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| 1946 Red Sox Stars (Getty Images) |
The last time your
Carmine Hose were 50 games over .500 it was 1946—
72 years ago. This is the kind of historic territory this 2018 Red Sox team is entering. That 1946 team featured names like Hall of Famers
Ted Williams and
Bobby Doerr—along with great players like
Dom DiMaggio and
Johnny Pesky. This newest edition features MVP contenders
Mookie Betts and
J.D. Martinez and terrific young stars like
Andrew Benintendi and
Rafael Devers. Currently, they are 85-35 (the
best in MLB)—with a solid 9.5 game lead over
The Evil Empire. Their 85 wins are the most for
any Red Sox team
ever through 119 games. Boston is 43-20 on the road —
ten more wins that
The Pinstriped Posers have
away from
The Concrete Bunker On 161st Street. They are 43-15 against AL East, 58-8 when scoring first, and an astounding 29-5 in day games. This month? They are a sick 10-1 in August. This is rarefied territory, folks. Maybe 72 years from
now, they will be waxing poetic about
this group of players from
The Olde Towne Team.
