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Summing up my feelings almost exactly, this quote is from an email I got today from my former boss and noted Red Sox author, Vin Femia:

“Year in and year out, decade in and decade out, century in and century out, the Red Sox will always roll over and play dead for the Yankees in any series after August 15 that means anything, and no lead is ever big enough for these guys, whether it is 14 games in the standings or a 5 run lead in the 8th inning. The only exception was those 4 games in 2004, and even in that the Red Sox showed stupidity by bringing in Pedro in the 7th inning of game 7 when there was no reason to do that.

“It is uncanny how the Red Sox almost always do this. It happened in the days of Ruth and Foxx, Williams and Dimaggio, Yaz and Mantle, Fisk and Munson, Nomar and Jeter, and now Ortiz and A-Rod. The consistency is astounding. Even Death and Taxes must be jealous.”

By the way, if you happen to read his book (and I encourage you to), what’s amazing to me is Vin’s uncanny ability to remember things from the past, in all aspects of his life but especially in sports. He can pull stats, figures, and events from years past without looking them up online, and 99% of the time, he’s spot-on. It’s eerie.