[外電] 今年紅襪會是史上最強球隊?

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The Red Sox have won 100 or more games three times in their 110-year
existence.

They will make it four in 2011. But this team has the potential to accomplish
something even bigger than winning 100 games.

The last time the Red Sox reached the 100-win mark was 1946, when they went
104-50-2 and lost the World Series to the Cardinals in seven games.

Prior to that, the Red Sox posted 101 wins in 1915 and 105 in 1912. Both
seasons ended with World Series titles.

Will the duck boats be rolling through the streets of Boston again next fall?

Bookmakers like the Red Sox’ chances. Current odds put them at 9-2 to win
the 2011 World Series. Only the Phillies, at 7-2, are bigger favorites, with
the Yankees not far behind at 5-1 shots.

Championships, of course, aren’t won in January. But championship teams are
built during the offseason, and Theo Epstein has put together a roster that
would make Branch Rickey proud.

Look at the starting lineup.

Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Carl Crawford, LF
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Kevin Youkilis, 3B
David Ortiz, DH
J.D. Drew, RF
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
Marco Scutaro/Jed Lowrie, SS

Speed. Power. Plate discipline. This lineup has it all. Good luck finding a
hole from 1 to 7. Saltalamacchia is a bit of a wild card, but the 25-year-old
could be ready for a breakout season. And whoever is the starting shortstop
-- Scutaro or Lowrie -- gives the Red Sox one of the toughest No. 9 hitters
in the game.

Besides a potent offensive attack, the Red Sox will boast airtight defense,
perhaps the best of any team in baseball.

Turn to the bench, and manager Terry Francona has plenty of options.

Mike Cameron, OF
Darnell McDonald, OF
Marco Scutaro/Jed Lowrie, INF
Jason Varitek, C

Youth, experience and versatility will ride the pine like lions waiting to
hunt. Depth won’t be a problem, especially with players like Ryan Kalish,
Lars Anderson and Josh Reddick on the farm.

In 2010, the Red Sox scored 818 runs (second-most in the majors), or 5.1 per
game. They hit 211 home runs (second in MLB) and posted a .790 OPS (tops in
MLB). The offense, with even more weapons now, could demolish those numbers.

Yet one run is all it might take to win a game on some days with the starting
staff the Red Sox have assembled.

Jon Lester, LHP
Josh Beckett, RHP
John Lackey, RHP
Clay Buchholz, RHP
Daisuke Matsuzaka, RHP

Lester is a Cy Young winner waiting to happen. Beckett will notch more than
six victories. Lackey should be better equipped to avoid the one-bad-inning
syndrome. Buchholz has become a force. And Dice-K might be the best No. 5
starter ever. The Japanese right-hander is the only pitcher in the rotation
who’s never been an All-Star, but this could be the year he ends that streak.

Every Red Sox starting pitcher has something to prove. While the Phillies
might be the popular choice as the best rotation in baseball, don’t be
surprised if people are singing a different tune come October.

When Red Sox starters have to hand the ball to the bullpen this season,
Boston fans won’t have to have to cover their eyes and pray. The weak link
in 2010 could be one of the best relief corps in the business.

Tim Wakefield, RHP
Scott Atchison/Matt Albers, RHP
Hideki Okajima, LHP
Dan Wheeler, RHP
Bobby Jenks, RHP
Daniel Bard, RHP
Jonathan Papelbon, RHP

Okajima is the only known left-handed quantity. But youngster Felix Doubront
has talent and should see some action. Rich Hill, Lenny DiNardo and Andrew
Miller also could contribute.

The right-handers in the mix all bring experience and different styles to the
fire. Need long relief? Call on Wakefield to disrupt hitters’ timing. Need a
middle-inning specialist to get key outs? Wheeler knows how to do the job,
and Atchison proved serviceable last season. Albers could be a diamond in the
rough. Want heat? Jenks and Bard throw seeds. Want to turn out the lights?
Papelbon is pitching for a contract, so trust he will be ready to show he’s
far from washed up.  Reliability and consistency -- foreign concepts to Boston
’s bullpen last season -- will be common words associated with this group.

Every day should feel like Christmas for Curt Young, the new Red Sox pitching
coach. The former A’s pitching coach didn’t have anything close to the
horses he has now, and Oakland’s staff posted a 3.56 ERA last season, the
best in the American League and fourth-best in the majors. Imagine what he
can do with a Grade A collection of arms.

The Red Sox were slated to win about 95 games last year. They won 89 despite
injuries to Pedroia (a former MVP) and Youkilis (a possible future MVP). Add
them back, along with the new players and a healthy Ellsbury, and 100 wins
doesn’t just appear plausible. It seems downright inevitable.

So does a date with history.

The 2001 Mariners won 116 regular-season games to set the American League
record for most wins in a single season and tie the 1906 Cubs for the major
league record (though the North Siders accomplished the feat in 152 games).
Both those teams failed to win the World Series. The Cubs lost to the White
Sox in six games in the Fall Classic. The Mariners didn’t even make it that
far, falling to the Yankees in five games in the ALCS.

The Red Sox have no intention of suffering a similar fate. The way they are
constructed, they could surpass the 116-win mark, but nothing less than a
World Series title will make Boston happy.

The 2011 Red Sox possess all the pieces to have a season for the ages. If
everything falls into place and the breaks go their way, they could do more
than set records and become champions. They could do more than take their
place on Immortality Peak and end up being mentioned in the same sentence as
legendary clubs of the past: the 1929 A’s, the epic Yankees teams of the ‘
30s, the 1970 Orioles, the 1976 Reds.

The 2011 Red Sox could accomplish a feat that has never been done. They could
unseat the 1927 Yankees as the greatest major league team of all time.

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→ JacqueJones:傷兵少點 低調點 這樣就好
推 terop:最強我不予置評 拿冠軍 再說吧
推 jshuang:每年都有球隊說最強... 一開賽都掛好幾個   XD
→ vou89kot:呷咖賣，不定因素很多。
推 zxcvbbb:沒錯 我也這麼覺得 明年襪襪應該可以打破史上最多勝紀錄
推 raki:1去年傷 2去年傷 3剛轉隊 4現在傷 5去年傷 6傷沒以往強
→ raki:7固定會傷 8.不傷也抓不到壘包 9.Lowrie不能天天上 幾乎也傷
推 yamatai:請問有沒有人有開季先發九人累計DL天數的大聯盟記錄
推 nicknhit:樓上兩行我真是不得不推....QQ
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推 zirca:借轉肥襪版，感謝！我覺得講紅襪隊史最強比較合理
→ highmimi:前兩句不就大概解釋成是紅襪隊史最強？
推 allen63521:沒有人理bbb
推 sarserror:基本上剛轉隊是硬掰出來得吧 哪有差-.-
推 badblue:等春訓開始再來討論吧..
→ tigertiger:最後一句
推 conjohn:光最後一句 就知道這文...參考就好...
→ appshjkli:要贏過1927年的嗯歪歪？噗w
推 keroro01:不過光看打線真的很威!!SP又沒受傷的話應該是很猛沒錯
→ iluy:看那火熱的牛棚 科科
推 Betances:呵呵,1927的NYY
推 yamatai:CF, RF, SS, C 還不到 AS 的水準喔，請加油
推 Carmelo3:RF Drew拿過ASG MVP   真的不算AS水準
推 oopsmamamiya:哪有基基強的道理 bbb太抬愛了^.<
推 externaload:未看先猜波士頓媒體自嗨新聞
推 Norwich:RF絕地朱不但進過AS  甚至還拿過AS的MVP欸 怎會不到 =  =
推 oopsmamamiya:而且還不是紅襪迷貼的新聞( ￣ c￣)y▂ξ 嘖嘖
→ EndlessYearn:最強也不一定能拿冠軍 去年就是如此
推 songga0909:表面看起來真的很強阿QQ
→ if2:在電動裡應該是最強
推 maikxz:樓下bbb
→ stkj9502:肥襪:今年是我最強的一年
推 ZZZZZZZZZZ9:1927的NYY是發生甚麼事嗎@@? (新手發問)
推 lover19:#1Cdp6d_W (MLB)
推 ZZZZZZZZZZ9:原文中zxcvbbb是在噓什麼呀? 他的腦袋是有問題嗎?
推 sdim:那哪一年是紅襪最肥的一年呢 XD
推 sd5566:沒想到洨歐把"今年XX是最強的"嘴砲也一起帶到波士頓 ...
推 kkjjkkjj:會
推 aljust:先打進季後賽吧　
推 keroro01:樓上假Z9
推 angelme:應該要再補左投吧 似乎有點少
推 baronterry:近年BBB會是史上最強基迷?
推 tlw0709:也要沒有人受傷阿...而且棒球真的太難講了
推 halu741101:BBB甲咖賣
推 sycstyle:這篇留著 到時連季後賽都沒有就好笑了
推 alex710707:重點是北極能不能夠應有水準吧 如果回復應該算是蠻強
→ alex710707:的 但是要說史上最強實在是..
推 miu4570:傷病阿什麼的因素太多了 打到最後才知道
推 kenro:水手剛開始還不是講的一副快噴出來的樣子
→ pc2990:這輪值太變態了...先發投手很威
→ wasimaomao:原來牛肉已經變成五號先發了阿 科科
推 alex710707:明年紅襪的輪值有可能很強也有可能還好.
推 Stanly10:  記得去年初 也說紅襪SP輪值很威 結果.....
噓 duncan6502:作者哪來的靈感XD
→ bluesky3330:好險不是糗爺發這篇文XD
推 secretmantis:如果捕手是V馬,3B是吹哥,那就更變態了..
→ yenchihh:自我感覺.....
推 TameFoxx:光頭比吹哥強
噓 IronChef:
推 bigsun0709:老虎隊就組過公仔隊了~不過那年成績同區最後 = =a
推 sams1979:史上最強大概還有段距離 但襪史最強大概不難想像
→ sams1979:襪史=紅+白?
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推 psampras:打線跟投手都輸給我2k10的輪值XD
推 devilsky:先朝聖
推 deathspank:再朝聖
推 pangea:三朝聖
推 zebirlin: 史上最強的外卡第二名球隊無誤! XD
推 yoyodjy: 朝聖