'Red Sox Nation' has outpost in Triangle
Published: Tue, Oct. 14, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Tue, Oct. 14, 2008 03:26AM
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closeThe Boston Red Sox are arguably one of the most beloved teams in professional sports.
Oh, sure, you could argue cases for the Chicago Cubs, the Dodgers, the Boston Celtics, the Montreal Canadiens and the Green Bay Packers, among others.
The lowest moment in franchise history likely hit on Oct. 25, 1986, against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. Game 6 of the World Series should have been the day the Babe Ruth Curse was cracked. The Mets won, 6-5, in 10 innings, but the Red Sox had three errors. The last error was committed by one of the top-fielding first basemen of his time, Bill Buckner, who allowed a game-ending/winning ground ball to pass through his legs. The Mets then won the decisive seventh game.
1986 WORLD SERIES GAME 6 STARTING LINEUP
3B: Wade Boggs
2B: Marty Barrett
1B: Bill Buckner
LF: Jim Rice
RF: Darrell Evans
C: Rich Gedman
CF: David Henderson
SS: Spike Owen
P: Roger Clemens
BEST OF BOSOX
C: Jason Varitek
1B: David Ortiz
2B: Bobby Doerr
SS: Nomar Garciaparra
3B: Wade Boggs
OF: Ted Williams
OF: Carl Yastrzemski
OF: Jim Rice
PITCHERS: Cy Young, Roger Clemens, Babe Ruth, Joe Wood
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In the years since, the Red Sox have recovered famously. The "Jinx" was broken in 2004 with a Series sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals, then backed by another sweep, over the Colorado Rockies, last season. Many experts think the Sox are set to repeat in '08.
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