To put that in perspective, the Red Sox have never won more than 105 games in a season, and that was in 1912 (coincidentally, the year that Fenway Park opened, and the year the Titanic sank). The Sox haven't won 100 games in a season since 1946, and that is a lock this season. With 90 wins already, they only need to win a third of the remaining games to get into triple digits. It seems certain that they will break that 105 game record, and very likely will get 110 wins this year.
The Major League record for wins in a season is 116 - this looks to be a stretch. But the fact that we can even speculate about this in late August tells us that this is a very unusual season.
I feel bad for the Orioles (the local team near Castle Borepatch). Last year they made it to the post season but this year they're a lock to lose 100 games. Pretty close to a First-to-Worst season, which has folks around here a little down in the dumps. I almost feel sorry for the hated Yankees, too (almost, but not quite) - they have the best record in baseball this year other than the Sox and they're around ten games back.
As a long time fan I know the danger of counting chickens before they hatch (I'm looking at you, Bill Buckner!) but I must confess that I am entirely enjoying this season. Something special is shaping up, and it sure is fun to watch.
Go Cards! :D
ReplyDeleteOctober should be fun. Let the record show: The Indians came to Fenway and got a split without Trevor Bauer. :-) Go Tribe!
ReplyDeleteKen, Francona and the Tribe have beaten the Sox in recent times. The irony of this is pretty strong, even for a Sox fan. Maybe even especially for a Sox fan. Red Sox management screwed up big time getting rid of Tito.
ReplyDeleteMy barber is a big Sox fan, so we talk baseball every time I go in for a haircut. I thank him for Tito just about every time I'm in there. He lost the clubhouse in 2011, but I'm not sure there's a manager alive who wouldn't have lost that bunch. Funny thing is that Cleveland fans every year wail and moan and call for Francona's hide in May and June, and then by late August they get reaaaal quiet; his teams have a way of getting awfully hot in August and September.
ReplyDeletePS -- With all due respect, I'm inclined to cut Billy Buck at least a partial break. I put that on John McNamara. What the heck is Dave Stapleton doing on a postseason roster, if not to play first base in the ninth inning of a close game?
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