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| Gumhead |
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BOSTON RED SOX NAMED SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S 2004 SPORTSMEN OF THE YEAR
“We are naming the Red Sox the Sportsmen of the Year because of the way they underline the connection between a team, a franchise, a town and the fans,” said SI Managing Editor Terry McDonell. “Every Sox fan everywhere shares in this with the team.”
The Red Sox completed an impressive regular season followed by their historic comeback from a 3-0 deficit against the New York Yankees in the ALCS and their sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. Along the way, the Sox carried with them generations of Red Sox Nation, their devoted and fanatical faithful.
By virtue of being a member of the Red Sox, Curt Schilling becomes only the second person to be accorded the honor twice (Tiger Woods, 1996 and 2000). He joined his Arizona Diamondbacks teammate Randy Johnson as co-Sportsman in 2001. Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski is the only other Red Sox player ever named Sportsman (1967).
Five previous Sportsman selections played in or have ties to Boston: Yastrzemski, Bill Russell (1968), Bobby Orr (1970) and members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team and 1999 U.S. Women’s World Cup Soccer Team. The Red Sox are the first major professional sports team to receive the distinction.
The sport of baseball is being honored for the 13th time: Johnny Podres, 1955; Stan Musial, 1957; Sandy Koufax, 1965; Yastrzemski; Tom Seaver, 1969; Pete Rose, 1975; Willie Stargell, 1979 (with Terry Bradshaw); Dale Murphy, 1987 (one of eight Athletes Who Care); Orel Hershiser, 1988; Cal Ripken Jr., 1995; Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, 1998; and Schilling and Johnson. |
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| oldpaddy |
The greatest team in the history of the game.
Man those Sox look good.
World Champion. |
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| hendrix5150 |
| they had to get the cover of that.. I turned off that special tonight to do other things saying to myself they have to get it! |
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| zoso925 |
bah, it's only "Sportsmen Of The Year"
Yankees are still the best and have more under their belt |
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| Gumhead |
| sorry zoso the yankees are not the best this year... |
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| Pussah2 |
This is so stupid. They win sportsmen of the year just because a lot of people who write for SI are Red Sox fans and they have won since 1918.
So it is ok to look like slobs, dress like slobs, bring midgets into the clubhouse, keep your hair long and your beards unkempt. Or it's ok for Pedro to skip a week after teh All Star break.
They won the World Series, they deserved but Sportsmen of the year give me a fucking break. Lance Armstrong or Michael Phelps the Olympic swimmer deserved it and not a bunch of rag tag misfits who got on a hot streak at the right time.
Is Ron Artest now the favorite for next year? |
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| LoveMeDaddy |
Maybe, but you know Steinbrenner is pissed.
That's the best. His pen is gonna go flying.
He'll probably buy Pedro a mansion in LI |
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| Pussah2 |
| Pedro is going to be a Met. They love to pay players who over the hill with big contracts. |
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| diddy33 |
Quote: Originally posted by Pussah2
Pedro is going to be a Met. They love to pay players who over the hill with big contracts. |
So do the Yankees |
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| Pussah2 |
Jason Giambi , javier Vasquez and Alex Rodriguez are over the hill?
Jason Giambi is fucked up and can't play anymore but he ain't over the hill.
Kevin Brown was a trade for Weaver |
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| redcell |
| can you consider taking 86 years to win a world series the best at anything? do you realize that it would take the red sox 2, 236 years to reach what the yankees have accomplished at the rate they're going? i don't understand how they are the best because of it. |
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| CaptainRon |
| yea it's great and all that the red sox got drunk and won the series, but why not someone like pat tillman? |
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