A few shots from a cloudy Saturday. Yankees at Fenway, September 13, 2013. It was the middle game of a sweep of New York. Red Sox won this won 5-1.
No surprise, a team of destiny
In so many ways it’s hard to fathom. And then, on the other hand, it seems so obvious.
On the first of August I tweeted this out to followers of my @RSNStats:
Team of destiny?
— Red Sox Nation Stats (@RSNStats) August 2, 2013
I don’t even remember exactly what made me say it. But on reflection, there actually could have been a lot of reasons. [Read more…]
A Red Sox century?
No less than the venerable New York Times poses what they call a troubling question for Yankees fans: might this be turning into a Red Sox century?
From 1996 to 2000, the Yankees, under Joe Torre, won four championships in five seasons, a remarkable achievement. But since 2000 they have won only one more, in 2009. Boston, meanwhile, has now won three titles in the last 10 years. If nothing else, a rivalry that forever tilted the Yankees’ way in the 20th century no longer does in the 21st.
Business finished!
RED SOX ARE
WORLD CHAMPS!
An instant classic
Chills every time, I tell you. Red Sox broadcaster Dave O’Brien calling David Ortiz’ grand slam in ALCS Game 2 vs the Tigers. This one was an instant classic.