Over the Monster · Oct 1, 2017
How the Red Sox Could Win the World Series in 2017
The playoffs are kind of a crap-shoot. there. While you will often see one of the top teams in the league win the Fall Classic (the 103 win Cubs in 2017, 97 win Red Sox in 2013, or 103 win Yankees in 2009 are the first to come to mind), a team that barely squeaks in always has a chance (*cough* 2006 Cardinals *cough).
As loathe as I am to talk about the San Francisco Giants, their win in 2014 is the best story we can tell to explain why the Sox have a chance in October. The Giants, if you’ll recall, limped into the postseason, having to play a wild card play-in game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. In Pittsburgh.
