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The Red Sox win in the world series was assumed by most to represent the end of the Curse of the Bambino, which was supposed the have been inflicted on the team after Babe Ruth had been sold to the New York Yankees in 1919. On the Cardinal's side, disappointment was expressed at the team failure to win a game is the serise after recording the team's best regular season in over 60 years. It was believed by most, that the Cardinal had not played up to their usual standered, and much of the blame was directed at Scott Rolen, Jim Edmonds and Reggie Sanders, three of the Cardinals best hitters, who combined for just one hit in 39 at bats.

Ramirez with a sign that one of the spectators handed him.

The Red Sox held their World Series victory parade on the following Saturday, 30 October. The team were transported around on 17 amphibious vehicles that were equipt with loudspeakers so that the players could talk to the spectators. Due to large interest in the parade, it was lengthened by officals the day before to include Charles River, so that fan could watch from Boston and Cambridge river banks. Also for this reason, the parade did not included a staged rally. The parade began at 10 am. local time, and began at Fenway Park, turned east onto Boylston Street, then west onto Tremont Street and then Storrow Drive before entering the river. One of the lanes on Massachusetts Avenue had to be closed to accommodate for members of the media filming the parade as is pass under Massachusetts Avenue bridge. Manny Ramirez was handed a sign by one of the spectators part way through the parade, which read, "Jeter is playing golf today. This is better!" which he held on to for the rest of the parade.

The Red Sox were prsented with their World Series rings on April 12, 2005, at a ceremony prior to the team's first home game of the 2005 season. Former Red Sox players Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, and Carl Yastrzemski, were all present, as were the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops Orchestra to provide music. During the ceremony five red pennants were first unfurled at the top of the Green Monster, showing the years of each of the Red Sox previous world series wins. After this a much bigger banner was unfurled that covered the entire wall and read "2004 World Series Champions". James Taylor then performed America the Beautiful and 19 members of the United States Army and Marine, who had fought in the Iraq War, walked onto the field. Moments of silence were then held to honour the deaths of Pope John Paul II and Dick Radatz. The rings were handed out by the team's owner John W. Henry. Former Red Sox players Derek Lowe and Dave Roberts were also present to collect their rings. The ceremony, which lasted around an hour, endded with former basketball player Bill Russell, former ice hockey player Bobby Orr and New England Patriots players Tedy Bruschi and Richard Seymour, throwing ceremonial first pitches.

Both the Red Sox and Cardinals made the playoffs the following season. Both have also won the world series since, the Cardinals in 2006 and the Red Sox in 2007.