I never realized something about the early 90s Sox

[scenario]

In the 22 years since 1990, the Sox have only finished lower than 2nd place 7 times.

 

Pretty amazing.

 

Pretty sure the only team with fewer is the Yankees.

 

Edited August 16, 2012 by scenario

[Kyyle23]

Possible MVP season for him and Griffey was KILLING it also that year.

 

Matt Williams was also en fuego, he wasnt hitting for average like Thomas was, but he had 43 homeruns and 96 RBI when they called it

[ptatc]

Don't you DARE mock those 80's teams of Carlos Martinez, Dan Pasqua, Joel Skinner, Scott Fletcher, Steve Sax...BWAHAHAHA...

 

Crap, almost made it through without laughing.

You forgot the leader of the group and one of my all time favorites. The IVAN CALDERON (RIP).

[Dizzy Sox]

Matt Williams was also en fuego, he wasnt hitting for average like Thomas was, but he had 43 homeruns and 96 RBI when they called it

 

Bagwell was really on a tear that year as well, with stats almost as good as Franks: .368/39/116, 15 SBs, .750 SLG and a 1.201 OBS! That was in the Astrodome also, which was always one of the worst parks to hit in. Of course, apparently he was on the juice at the time, which makes Hurt's superior, non-cheating season all the more impressive.

 

The early '90s Sox were a fun group to watch, especially the '90 team that set the stage for the next few years. I remember them being the most fundamentally sound team I have ever seen--rock-solid D, moving runners over, driving in 1 and 2 out runs, hitting the cutoff, not walking batters, capitalizing on mistakes, you name it. They were a +7 on their Pythagorean for the season...

Edited August 16, 2012 by Dizzy Sox