Red Sox Facts

Here are some miscellaneous Red Sox facts to make you think.


In 2007 The Red Sox won the World Series; their regular season record was 96-66.
In 2007 Josh Beckett’s record was 20-7 with a 3.27 ERA; Jon Lester went 4-0 with a 4.57 ERA.
In 2007 Jonathan Papelbon had a 1.85 ERA and 37 saves.
In 2008 David Ortiz hit .264 and had 23 homeruns.
In 2008 Clay Buchholz pitched his first full season; he went 2-9 with a 6.75 ERA.
In 2009 the Sox starting rotation was Beckett, Lester, Penny, Wakefield, Buchholz, Matsuzaka.
In 2009 Nick Green played 103 games at shortstop and pitched one scoreless inning.
In 2010 David Ortiz his .270 with 32 homeruns.
In 2010 Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz combined for a 36-16 record, and a 2.83 ERA.
In 2010 Daniel Nava hit a grandslam on the first pitch of his first major league at bat.


As you can see a lot has changed over the years, some players who were done showed what they can do, some who were aces fell apart and some rookies stepped up to be the best in baseball. All I can say is that you can never really tell what will happen in a given season, all you can do is watch and enjoy the outcome.