Word: bosox
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AFTER new Bosox hurler Mike Boddicker struck out Paul Molitor on a pitch that jitter-bugged its way across the plate and after Kevin Romine made a catch that could rival the Say Hey Kid's, I was hooked for the afternoon. By the eighth inning, I joined the Fenway faithful in a standing ovation for Boddicker. By the last out of the game, I was up on my feet...
This has been a familiar story for the '88 version of the Bosox. Despite the recent run in June (which, by the way, occurred primarily against a badly slumping Cleveland Indians team and a horrible group of misfits wearing Baltimore Orioles uniforms) and a fast start, the Sox have basically been a very inconsistent team that has yet to live up to its pre-season billing. Too often, solid outings by Messrs. Clemens, Hurst, Boyd, Sellars, etc. have been wasted by a lack of timely hitting...
...Roger Clemens' year. The Boston righthander from Texas probably had one of the greatest single seasons for a pitcher in the history of baseball. It's no surprise that he grabbed both the Cy Young and MVP awards. He was probably the biggest reason why the Bosox won their first American League championship since 1975. Yet, although Clemens dominated the 1986 seasons, he did not lead all major pitching categories amongst starters in the American League. In which category did Clemens not place first...
This was not entirely a normal Monday eveningfor a candidates' debate. Every pool cameramanwore a Walkman, and League of Women VotersPresident Susan Scherr donned a BoSox cap beforeintroducing the candidates, commenting that "weare delighted to have the Red Sox in the Series,and we know that all the players wish they werewatching us." She also levied dire threats againstthe bearers of miniature television sets...
There are, of course, many Mets fans here inthe heart of Bosox country. One of them, RichelleGeorge '89 of Leverett House doesn't think Soxfans should get their hopes up too high. "It'sgood that [the Red Sox] are in the playoffs, but Ireally don't think they should win [the WorldSeries]," she said. "Let them beat California, butin the long run I believe the Mets should...