djvh@drutx.UUCP (VanHandelDJ) (01/23/86)
> > In article <95000002@haddock.UUCP> billm@haddock.UUCP writes: >> The Red Sox idea of offense is two walks, an error, and a poke over >> the Green Monster. You call that hitting (Wade Boggs the exception) ? >> You're certainly correct if you say that it counts as 4 runs, but it'll be >> hard to find the Green Monster anywhere but good ol' venerable Fenway Park >> in Beantown. >> >> It's fun for Red Sox fans, but a lot of years almost guarantees >> 4th or 5th place finishes in the American League East. > > In the words of Earl Weaver, "Pitching, defense, and three run homers." > (A notably successful strategy.) The Red Sox offense hasn't been the > problem; the pitching has. > Regardless of the problem, the Red Sox HAVE been a good team over the years. Unless they've gone bad in the last few years, I'm pretty sure that they were the only team in the Majors to have a winning record every year since the Mid-1960's. Dave Van Handel
franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams) (01/29/86)
In article <345@drutx.UUCP> djvh@drutx.UUCP (VanHandelDJ) writes: > Regardless of the problem, the Red Sox HAVE been a good team >over the years. Unless they've gone bad in the last few years, I'm >pretty sure that they were the only team in the Majors to have a winning >record every year since the Mid-1960's. I don't think so. I believe the Orioles have the longest current string of seasons over .500, at about 20. You are correct that Boston has had a good team. I lived in Boston for most of the last 20 years. As a Cubs fan, I found it a bit hard to feel much sympathy when people complained about the Red Sox not making the Series. They've been in it twice in the last 20 years; that's above average. Frank Adams ihpn4!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka Multimate International 52 Oakland Ave North E. Hartford, CT 06108