If any of you have paid any attention to sports in the last seven years, you would know that a lot of stories have been built around epic chokes, late season collapses and everything in between. Think ’04 Yankees, ’07 Mets, ’08 Mets, ’09 Mets, ’10 Mets the Flyers choking away a 3-0 series lead, the 2006 Mavs choking away the NBA Finals after a 2-0 lead. Now, this year we have the 2011 Boston Red Sox.
The Sox entered the season as favorites to win the World Series. An already loaded roster brought in Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford, returned a healthy starting pitching rotation of Josh Beckett, Jon Lester, John Lackey, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka and a healthy bullpen with closer Jonathon Papelbon. The season started with the Sox losing their first six, and having a horrific start before going on a tear that lasted from May until mid-August, they were every bit the team they were billed as. Then came September… Continue reading Eat My Sports: Wild finish