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Hero of the Day: Theo Epstein
Posted October 29th ago via AOL Fanhouse
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I hope you enjoyed the Red Sox on field celebration after their World Series win last night because the dark truth is that it's probably something we're all going to have to get used to. That's because the Boston Red Sox are built just as much for the next five years as they were built for 2007. I know, I know, nothing's set in stone and all the games have to be played and the AL is stocked with good young teams like the Indians, etc. etc. etc. It's still hard to ignore the facts that are right in front of us.

In the World Series, Game 1 was won by Josh Beckett, a 27-year old ace in the making who is just hitting his prime. Game 3 was won by Daisuke Matsuzaka, a 26-year old Japanese legend who averaged nearly a strikeout an inning in his rookie year in America. Game 4 was won by Jon Lester, a 23-year old lefty who just won the deciding game of the World Series 13 months after being diagnosed with cancer. Then consider Dustin Pedroia, who hit even better in the LCS and the World Series than he did in his impressive rookie year, Jacoby Ellsbury, who provided a spark in the lineup after being inserted in Game 5 of the ALCS and isn't even a rookie yet, and Read the full post at AOL Fanhouse




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