Aaron Boone’s eleventh inning walk-off home run in Game Seven of the 2003 American League Championship broke Red Sox fans’ hearts. Gone were the dreams of a World Championship, the joy of the come-from-behind victory over the A’s in the ALDS, and the euphoria of “cowboy up!” As tough as it was for fans it was even tougher for the ball club. Grady Little, a [...]
Raise your hand if you thought the Boston Red Sox would win the 2013 World Championship when spring training came to an end in March. And keep it up if you thought the Red Sox would win three World Championships in the next ten seasons right after the Yankee’s Aaron Boone broke our hearts in Game Seven of the 2003 ALCS! The triumphs of the past ten seasons [...]
What do former Red Sox pitchers Dave “Boo” Ferriss, Jim Lonborg, Bill Lee, and Bruce Hurst all have in common? First, they are four of the better pitchers in the team’s history and are all members of the Red Sox Hall of Fame. Bill Lee’s ninety-four wins with the team ranks thirteenth among Red Sox career pitching leaders, trailing only Mel Parnell and Left [...]
The American League Division Series has provided some of the best memories in Red Sox postseason history. And a look-back in 2013 showed just how true it had been! This was the Red Sox seventh Division Series in the past eleven years. And the club had won four of their six ALDS appearances since 2003. Division Series wins in 2004 and 2007, were the first s [...]