We don't know much about baseball over here, but today the Guardian had a leader all about this, first time that's ever happened. Ending up:

"No one with a sense of sporting romance can fail to hope they can do it. But there is a wider reason for wishing the Red Sox well. They are John Kerry's local team. So a Boston win might be a good omen for the senator's November 2 contest too.

This might not necessarily help - but I thought I'd let you know anyway.