I came here to study <a href=" http://www.ohword.com/a-dissertation/ ">do my homwork fu</a> After winning the World Series in 2004 and ’07, the Red Sox lost the 2008 ALCS to the Rays and were swept in the first round by the Angels in 2009. Since then, it’s been three straight years without playoffs in Boston, low-lighted by the stunning 2011 collapse and the dreadful 2012 campaign.