Boston Red Sox

The 1950 Boston Red Sox infield produced one of the greatest offensive seasons in baseball history, but let's get one thing straight.

The Boston infield of Walt Dropo at first base, Bobby Doerr at second base, Johnny Pesky at third base, and Vern Stephens at shortstop was not the greatest infield of all time. But for one season, the unit was unrivaled as a hitting machine.

No infield has ever matched its production.

An objective observer of our two-party political system would be shocked by the exclusionary nature of the United States government.

Many liberals are quite disappointed with the way President Obama has governed so far. They are frustrated by his perpetuation of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, his lackluster environmental policies, and his complete abandonment of Single-Payer health insurance, and rightfully so (though if they had read the fine print during the campaign, this would not have come as a surprise).

The Lowell Spinners, Class-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, are happy to announce team Vice President and General Manager Tim Bawmann has been named the 2009 New York-Penn League Robert Stedler Executive of the Year.

Bawmann, a native of Rock Island, Ill., has been with the Spinners since 2003, earning a promotion to Vice President in January 2007. During his time with the organization, the Spinners have sold out every game played at LeLacheur Park and made three appearances at the Futures at Fenway minor league doubleheader.

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Fenway Park

Fenway. The name alone is imbued with an incredible mix of history, heartache and, at long last, success.

The Red Sox have had four team captains since 1923—Jimmie Foxx, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice, and the current captain, Jason Varitek. 

So many great players have played for the Red Sox throughout the years, so being named the captain is a prestigious honor. 

Prior to Varitek being named in 2005, the Red Sox hadn't played with a captain since
Rice retired in 1989. 

Varitek struggled heavily both offensively and defensively this season, so much so that he did not play an inning in the three-game playoff series against the Angels. 

I'm not a great eugooglizer, but bear with me. I'm only going to reference the giant kick to the testicles administered to me a few days ago by the now defunct 2009 Red Sox once.

This year is the five-year aniversary of the Sox reversing the curse of Babe Ruth and winning their first World Series ring since 2004. The Sox did the impossible during that unbelievable season by defeating the Yankees in the ALCS while being down 0-3 in the series. The 2004 Sox may be the best story in MLB playoff history. This Sox team will never be forgotten by Sox fans. I thought it would be interesting to show you what happend to all the members of the unbelieveable team. Here is the pitchers article of The 2004 Red Sox: Where Are They Now?.

In November of 2002, no one knew who Theo Epstein was. He was this 28-year-old kid who made history becoming the youngest to serve as a Major League Baseball General Manager, hired by the Boston Red Sox.

It turns out we didn’t have to worry about the 25-year old rookie who started the game. Or the untested rook who first relieved him.

The real culprit was the strongest member of the strongest bullpen in baseball. He was there to shut one door Sunday and open another for Monday. Instead New England blinked and it was over.