Last night a solar eclipse turned the full moon red over the Dominican Republic, perhaps a sign that the Boston Red Sox would end their 86-year drought in the World Series. Dominican outfielder Manny Ramirez was voted the Most Valuable Player in the now-concluded Major League Baseball 100th World Series. The Red Sox beat the St Louis Cardinals 3-0 last night and pulled off a historic four-game sweep of the National League championship. All told, Boston won eight straight games, something that had never been done before in all the years of the playoff system. The Red Sox beat the New York Yankees four games to three after being down 0-3, racking up yet another first for this team. Dominican pitcher Pedro Martinez, infielder David Ortiz and MVP Manny Ramirez were key players in the Boston victories. Ortiz was voted the MVP of the playoff series. Ramirez, who hit safely in all of this year’s playoff games, has not extended his hitting streak to 17 games, tying Yankees’ Derek Jeter and Hank Bauer as the only players to have reached this mark. The streets of most of the major cities in the DR were deserted last night as just about everyone was glued to the game. When Boston retired the last St Louis Cardinal batter shortly before midnight, the streets filled with people celebrating the victory into the wee hours. Manny, Pedro and David are expecting a fabulous reception upon their arrivals in the country.