2011 Red Sox Will Challenge 1927 Yankees for Title of Greatest

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2011 Red Sox Will Challenge 1927 Yankees for Title of Greatest Team in Major
League History

原文
http://www.nesn.com/2011/01/2011-red-sox-will-challenge-1927-yankees-for-title-of-greatest-team-in-major-league-history.html

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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.

That would be something to celebrate.

How will the 2011 season play out for the Red Sox? Share your thoughts below.

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推 AliceJapan:XDD今年紅襪確實是很偉大阿 好笑的偉大
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推 oak2002:They really play "out"
推 vg175:07年大都會聯國東冠軍T都印好了.最後賤價拋售
推 gallaghertw:跟洋基0-3被逆轉與史上薪資最高卻進不了季後賽相比
→ gallaghertw:不知哪各比較丟臉..
→ Mrlegend:襪哈哈 季後賽還是給想去的人打吧
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推 LondonHearts:尻佛根本就是賠錢貨...
推 chipson:今年紅襪薪資是MLB最高的嗎? 還是洋基?
推 sarspieya521:光芒出品，品質保證
推 gallaghertw:史上薪資最高卻進不了季後賽應該還是洋基
推 chawer:紅襪吧
→ spy9527:紅襪:早知道學兄弟象了.....
推 krajicek:大都會07年丟掉冠軍後，真的是一路衰到現在......
→ chawer:那lackey算啥貨?
推 if2:以後可以跟光芒好好殺價了  賣太多假貨XD
推 bnsblue:Good luck finding a hole from 1 to 7.... 太諷刺了
→ krajicek:Francona真的會被炒嗎？但他到底帶領紅襪拿了兩次WS
推 yankeefat:這篇文章現在看來好婊
→ krajicek:會再給他一次機會吧。
推 bonaless:是隊史嗎
→ gallaghertw:紅襪今年好像165M左右，洋基沒進季後賽那年應超過200M
推 dewking:爽
推 momo90347:今年PAYROLL 應該還是NYY第一吧?
→ omena:尻佛明年復活的可能性應該遠遠大過雷雞
推 loveyourself:GM呢??
推 sherlockt:Share your thoughts below:
→ sherlockt:Schilling: I don't think they're going to make it
推 Yenscofield:XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
推 dewking:紅襪版是解散了嗎... xd
→ luckyboy1800:金鳥最後的再見安 尻佛似乎也有機會能接
→ fjjkk:Tito:Carl Crawford is a game changer He really is!!!
推 AlexanderKao:洋基沒進那年薪資比較多   不過紅襪更厲害
→ AlexanderKao:薪資破一億五千萬  連續兩年沒季後賽打
推 cyhung1025:以後該發起拒買天使與光芒貨的活動嗎?
→ spy9527:紅襪這種陣容打不進比較扯
推 opthr1215:拒買天使跟光芒貨XD 我覺得會不會是沒看說明書XDD
推 xiangfly:鞭屍文
→ yankeefat:那個飛球尻佛接到就能進今日五大了  難度不低
→ panjanhon:尻佛那球不撲  可能停在3壘不會失分 但撲也是有機會接到
推 gallaghertw:紅襪再加20M買Lee應該就進的了..花太少了
→ panjanhon:Lee一整個就想去費城  紅襪不一定搶得到
推 livxering:尻佛+發球機  薪水小偷
→ opthr1215:紅襪也打得不差 今年花這麼多錢 好歹也拿到外卡第二
推 chawer:季初紅襪SP是多豪華,結果季末....
推 flexin:拿到外卡第二 好酸XDD
推 yankeefat:                            炸的炸  報銷的報銷
推 gorhow:那個球不好接耶 @@
推 gallaghertw:紅襪163M，洋基207M..34M可以做很多事
→ Wavecloud:尻佛就算不滑接 金鳥也一定會拼本壘啦 9下2out 都追平了
推 krajicek:說到投手，洋基的投手教練今年也是功臣吧，讓兩個老投手
推 chawer:還不如學學洋基開開福袋
→ krajicek:今年都復活了。
→ gallaghertw:算錯是44M...
→ Wavecloud:怎麼樣也一定拼...不可能停在三壘
→ chawer:幹細胞才是功臣吧
→ yankeefat:但是44M買不到一個季後賽資格
推 metalguy:LOL
推 omena:效果好像只有半季
→ gallaghertw:44M還沒花..怎麼不知買不到...畢竟只差1~2勝..
推 JayReed:Drew今年也很慘
推 AlexanderKao:紅襪加碼啦  反正CC根發球機長約
推 sotight:Ｘ迷 不意外
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推 lovebulls:44M大概是光芒的薪資吧 NYY-BOS=TBR
推 sleepmajesty:最後CC那傳球好虛.. 還拋物線
→ yankeefat:五年一年算20M  紅襪算白砸了80M
→ davidchen27:光芒證明不需要花大錢也能做掉這'dream' team
推 gallaghertw:可是紅襪洋基就是要花大錢的球隊阿...
推 panjanhon:CC那球從趴在地上 匆忙再站起來傳  不能怪他了
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推 popoliii:尻佛+發球機差不多就快等於光芒的全體薪水了...
→ panjanhon:其實棒球比賽花超大錢去簽一個選手風險本來就很高
推 sarspieya521:回頭看A-GON的合約實在是物超所值...
推 gorhow:可惜A-GON救不了紅襪 QQ
→ panjanhon:更何況尻佛和發球機知名度也不是像A-Rod Jeter那麼高
→ panjanhon:簽下來就幾乎是賠錢居多
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推 tunababy:天使的FA貨都是假貨這是真的...
→ chipson:你早點來 還看的到3800人呢
→ cblin0605:紅襪沒進季後賽 LACKIE應該會是頭號戰犯吧
→ tunababy:天使只有RP大部份是真貨...
→ omena:會簽雷姬大概是因為上次季後賽碰面被他吃死死的
推 opthr1215:他不是還滿多勝的嗎XDD
推 davidchen27:lackey: 其實我是光芒球迷...
推 krizarlid:頭號戰犯應該是九月份投手群吧 整個垮掉
→ panjanhon:對啊 雷姬ERA高了點 但還是很強運拿了不少勝 至少沒有輸
→ panjanhon:一屁股
推 popoliii:XD 原來今天有到快4000人
推 gallaghertw:雷姬跟尻佛也沒人可以預測到能賠的那麼厲害
→ opthr1215:真的 我覺得他是強投 投手最重要的就是要抓住自己球隊的
→ krizarlid:雖然投球機的WAR是負的 但是別忘了它可是RS型投手
→ opthr1215:胃
推 maxspeed150:戰犯喔 要抓的話抓不完啦 講難聽點 大概只有Ellsbury
→ maxspeed150:可以幸免於難吧 其他人都會被抓出來鞭的
→ krizarlid:認真要講 打線上除了CC應該都沒戰犯 襪子打線很認真的
推 mea7211:當時2out 一定是打了就跑 沒接到幾乎就是穩死了 當然要撲
推 vg175:今天老爹超悶 一次自以為快跑二壘被觸殺 一次捕手前定竿
推 evilwyh:碰碰也是啊 連續出賽總是要爆一場的 誰知道就是今天
→ vg175:最後鏡頭一直抓老爹 看他都快哭出來了
→ cblin0605:LACKEY ERA6.41 160IP 12W12L 年薪1595萬美元
推 cyhung1025:werth:同樣身為今年大約外野手 謝謝尻佛你幫我吸收砲火
推 chawer:12L也算是輸了一屁股了吧
→ krizarlid:不過Theo近幾年簽的大張FA都賠錢
推 gallaghertw:不過即使今天紅襪贏，加賽也是凶多吉少，還是客場
→ krizarlid:尻佛那張真的有夠賺 我是說尻佛打這樣他自己賺很大
推 yankeefat:別再牽拖寶貝碰連續出賽了  Aceves都沒講話了
推 evilwyh:CC那球應該要就撲不然就落地賭阻殺 滑接起身後還想傳就...
→ yankeefat:25~28天天上  7 1/3局只掉一分  四天總計投了83球
→ yankeefat:這幾天紅襪沒人比他操
→ evilwyh:不過整個九月才是要檢討
→ yankeefat:進11場比賽紅襪想贏一定要打超過七分  今天才打三分下來
→ yankeefat:近
→ krizarlid:襪子的問題很簡單阿 就是九月份投手全炸
→ krizarlid:先發吃不了局數 牛棚燒到炸掉 Loop.....
→ krizarlid:最穩的Lester九月照慣例的開始不穩 投球機是沒期待過
→ chawer:之前打線還能COVER投手
推 chiky:簽雷姬時大家都覺得紅襪的投手陣容太強大了, 沒想到變發球機
推 opthr1215:買不是買他的球技  是買他的廚藝
→ cyhung1025:姜雷姬之中華一番小當家
→ krizarlid:發球姬的宵夜倒是蠻多人買帳的 ...
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推 scvinx:Happy!
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