06-01-2009, 03:01 PM
<!--quoteo(post=41439:date=Jun 1 2009, 02:53 PM:name=BackyardLegend)-->QUOTE (BackyardLegend @ Jun 1 2009, 02:53 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-->
The chances of ANYONE ever coming back from 3-0 again are a trillion to one, so that's sort of irrelevant. But, I just don't see energy and chemistry being a big deal in baseball, really. I think team work is important, sacrificing at bats to move a runner, that sort of thing, but it's not a sport where hustle and effort are going to take you to the top. You still need individuals to get out of their own heads and hit a baseball. You can't energize your way to that or try harder to make that happen.
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-->
The chances of ANYONE ever coming back from 3-0 again are a trillion to one, so that's sort of irrelevant. But, I just don't see energy and chemistry being a big deal in baseball, really. I think team work is important, sacrificing at bats to move a runner, that sort of thing, but it's not a sport where hustle and effort are going to take you to the top. You still need individuals to get out of their own heads and hit a baseball. You can't energize your way to that or try harder to make that happen.