Word: sox
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Sox management traded away his best friends on the team, and they sold his very best friend, Bernie Carbo--who was also the best pinch-hitter on the bench--to Cleveland. The Red Sox got nothing but money in exchange for Bernie Carbo, the co-spaceman who was known as one of the best pinch-hitters in baseball. Lee quit the team for three days in protest. "It's time we started talking about the earth," he said upon returning...
Zimmer again demonstrated his inflexibility and imprudence in the handling of reliever Bill Campbell, who was the biggest reason the Red Sox were in first place at last year's all-star break. Zimmer used the sore-elbowed Campbell incessantly; and since last August, Campbell has never had his stuff. The Red Sox paid millions of dollars for a relief pitcher who lost his arm halfway through his first season with the club...
When Hobson finally did ask to be taken out, Jack Brohamer came in and helped to mend the defense. The Red Sox went on to win nine of their last 11 games to tie the Yankees for first place...
...front of his clubhouse stall with his head in his hands, eye grease hiding his modest tears. There was nothing he or his team could do. The Yankees had to lose, and the Cleveland Indians had to beat them. In the middle of the summer the Red Sox were winning in spite of themselves, and now they were losing in spite of themselves. Yaz has seen disappointment come again and again. And two days later, after Yaz and his team finally did catch the Yanks in a tie, it returned one last time...
There is no doubt that Lee has an opinion on the Red Sox' recent decision to raise the aggregate cost of bleacher seats, and to make them reserved seats. But regardless of the Spaceman, the Bostonhordes will stream into Fenway Park as usual next spring, with the same hopes--and a little more skepticism...