Red Sox

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AL East Champions

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## Overview

The Boston Red Sox are an MLB team in the American League East. They are available to play in Backyard Baseball 2001 and 2003. In the BBL, they are often coached by gmchappe.

## Season 3

The Red Sox first appeared in the BBL in Season 3, coached by gmchappe. They played well, finishing with a record of 9-5. However, they lost a tiebreaker to the Indians for the AL Wild Card and instead entered the Tier 2 Playoffs. Here, they played their best baseball, winning every single game on their way to the Tier 2 Championship.

## Season 4

The Red Sox returned for Season 4 and found a bit more success, but also a bit more turmoil. Their final season record was 11-3, but aesnop had to replace gmchappe for a few games for personal reasons. The Red Sox swept the Hornets in the ALDS but had to forfeit to the Brewers in the ALCS.

## Season 5

### Lulu League

For the third straight season, the Red Sox arrived and were ready to make an impact. This season, they finished in playoff position again with a 10-4 record, earning them an NL Wild Card bid. In the playoffs, they upset the #2 seed Rangers, and then beat the Wombats in the NLCS. However, in the World Series they lost to the A's in 4 games.

The Red Sox were led on offense by MVP Jane Davis, who hit 25 home runs, drove in 77 runs, and hit 0.803. She also set the league record with a slugging percentage of 2.344.

### Paste League

Gmchappe also coached the Red Sox in the experimental Paste League. The Red Sox finished 8-4 in the shortened season. They lost their first round playoff matchup to the Astros.

## Season 6

Gmchappe returned again to coach the Red Sox in Season 6. For the first time since Season 3, the Red Sox did not draft Carlos Beltran. They placed themselves in the so-called "Division of Doom," against other great coaches such as aesnop, Yurya, and Nick Foles is my dad. After dropping their first two games, the Red Sox rattled off 7 wins in a row to get back in contention. They finished with a 9-5 record and secured the Wild Card bid in the Backyard League.

Sadly, the Red Sox's season ended in a disappointing fashion, after they were swept in the first round by the eventual champion Indians.

## Season 7

In Season 7, the Red Sox were surprisingly not coached by gmchappe, as coach aesnop took over. He named them the Blue Red Sox and gave them the colloquial nickname of the "Purple Sox". They were placed in the Backyard League, a division of the most skilled and experienced BBL veterans.

The Red Sox had an impressive regular season. They recorded two 50-run safety nets, and another game with 46 runs. Their offense was certainly skilled, and it helped them lock up the #1 seed in the Backyard League with an 11-3 record.

However, in the playoffs, things took a turn for the worse. Newcomer hitace, coach of the Dodgers, led his team to the #2 seed in the Frontyard League, who then faced the Red Sox in the playoffs. Taking advantage of the Red Sox's poor pitching and hitter-friendly field of Steele Stadium, the Dodgers gave the Red Sox two safety nets of their own! The Red Sox were eliminated after two games.

## Season 10

### 2001

After a few seasons away, the Red Sox returned twice. On the 2001 side, they were coach by rBBL newbie alex7456. They were named the Red Red Sox (sung to the tune of "Red Red Wine"), played in the National League East, and had a home field of Eckman Acres. The Red Sox had a rough season and ultimately finished out of the playoff hunt at 4-10.

In the Consolation Tournament, they didn't fare much better, losing two straight games to the Twins and Angels, eliminating them from the tournament. As coach alex said, "It was time for them to go".

### 2003

In the 2003 league, coach Emery92 was originally going to coach the Red Hornets, but had to leave suddenly. rBBL founder Yurya drafted for the team until a new coach could be found. Rookie coach lillwaws26 then stepped in towards the end of the draft, renaming the team the White Red Sox, in order to increase confusion between the Red Red Sox of the 2001 league and the Red White Sox of the 2003 league.

Once the team settled in as the Red Sox, they played in the Backyard League West at their home field of Parks Dept. #2. The Red Sox were known for having an outstanding offense but also easy to crumble on defense. They ended up with a disappointing 5-9 record, despite being the second highest scoring team in the 2003 league.

Achmed Khan was a finalist for the Backyard League MVP but lost a narrow vote to Cheryl Reynolds of the Braves.

In the Consolation Tournament, the Red Sox's offense continued to produce, averaging 19.6 runs per game as they swept through the double-elimination Consolation Tournament, without losing any, and were crowned champions. Achmed Khan batted 0.950 with 10 home runs in the 5 games of the tournament.