2009 Boston Red Sox MLB Preview:
The Boston Red Sox head into the 2009 baseball season as one of the best teams in Major League Baseball. The question Red Sox fans will be looking to answer is: does Boston have another World Series Championship in them? Can this talented Bosox lineup once again put together a season that will result in them hoisting the Commissioners Trophy in 2009?
General Manager Theo Epstein and Manager Terry Francona must think the Sox can win it all because they have a great lineup of players. The 2009 Red Sox will be led by catcher Jason Varitek, infielder Dustin Pedroia, outfielder JD Drew and DH David Ortiz. The Boston pitching staff includes stars Josh Beckett, Jon Lester, Daisuke Matsuzaka and closer Jonathan Papelbon. Boston plays their home games at Fenway Park, one of the truly great stadiums in sports. The Red Sox compete in the uber-tough American League East, which includes long-time rival New York and new rival Tampa Bay. The Red Sox will have to best their division foes and everyone else in MLB. If Boston does, then Red Sox fans might once again see Papelbon dance a jig in 2009.
BOSTON RED SOX INFORMATION:
Founded: 1901
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Stadium: Fenway Park
Conference: American League
Division: Eastern Division
Rivals: New York Yankees
Notable Players: Ted Williams, Carl Yaztrzemski, Cy Young, Wade Boggs, Tom Seaver, Babe Ruth
Boston Red Sox World Series Title: 7 - Last World Series appearance, 2007
Boston Red Sox AL Championships: 12 - Last Championship appearance, 2007
The Boston Red Sox play baseball in the East Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The Red Sox franchise was established in 1901 as the Boston Americans. The team changed its nickname to the Red Sox in 1908. Other common names for the Red Sox are the BoSox, the Olde Towne Team, and just the Sox. The Red Sox would win 5 World Series titles before 1918 and then enter one of the longest championship droughts in sports history, not winning a World Series again until 2004. The drought has often been attributed to the famous "Curse of the Bambino" which stemmed from the controversial trade of Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1920. The curse has lifted and the Red Sox are America's team again.
The Boston Red Sox play their home games at Fenway Park, one of the oldest and most renowned sports stadiums in America. Fenway seats only 39,000 and change, so getting a ticket can be tough. It is a baseball fans paradise and is one of only three old-style stadiums left in the MLB, along with Wrigley Field and Yankee Stadium. The legendary Green Monster, the giant 37 foot tall left field wall, is one of baseballs iconic sights. Buy Boston Red Sox tickets today and watch this historic franchise fight to hang on to its crown!
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