Five years ago the Red Sox were still feeling the emotional drain of losing to the Yankees in the ALCS. It was game 7, a game the Red Sox could’ve won at any time. A misplaced Knuckleball from Tim Wakefield to Aaron Boone would send the Yankees to the World Series, and the Red Sox home.
It was Thanksgiving 15 years ago that Theo Epstein went to meet with Curt Schilling. He went there with the sole purpose of swaying the ace into accepting a trade to the Red Sox. Schilling was coming off a poor season but wasn’t far removed from being the hero of the 2001 World Series.