![]() Fighting against the odds is in the DNA of the Boston Red Sox. That run to the ALCS in 2021 came after a year where Boston missed the playoffs entirely. I also think about the 2021 team, which made it within an eyelash of the World Series. That team revitalized baseball in Boston and quite possibly saved Fenway Park. Carl Yastrzemski was the star of the 1967 Red Sox on the road to the World Series. Louis Cardinals in the 1967 World Series, falling just short of bringing Boston its first World Series title since 1918. This was another team that pundits projected to finish poorly, but who overperformed expectations. When I read the predictions for 2013, my mind drifted back to 1967. The 2013 team was hardly the first Red Sox team to overperform, though. We all know how the story ends – with the first World Series celebration at Fenway Park since 1918. Could Jon Lester step up and be the ace the Sox needed? Could John Lackey overcome the injury bug and perform at the level expected when he signed with the Sox just a couple of seasons prior? General Manager Ben Cherington had made some off-season acquisitions, but none were especially flashy or considered game-changers. They were coming off of a horrendous year that ended with the dismissal of manager Bobby Valentine. The 2013 Boston Red Sox entered the year with a rag-tag roster and low expectations. This quote was in reference to the subject of my next series, the 2013 Boston Red Sox. However, if you did think that this quote was about this year’s team, you would be wrong. The 2023 Boston Red Sox aren’t projected to be very good, and many pundits predict that a postseason berth might be a stretch. ![]() You would be forgiven if you thought the above quote referred to the 2023 iteration of the Old Towne Team. “ T he Sox won’t make the playoffs there’s too much ground to make up and the rotation remains suspect.“ Pete Abraham, The Boston Globe ![]()
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