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In long-awaited rematch, pressure is on the Red Sox

It’s been a while. When the Red Sox last met the Yankees in a playoff series, I was still resisting using one of those newfangled devices known as a cellphone.

A lot has happened since that biblical sports event of 2004 when the Red Sox came back from a 3-0 series deficit, rolled the Pinstripers four straight times, then broke the franchise’s 86-year championship drought.

And ruined Shank's book sales.

Too bad. And some of the history leading into this series does not bode well for the Olde Towne Team.

The Red Sox are wearing the heavier uniforms. It’s extra weight from their 108-win feel-good season and their early exit from the playoffs the last two autumns.

“All the pressure’s on Boston, no doubt about it,’’ Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley said from the TBS booth while watching the Yankees win their wild-card game Wednesday night.

At least Shank has some support for this column.