Can you spell . . . R-E-V-E-N-G-E?
For only the fourth time in postseason history, the Yankees will square off Friday against their archrival Red Sox in the American League Division Series, after sending the Oakland A’s packing, 7-2, in Wednesday’s wild-card duel.
Say so long to 2004. That was the all-too-painful year the Sox came back from a 0-3 deficit to swipe the American League Championship Series, 4-3, from the Yanks, paving the way to end their 86-year curse.
True, this year’s Beantown squad is daunting — with 108 wins under its belt, thanks to the potent bats of Mookie Betts, J.