Word: sox
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...pressed their ears to transistor radios straining to hear the outcome of the ever-more-important ball games in New York. New York went on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 behind Ron Guidry's 24th win, and not surprisingly, the tight defensive play of the Red Sox didn't cheer anyone up. They are still second best. And there are three games left in the season...
...Sox, unlike their fans, were solemnly bearing down on their own act. Fred Lynn rifled a flat throw to home plate, giving catcher Carlton Fisk a full three seconds to wait for Jason Thompson's slide. Thompson's challenge was the Tigers' only bona fide scoring bid, and Lynn's throw kept the scoreboard clear for Rice's winning homer in the next half of the inning...
There were no infield errors, no dropped fly balls, no Punch-and-Judy pitchers. There was nothing wrong with the Red Sox last night. But everywhere you looked, fans were drinking beer despondently, saying nasty things about various players' mothers, and mumbling, "If the Yankees win one more...
...Sox manager Don Zimmer leaned back in his office after the game and said, "I hate to say the same thing every night, but it's all I can do. We gotta win and pray...
Several key players hid from the press in the trainer's room, and Jim Rice sat under silence and fatigue as one of the Sox trainers administered a well-deserved massage. Nobody really wanted to hang around...