Word: sox
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...CURRENT STATE of affairs reminds one of nothing so much as the Red Sox saga of a decade ago. In 1975, the Sox surprised the nation by fighting their way to the World Series, where Boston let slip away the most dramatic Series in the history of the game...
Then, inevitably, they began to fade. And fade. Only a seven-game winning streak to close the season gave the Sox a tie for the American League East crown...
...Sox have never recovered. A turbulent legal squabble among team executives, together with a devastating series of bitter contract disputes, left the team in ruins...
While race relations are not the only reason for the Sox's failures, it certainly isn't helping...
...Sox past history does not hold out much hope that the club will issue a sincere apology and reinstate Harper willingly. Instead, they will likely fight tooth and nail, sending the team into 1986 as close knit as usual, ready to challenge for the title...