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Why do you start after the Sox were down 3-1.
Did the post season not start before they were down 3-1?
When we look back some day on the week and a half of baseball that followed Boston's 3-1 deficit to Cleveland, what will we find? We'll find a team that went on an October rampage we'll have a hard time comprehending.
Over the next seven games, the Red Sox outscored the Indians and Rockies by the mind-boggling total of 59-15. Roll that around your brain a moment: 59-15.
Take a look at the other six teams in history to rip off winning streaks of seven games or longer within the same postseason. The closest anybody came to that plus-44 run differential was a plus-30 by the 2006 Tigers, who outscored the Yankees and A's, 40-10, in their seven-game run through the LDS and LCS.
You thought that 2004 Boston squad -- a team that won its last eight and led at some point in every inning of the World Series -- had a dominating finish? Heck, those Sox were only plus-24 (49-25).
Remember the 1998 Yankees -- viewed as the most dominant team of modern times? They were just plus-23 (44-21) while winning their final seven.
And what about the '76 Big Red Machine -- one of the most storied teams of the division-play era? Nope, they were only plus-22 (41-19) while sweeping an entire seven-game postseason.
And this team doubled that. Amazing.
Their .333 batting average in the WS was the 2nd highest in history as well.
Looks like my Sox have the pieces in place to win a few more of these things in the coming years.
Why do you start after the Sox were down 3-1.
Did the post season not start before they were down 3-1?
Perhaps the most dominant 7-game stretch in postseason history.
The topic a run, that is teams that won 7 or more games straight to win the World Series.
But if you look at the whole picture, they swept the Angels 3 straight, won 1st game of ALCS, before losing 3 to Cleveland, so it was 4 straight wins, 3 straight losses, then 7 straight wins......for an 11-3 post season record....not too shabby.
Absolutely not too shabby. In fact, extremely impressive. But, not most dominant in history.
Is it me, or is the thrill of seeing the Sox win gone after their first championship in 90 some years?
I dunno. This win wasn't as exciting for me.
Granted I'm not really a baseball fan, I'm just from Boston.
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