In the latest issue of Baseball Digest, somebody wrote in with his All-time All-Star team for the Red Sox. He submitted:
C: Calton Fisk
1b: Jimmie Foxx
2b: Dustin Pedroia
SS: Johnny Pesky
3B: Wade Boggs
OF: Ted Williams, Carl Yastremski, Manny Ramirez
DH: David Ortiz
SP: Cy Young, Pedro Martinez, Josh Beckett, Luis Tiant and Curt Schilling
RP: Oil Can Boyd, Derek Lowe, Tim Wakefield, Dennis Eckersley, Tom Gordon, & Johnathan Papelbon
I can see everybody on this list except for Pedroia? Seriously? In 108 years of Red Sox baseball, there isn't any other representative for this team? Granted, DP's a talent guy, but he's only been in the league for a little over a year. What about Jerry Remy, Marty Barrett, Bobby Doerr or even Jody Reed (j/k on that last one)?
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Doerr's a no brainer pick but I think Pedroia could be argued over Remy and Barrett. Pete Runnels is probably the #2 2B though.
It's hard to complain about Williams, Yaz and Manny but Tris Speaker is among the most underrated of the all-time greats.
Eckersley was exclusively a SP in his good Red Sox years. His return visit at the end of his career wasn't very special. I'd add Dick Radatz and Bob Stanley in place of Eck and Oil Can.
It's hard to complain about Williams, Yaz and Manny but Tris Speaker is among the most underrated of the all-time greats.
Eckersley was exclusively a SP in his good Red Sox years. His return visit at the end of his career wasn't very special. I'd add Dick Radatz and Bob Stanley in place of Eck and Oil Can.
QUOTE (Eephus @ Sep 4 2008, 04:38 PM) 
Doerr's a no brainer pick but I think Pedroia could be argued over Remy and Barrett. Pete Runnels is probably the #2 2B though.
It's hard to complain about Williams, Yaz and Manny but Tris Speaker is among the most underrated of the all-time greats.
Eckersley was exclusively a SP in his good Red Sox years. His return visit at the end of his career wasn't very special. I'd add Dick Radatz and Bob Stanley in place of Eck and Oil Can.
It's hard to complain about Williams, Yaz and Manny but Tris Speaker is among the most underrated of the all-time greats.
Eckersley was exclusively a SP in his good Red Sox years. His return visit at the end of his career wasn't very special. I'd add Dick Radatz and Bob Stanley in place of Eck and Oil Can.
Did Oil Can even pitch out of the Pen other than as a demotion? As much as it hurts Boston fans to admit, I think Roger Clemons would have to replace Josh Beckett as part of the starting 5. Beckett has had one bad year, one great year and one mediocre year for the Sox.
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