The 2013 Red Sox are widely regarded as one of the most important teams in the history of Boston sports. Following the horrific tragedy at the Boston Marathon in April, David Ortiz delivered a fiery speech that helped the city rally around their baseball team. The Red Sox went on to win 95 games in the regular season and put together a memorable playoff run that fittingly ended with them celebrating a World Series victory at Fenway Park.
To get to the point where that Red Sox team was able to do what they did following such a blow to their city, a lot needed to happen in the two years prior.