Root Root Root for the Red Sox

Authors Note: This is an essay all about the Boston Red Sox. It talks about their failures and how they regained from them. 

One of the greatest baseball organizations of all time would have to be the Boston Red Sox. They are an American League baseball team who owns a lot of respect. The Red Sox organization has been putting together good teams since 1901. Although they have their rivals; they do have a lot of respect. Boston has won many world series which only makes their organization stronger. They also play in one of the most elegant cities in the country. Boston itself is known to contain some of the greatest athletic teams in the country. 

The elegant Boston Red Sox began in 1901. Originally they were supposed play in Buffalo but they decided against it. For the first 7 years in the American League they didn't have a logo. According tohttp://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/history/index.jsp they were simply known as Boston or the "Bostonians". Their current ball park, Fenway Park, was established in 1912. The Red Sox won the first World Series ever against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Following the win was four more wins in the next decade. They continued to play well but didn't have success until 2004. It was one of the worst winning droughts in baseball history but it no longer mattered; they had won. 

The Red Soxs' had much success but there was also a lot of difficulties. In 1913 their long drought began. They took fourth place in their division which was only the beginning, or at least they thought. In the following season the Red Sox organization purchased the contract of Babe Ruth. They had a 5 year spurt but that was it for then. Their record started to fall back behind every year. According tohttp://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/al/bosox/redsox.html they maintained a common record of 77 wins and 75 losses. That wasn't good enough if they were going to be one of the greatest teams in the league.    

Success is measured by wins in all sports. Compared to other teams the Red Sox have won a lot of World Series. Although some teams have won more, it could be worse, For instance their is still 11 teams who haven't won a world series at all. Throughout the years the Yankees have been the Red Sox biggest rivalry. They both play in great cities with great fans.When the Boston Marathon bombing happened the New York Yankees honored Boston by singing Sweet Caroline at their game. This shows that that even know teams don't like each other; they still can come together in a tragedy. 

Without doubt the Boston Red Sox have one the greatest careers in the league. You always know that it's anyone's game when you are playing the Red Sox, especially if you play them in their own ball park. Lots of teams have failed but like the Red Sox you will eventually have a comeback. So no matter how bad you may be doing just remember there is always a path to success. 

Bibliography

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• "Red Sox History | redsox.com: History."The Official Site of The Boston Red Sox | redsox.com: Homepage. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2013. <http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/history