The stage was set. It was the first World Series clinching game at Fenway Park since 1918. They had the guy who they signed specifically for his playoff pitching. They had their beards. They had their fans right behind them.
The Red Sox had no intentions of going to a Game 7 as they were able to close out the series last night, bringing the World Series trophy back to Boston.
A season that seemed to be right out of a storybook, it felt as if nothing could go wrong. Even when the team was down, you just had that feeling that they were going to pick themselves up and deliver. That is what they did. They never let the score get to them, they just kept playing the game.
A team one year removed from a 93 loss season and a team that was projected to finish last in the AL East this season is now on top of the baseball world.
The front office took a look at last season and decided that things needed to change. They got rid of their manager, they sent their big money contracts out West, and they signed guys that they felt would play hard. Ben Cherington struck gold in his signings as he was able to bring a group of guys together that immediately clicked.
They gave the city of Boston a reason to smile after the tragedy that occurred at the Boston Marathon. The guys who were new to Boston this season were able to see first hand what kind of brotherhood they joined as all these things were going on in Boston.
When you try and pin point who was responsible for all of this success you cannot look to any one guy. Sure, Ortiz was close to breaking the batting average record in the World Series and Jon Lester pitched lights out all postseason but this team was solid one through nine. It didn’t matter if they were striking out an abnormal amount of times in the playoffs, they always managed to find a way to win. They bought into the team concept and showed the city of Boston what it means to be Boston Strong.
Last night was just another chapter in the storybook season the Red Sox put together and with the last out by Uehara, they were end the storybook with a happy ending. It has been a crazy ride to the top, but these guys would not have wanted it any other way. To fly under the radar all season, basically until they hoisted the trophy over there head was something those guys loved. They just wanted to play baseball, they didn’t care what others thought, they let their game speak for itself.
Cheers to the 2013 Boston Red Sox as they are World Series Champions and are back on top of the baseball world where they belong.
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