djvh@drutx.UUCP (VanHandelDJ) (01/15/86)
> > ->Red Sox (I don't know anything about the AL but they seem better than 20-1). > > The Red Sox are an interesting team. They're the only team in the > Major Leagues that, year after year, fields the same type of team: > all offense, no speed, no hitting, > All offense, but no hitting? Anyway, I have always enjoyed watching the Bosox because of their offense. I consider myself to be more of a fan of baseball than a fan of any team (Go Cubs! :-) ). I like teams that have enough offense to come back from large deficits regularly, and the Bosox have always been that kind of team. There's nothing better than a slugfest at Fenway! Dave Van Handel
billm@haddock.UUCP (01/17/86)
->/* Written 12:06 pm Jan 15, 1986 by djvh@drutx in haddock:net.sport.base */ ->/* ---------- "Baseball odds" ---------- */ ->> ->> ->Red Sox (I don't know anything about the AL but they seem better than 20-1). ->> ->> The Red Sox are an interesting team. They're the only team in the ->> Major Leagues that, year after year, fields the same type of team: ->> all offense, no speed, no hitting, ->> -> All offense, but no hitting? Anyway, I have always enjoyed ->watching the Bosox because of their offense. I consider myself to be more ->of a fan of baseball than a fan of any team (Go Cubs! :-) ). I like teams ->that have enough offense to come back from large deficits regularly, and the ->Bosox have always been that kind of team. -> There's nothing better than a slugfest at Fenway! 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. Bill Mathews ima!billm
franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams) (01/21/86)
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. Frank Adams ihpn4!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka Multimate International 52 Oakland Ave North E. Hartford, CT 06108