B.S. You are not moving forward. Ever since the end of the 2004 season all we hear is "26." Play it both ways, stop looking back at your past accomplishments -- many which have come prior to your lifetime -- and look at this year. Your team is old, your farm system doesn't exist, for 95% of the year you've been behind BOTH the Sox & Orioles -- even behind the Blue Jays for some of that.
And saying that people will forget about 2004 is a mistake. Even YOU will look back at it and see that this was the turning point of Massachusetts' teams destroying teams from New York.
Patriots > j-e-t-s, World Champion Red Sox > yankees, Celtics > Knicks.... it's pretty embarrassing on your state's behalf.