Word: sox
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Instead, the crowd got Mayor Kevin White (who gushed that "The Boston Red Sox won the heart of Boston") and Governor Michael S. Dukakis (who the fans roundly booed, as they did last April on opening...
Then, with radio announcer Ned Martin making the introductions, a succession of Sox--some favorites, many forgotten--stepped forward to say a few words...
Manager Darrell Johnson said the Sox were a great team, lucky enough to play "in the greatest area of all." The crowd cheered...
...wore sunglasses and looked ashen. He spoke slowly. "Standing here before you is one of the greatest thrills I've had," he said. He promised the Sox would return to win a World Series, and the crowd roared again. Standing near Yaz, Darrell Johnson smoked a cigarette and looked very much like Gary Cooper...
...coach said the Sox "wound up, I guess you would say, the second greatest team in baseball...