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For one glorious afternoon, everything seemed brighter, happier and more hopeful in this passionate baseball city because everything was right with the Red Sox. Remembering the beloved Red Sox’ second championship in the last 90 years can have that soothing an impact. The Red Sox celebrated their 2007 World Series title by doling out 2.33-carat rings to their players and club officials. They then silenced the terrible — so far, at least — Detroit Tigers, 5-0, in their home opener at Fenway Park, and they even watched Manny Ramírez display more zest than anyone else. Yes, as the hustling Ramírez showed, it was a good day to be in the Red Sox family. The team was home again, finally back in Boston after a 19-day, 16,000-mile trip that included games in Tokyo, Los Angeles, Oakland and Toronto. To the wobbly Red Sox, the Green Monster never looked so lovely.