The Red Sox are closing in on the AL Eastern Division title. Last night's 10-inning 7-3 win over Tampa Bay lowers their magic number for clinching down to 8, with about 18 or so left to play.
What a blessing it is to have this current ownership regime. After reading all about the Yawkey/Yawkey Estate regime's sins/wrongdoings in the book It Was Never About the Babe, it's so wonderful to have this regime in charge. I think the fact that the owners are not in fact locals made a lot of the difference. Tom Yawkey was not a local either, but he brought all the worst elements of Southern culture with him up north when he bought the team -- and it reflected all throughout his and his estate's ownership of the team.
The Sox are also planning on honoring Yaz with a statue outside Fenway. Well, the man was an institution for an entire generation. Without him, the Sox for sure don't win one pennant, and perhaps not two.
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