by andycummings65 » Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:19 pm
Being a Red Sox fan, I'm hoping for a 75-79 Red Sox representative too. 1978's team is the one everyone remembers, and I know it won't happen because of an out-of-the-money 3rd place finish to Baltimore & the Brewers, but i'd rather see 1979's Red Sox team. Eckersely's '79 stats were just a strong as '78's, and i'm sure Yaz's '67 year will be used, but one of my greatest remembrances from that time frame was Fred Lynn's & Jim Rice's great numbers all season. Rice was only slightly better in '78 than '79, but Fred Lynn was my favorite player from my childhood. Looking at his career, 1979 was a little bit of an outlier for Fred, but his '79 would give us another strong CF option. I know that it won't happen, but it was fun to reminisce :D