Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 7/26/84) 6/24/83; site drutx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!drutx!dtvh From: dtvh@drutx.UUCP (VanHandelDT) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: RE: BOSOX Message-ID: <349@drutx.UUCP> Date: Thu, 23-Jan-86 17:50:49 EST Article-I.D.: drutx.349 Posted: Thu Jan 23 17:50:49 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 24-Jan-86 09:26:28 EST Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 20 >> >> In article <95000002@haddock.UUCP> billm@haddock.UUCP writes: >>> 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. >> >> In the words of Earl Weaver, "Pitching, defense, and three run homers." >> (A notably successful strategy.) The Red Sox offense hasn't been the >> problem; the pitching has. > > > Don't feel too bad about your Bosox - you're lucky you don't have to cheer for the Injuns!!! (-: