the new Yankess.