Category Boston Red Sox
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015
The St. Louis Cardinals concluded the season in grand fashion — they won the Major League Daily Sim Baseball League World Series. They nailed it down at Fenway Park by whipping the Boston Red Sox 5-4 to win it all. They took the series 4-2.
Their motto for the season was “Win or Die Trying.”
“They never let up and they never stopped trying the whole season,” the Cardinals manager proudly told reporters. “They hustled and fought the whole season and it continued in the playoffs. They are a very special bunch of guys.”
To get their 1st MLDSB league crown, the Cardinals finished the regular season in the National League Central Division with a 91-71 record, ending up in first place in the division standings.
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After the 11-3 start to the season the Red Sox thought they had an excellent shot at winning the division. But the 32-49 record that followed was probably more indicative of the real talent and enthusiasm level of the team than the first 14 games. Early in the season the Sox attempted to bolster the hitting component by acquiring slugger Paul Konerko who had a .938 OPS with the Brewers. But once he donned the old style B on his cap his numbers promptly dropped off to .776 OPS.
Showing no signs of improvement on July 3 the Red Sox shipped the face of the team, Dustin Pedroia, to Seattle in exchange for Jose Altuve and Ji man Choi, their current number 4 prospect. Altuve has posted an .893 OPS while Choi has a more modest .772 OPS in AAA Pawtucket.
The very next day the Red Sox dealt staff ...
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