A really close friend of mine lives just north of Boston. She has a twelve year old kid and I talked to him before yesterday's game and asked him if he thought the Red Sox would close it out. He didn't hesitate and said, "They will." as if it were a fait accompli.

It got me to thinking about his sports world and how much different it is from that of anyone I grew up with. This kid expects his teams to win. In his short lifetime, Boston has been King Kong. They've won in all sports, most more than once. I think they've even won in soccer. In his world, the Yankees are the team trying to be the Red Sox. It's very strange.

Team Boston Red Sox!

It only took you a year to fix the problems Theo created! Stay strong Cubbie Nation. It gets better!

Edit: I took the spoiler out of the subject just in case.

Doesnt Theo get credit for this one, like the GM's before him get to take credit for 2004?


Did any of Theo's acquistions end up helping the Red Sox win this one?

Doesnt Theo get credit for this one, like the GM's before him get to take credit for 2004?


Did any of Theo's acquistions end up helping the Red Sox win this one?

Doesnt Theo get credit for this one, like the GM's before him get to take credit for 2004?

Did any of Theo's acquistions end up helping the Red Sox win this one?

A really close friend of mine lives just north of Boston. She has a twelve year old kid and I talked to him before yesterday's game and asked him if he thought the Red Sox would close it out. He didn't hesitate and said, "They will." as if it were a fait accompli.

It got me to thinking about his sports world and how much different it is from that of anyone I grew up with. This kid expects his teams to win. In his short lifetime, Boston has been King Kong. They've won in all sports, most more than once. I think they've even won in soccer. In his world, the Yankees are the team trying to be the Red Sox. It's very strange.

11 of the Players on that team are acquired by him. Not sure why people act is if he didnt want them to win or his absence helped them? 2 of the most important players were signed by him. Lackey and Papi

Theo is two year's removed. What he does get to take credit for is last year but that really isn't convenient for you.

Of course. 3 World Series wins for Theo!
Yes. They just needed someone else to make them actually work.

Theo is two year's removed. What he does get to take credit for is last year but that really isn't convenient for you.

Didnt they work in 2007?

Of course they did. Boston didn't think he was the right man for the job though to continue. Looks like they were right.

"It wasn't a matter of offers or contracts or roles. John and Tom were kind enough at some point late in the summer to tell me that they wanted me to stay with the Red Sox, to stay with (Fenway Sports Group) in any capacity that I imagined," Epstein said. "I could tailor my role or do what I wanted. It meant a lot to me. I was really appreciative.

:lol: Yeah, I remember how Boston didnt want him.

They didn't have to let him go. Remember, the Cubs had to compensate the Red Sox for him. They may have acted civil about because of the appreciation of what Theo did there but it's clear they felt it was time to move on.

Is Theo just a great GM or the greatest GM? In the same season he won his 3rd World Series while also artfully tanking another.

He was nice enough to leave his magic computer in Boston.

Who needs a computer to lose almost 200 games in 2 years?

They were a little heavy on the "Boston bombings helped us win" stuff

Oh ok, well theo was in year two in 2004, so that one goes to him. Agreed.

:lol: Yeah, I remember how Boston didnt want him.

let's not go painting Lackey as a key. He had a decent playoff run and a losing record on a 97 win team in the regular season. There's not a single person who would undue signing Lackey if he had the chance. No one is looking to take credit for him because it does not take even a small bit of memory to understand the disaster he brought for two years.