Final word on 2005 Red Sox
Well another season has ended, I agree with the below statements- the Sox making it to the playoffs this year with all of the injuries, especially losing Schilling and Foulke, was impressive. And the great thing about baseball is, next year it all starts all over again. I am very curious to see what moves the front office makes, who they retain, and who they say goodbye to. Papelbon should be a starter next year, he was one of the lone bright spots all throughout the playoffs.
So many of them just looked so exhausted and "flat" in the playoffs- Varitek, Mueller, Nixon for example. Damon too. I have so many great memories of wathcing this team, basically it has been the same lineup for the past three years- thinking about how it will change is bittersweet- they have to move forward which is tough for a diehard fan. If they do not keep Damon and Mueller I think I will be somehwat upset, Timlin as well. Millar can go, he looks like he has lost his swing. Trot has another year on his contract, and I think Varitek has two or three more years. Schilling and Wells have one more year.
If the 2005 Red Sox take a legacy with them, it will be their will.
"I think we faced a lot of adversity with the injuries we suffered, losing our best starting pitcher and our best relief pitcher," said Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein. "We had some up and down performances. When I look back at the regular season, I'll think of how the players, the manager, the coaching staff [and] the organization overcame that adversity to win 95 games to get back into postseason and continue the standard of excellence that's been established recently. That was quite an accomplishment. That was actually our goal. When we looked at our team on paper before the injuries, we wanted 95. That's what we thought we should expect from this team. And we got, to a T, to that number despite not having Schilling and not having Foulke. That means a lot of people in this room have a lot to be proud of."
They battled through the injuries, prolonged slumps (Kevin Millar, Mark Bellhorn) and unforeseen demises that led to early departures (Alan Embree, Bellhorn). They dealt with the reality of facing every team's 'A' game every night -- another price that comes with being defending champs -- and kept their intensity at a high level.
So many of them just looked so exhausted and "flat" in the playoffs- Varitek, Mueller, Nixon for example. Damon too. I have so many great memories of wathcing this team, basically it has been the same lineup for the past three years- thinking about how it will change is bittersweet- they have to move forward which is tough for a diehard fan. If they do not keep Damon and Mueller I think I will be somehwat upset, Timlin as well. Millar can go, he looks like he has lost his swing. Trot has another year on his contract, and I think Varitek has two or three more years. Schilling and Wells have one more year.
If the 2005 Red Sox take a legacy with them, it will be their will.
"I think we faced a lot of adversity with the injuries we suffered, losing our best starting pitcher and our best relief pitcher," said Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein. "We had some up and down performances. When I look back at the regular season, I'll think of how the players, the manager, the coaching staff [and] the organization overcame that adversity to win 95 games to get back into postseason and continue the standard of excellence that's been established recently. That was quite an accomplishment. That was actually our goal. When we looked at our team on paper before the injuries, we wanted 95. That's what we thought we should expect from this team. And we got, to a T, to that number despite not having Schilling and not having Foulke. That means a lot of people in this room have a lot to be proud of."
They battled through the injuries, prolonged slumps (Kevin Millar, Mark Bellhorn) and unforeseen demises that led to early departures (Alan Embree, Bellhorn). They dealt with the reality of facing every team's 'A' game every night -- another price that comes with being defending champs -- and kept their intensity at a high level.
posted by CW at 11:46 AM
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