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Here at the Register: All the celebration porn you can stomach. Demons, be gone! A sweep with 18 heroes. Dave Henderson, lol.  Angels fans in Boston get soaked.

Anybody know Korean? From Halos Heaven, Yankee Fan Fail. And a new WiHaloFan comic! Monkey With a Halo:  “Now it is the Red Sox turn to skulk home and ask start asking themselves what must be done to get this team over the hump.” AngelsWin: Thank goodness for Olney’s scout!

GoHalos, in retrospect: “The Red Sox were only considered the favorites during this series because of this stupid curse.”  L.A. Seitz: “But something told me this was the year that everyone would basically give up and say that the Angels had no chance. With the pressure off, they’d win the series. Still, I probably wouldn’t have put any money on it.” 6-4-2, liveblogging, had fears: “…Feels pretty damn good right now, even if Fuentes chokes up this lead for a loss.”

Mike Digiovanna’s daughter, after dad returned from the victory celebration: “Geez, dad, you stink.” Bisheff says “Fans gave up, team didn’t.”

ESPN: “(Vlad) jumped with joy on gimpy legs that could barely lift his body, with leaps that appeared more like stilted pirouettes.) Four of Vlad’s kids are named after him, haha. Will they run Papelbon out of Boston? A Yahoo celebration slideshow.

Boston Herald home page: Papel Bomb! A Herald poll has just 90 percent of Boston fans blaming Papelbon for the loss, with 8 percent blaming “lack of offense.” Ok. Boston fans “heartbroken:” “It’s depressing as hell.” David Ortiz says disappointing season “already behind me.” More Herald: “It’s only the second time in Francona’s tenure the Red Sox didn’t deserve to be on the same field.”

Globe cover: “Gloom settles over Fenway.” Shaughnessy: “Just as the Angels were one strike away multiple times in ’86, the Sox were within one pitch of victory several times yesterday. It’s still hard to believe the Red Sox lost.”

Some Boston fans still thinking about CB Bucknor, who memorably came in to replace Jonathan Papelbon for Boston in the ninth. (Wait, he didn’t?) A list of trade destinations for Papelbon.

Theo Epstein is asked a great question, gives a great answer:

“Q. Was this randomness of a short series?

“A. No, that sounds like a crutch. I think we got outplayed in this series.”

Terry Francona: “The season doesn’t wind down. It just comes to a crashing halt.”

Over the Monster: “March is only 141 days away.” It’s a cruel game, sometimes, but not on this coast, not today.

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