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October 17, 2004: 'Don't Let Us Win Tonight!' Red Sox begin ALCS
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Don't Let Us Win Tonight: An Oral History of the 2004 Boston Red
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Don't Let Us Win Tonight: An Oral History of the 2004 Boston Red
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Tabloids Don't Let Us Win Tonight!
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