06-01-2009, 02:57 PM
<!--quoteo(post=41439:date=Jun 1 2009, 01:53 PM:name=BackyardLegend)-->QUOTE (BackyardLegend @ Jun 1 2009, 01:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I have to disagree. First of all, the players were different from 03 to 04. Big difference between Pokey Reese and Nomar.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/2003.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/2004.shtml
Secondly, the 2004 Red Sox were not your typical team. Down 3-0 in the ALCS--they could have rolled over right there. But they didn't. They played one of the most incredible stretches in baseball history.
Even so, we don't have players that are like those Red Sox squads. Damon, Varitek, Millar, Youkilis, Manny, Ortiz--our players are not like those guys.
Do you honestly feel that Derrek Lee, Ramirez, Soriano and Zambrano can get together after a 3-0 series deficit, hit a shot of whiskey before game 4, and play to leave it all on the field?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You missed my point entirely. I am saying if Roberts was out, the 2004 red Sox have no chemistry. Since he was safe, they were a close knit team who won 8 in a row.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/2003.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/2004.shtml
Secondly, the 2004 Red Sox were not your typical team. Down 3-0 in the ALCS--they could have rolled over right there. But they didn't. They played one of the most incredible stretches in baseball history.
Even so, we don't have players that are like those Red Sox squads. Damon, Varitek, Millar, Youkilis, Manny, Ortiz--our players are not like those guys.
Do you honestly feel that Derrek Lee, Ramirez, Soriano and Zambrano can get together after a 3-0 series deficit, hit a shot of whiskey before game 4, and play to leave it all on the field?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You missed my point entirely. I am saying if Roberts was out, the 2004 red Sox have no chemistry. Since he was safe, they were a close knit team who won 8 in a row.
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