When their 2011 season ended with a monumental collapse, the Red Sox organization made some changes. And even as a life-long Sox fan I was embarrassed and upset with how they ran Terry Francona out of town with a smear campaign.
That act, combined with the owners making the call as to who should be the manager instead of the GM, led to me taking 2012 off from following baseball.
The 2012 Red Sox, "led" by Bobby Valentine, were one of the worst teams in baseball. The gods of baseball paid the organization back for running one of the greatest managers in the club's history. As the spring of 2013 came on, the Sox were unanimously picked to finish last or next to it by every baseball analyst.
Tonight, they have gone from worst to first and clinched the AL East Pennant, shaking off the ghosts of last year.
I never lost my love for this team, but it's been years since I've felt it so strongly. Well done, boys!
GO SOX!!!!
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