If there are a few things the city of Boston is known for, it’s that ear-aching accent, wicked hot ‘chowdah’ and winning championships.

“There’s only one postseason. There’s only one fall classic. There’s only one October,” was the catchphrase uttered by comedian and Massachusetts native Dane Cook prior to the 2007 Major League Baseball postseason. This was the same postseason that the Boston Red Sox won its seventh World Series title.

For this year’s Red Sox, the 2013 season was the team’s one chance to prove it is atop the baseball hierarchy once again.

And they will.

Here are three reasons why the BoSox will be taking champagne showers holding the Commissioner’s trophy:

1. Fear the Beard

‘No Shave November’ may have come a month early, or even a couple months early in this case, because everyone on the Sox seems to have hung up the razor and picked up a glove.

The beard is a symbol of team chemistry, a trend started by newcomer Jonny Gomes in the offseason that quickly spread to fellow free-agent signees Mike Napoli and David Ross.

The team is holding together by a metaphorical glue that has come as a result of the beards.

“It’s been all hands on deck,” Gomes said in a recent Sports Illustrated article. “This thing got glued together really quick. People aren’t just jumping on it now.”

Not only are the Red Sox players creating a fashion statement, but this universal trend among the players has created a no-quit attitude This is similar to the team’s style of play, which has resulted in 11 walk-off wins this season.

2. Boston Strong

Shortly after the terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon in mid-April, the people of Boston came together and formed a recovery effort and household known slogan ‘Boston Strong.’

The message spread like wildfire throughout the city, and ultimately reached the Red Sox organization.

Since the tragedy, the Sox have had a jersey hanging in its dugout for each game reading ‘Boston Strong,’ with the number 617, the Boston area code.

The jersey serves as a reminder to the players of the struggle the people of Boston went through and that each game should be played for the city, especially the Fenway Faithful.

Third baseman Will Middlebrooks took to Twitter shortly following the bombings and said, “I can’t wait to put on my jersey today…I get to play for the strongest city out there.”

Although the incident was indeed a tragedy, it seems to have lit a fire beneath the Red Sox and fueled them up in their season’s success.

3. Loud Lumber

At the end of the regular season, Boston ranked first in nearly every major offensive category, and the bats show no signs of quieting down any time soon.

The Sox were first in runs, on base percentage, slugging percentage, total bases, and runs batted in, while finishing second in hits and team batting average.

In the Friday game against the Tampa Bay Rays, a team known for its great starting pitching, the Sox erupted for 12 runs.

Rays starter Matt Moore, who was considered to be a Cy-Young favorite before his injury mid-season, was shelled for seven earned runs in 4.1 innings pitched. These are awful numbers for one of the league’s top starters.

With everyone contributing at the plate, and each player filling their role comfortably, the Red Sox are deep top to bottom on the lineup card, making opposing pitchers realize there are no easy outs in Boston’s lineup.

After all is said and done, Boston’s ability to come together as a team and fight for the city and its people during a time of tragedy has proven to be the difference for a team that finished 69-93 just one year ago.

Although there are seven other teams with the same goal of winning it all, no team is more likely to do so this season than the Boston Red Sox.