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Link to NYT article

That the Red Sox have won three times as many championships as the Yankees over a decade seems implausible, unless one examines history. Around the time of World War I, the Red Sox won four World Series in seven years, from 1912 to 1918.

That small sample was eventually overwhelmed in a tidal wave of Yankees championships — 26 during the 20th century, including four from 1996 to 2000.

But so far, the 21st century belongs to Boston.