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From: billm@haddock.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Baseball odds
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Date: Fri, 17-Jan-86 13:22:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 17 13:22:00 1986
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->/* Written 12:06 pm  Jan 15, 1986 by djvh@drutx in haddock:net.sport.base */
->/* ---------- "Baseball odds" ---------- */
->> 
->> ->Red Sox (I don't know anything about the AL but they seem better than 20-1).
->> 
->> 	The Red Sox are an interesting team.  They're the only team in the
->> 	Major Leagues that, year after year, fields the same type of team:
->> 	all offense, no speed, no hitting, 
->> 

->	All offense, but no hitting?  Anyway, I have always enjoyed
->watching the Bosox because of their offense.  I consider myself to be more
->of a fan of baseball than a fan of any team (Go Cubs!  :-) ).  I like teams
->that have enough offense to come back from large deficits regularly, and the
->Bosox have always been that kind of team.
->	There's nothing better than a slugfest at Fenway!


The Red Sox idea of offense is two walks, an error, and a poke over
the Green Monster.  You call that hitting (Wade Boggs the exception) ?
You're certainly correct if you say that it counts as 4 runs, but it'll be
hard to find the Green Monster anywhere but good ol' venerable Fenway Park
in Beantown.

It's fun for Red Sox fans, but a lot of years almost guarantees
4th or 5th place finishes in the American League East.

							Bill Mathews
							ima!billm