. ▁November " ▁by ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁media ▁echo ing ▁the ▁media ' s ▁design ation ▁of ▁Reg gie ▁Jackson ▁as ▁" Mr . ▁October " ▁for ▁his ▁sl ug ging ▁achiev ements ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁World ▁Series . ▁The ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁broke ▁their ▁ 8 6 - year ▁dr ought , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Cur se ▁of ▁the ▁B amb ino , ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁AL CS ▁after ▁losing ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁games , ▁and ▁then ▁defe ating ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁World ▁Series . ▁With ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁World ▁Series ▁victory ▁by ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals , ▁Tony ▁La ▁Russ a ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁manager ▁to ▁a ▁win ▁a ▁World ▁Series ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁American ▁and ▁National ▁Le agues . ▁ ▁All - Star ▁Game ▁and ▁home - field ▁advantage ▁( 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 1 6 ) ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁home - field ▁advantage ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁altern ated ▁from ▁year ▁to ▁year ▁between ▁the ▁N L ▁and ▁AL . ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁All - Star ▁Game ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁tie , ▁ML B ▁decided ▁to ▁award ▁home - field ▁advantage ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁to ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁All - Star ▁Game . ▁Origin ally ▁implemented ▁as ▁a ▁two - year