NEW : 1918 's victory parade for team will pass site of the marathon 's year bombings . The long memory of Bostonian easily reaches Saturday , when their team last won a title at home . It was the Curse of the Bambino -- the hex imposed on the team because it sold legendary player Babe `` Bambino '' Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1920 . The more recent memory of the Boston Marathon attacks is painful . A 97-year-old fan savors this 1918 's victory : ` ` I never thought I 'd live to see this ''
NEW : 1918 's victory parade for team will pass site of the marathon 's year bombings . The long memory of Bostonian easily reaches Saturday , when their team last won a title at home . The more recent memory of the Boston Marathon attacks is painful . A 97-year-old fan savors this 1918 's victory : `` I never thought I 'd live to see this ''