# And I looked, and behold a Red Socked horse, and his name that sat on him was Boston **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 21, 2004, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-i-looked-and-behold-a-red-socked-horse-and-his-name-that-sat-on-him-was-boston/270342 "2004-10-21T03:55:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![MMI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@MMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MMI)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-i-looked-and-behold-a-red-socked-horse-and-his-name-that-sat-on-him-was-boston/270342/81 "2004-10-25T19:46:26Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > Yes, the best example of it in recent years. What, since Bledsoe? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-i-looked-and-behold-a-red-socked-horse-and-his-name-that-sat-on-him-was-boston/270342/82 "2004-10-25T20:10:54Z")
No, since A-Fraud. Seattle got a lot better when he left, and so did Texas. New York? We’ll see. Hint: Steinbrenner holds his offseason “strategy meetings” starting tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-i-looked-and-behold-a-red-socked-horse-and-his-name-that-sat-on-him-was-boston/270342/83 "2004-10-26T01:10:54Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > No, since A-Fraud. Seattle got a lot better when he left, and so did Texas. New York? We’ll see. Hint: Steinbrenner holds his offseason “strategy meetings” starting tomorrow. But if Steinbrenner were to have a tantrum and try to get rid of A-Rod, who would take him? Nobody would want him. He’s simply not worth his salary. Really, only the Red Sox could hope to afford him, and they’re have to unload salary to do it. Baltimore is dumb enough to spend the money but they have a shortstop who drove in 150 runs so I don’t think A-Rod is high on their wish list. They’re stuck with him. And they’re stuck with a lot of worse players making primo moolah, too. Even the Yankees can only waste so much, and they’re getting up to the limit. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-i-looked-and-behold-a-red-socked-horse-and-his-name-that-sat-on-him-was-boston/270342/84 "2004-10-26T01:35:42Z")
[From the Sunday paper](http://www.pennlive.com/columns/patriotnews/linker/index.ssf?/base/columnists/1098609654111490.xml) a story strongly suggesting that crappy management with racist overtones has had more to do with BoSox winless streak than the Babe. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-i-looked-and-behold-a-red-socked-horse-and-his-name-that-sat-on-him-was-boston/270342/85 "2004-10-27T03:32:36Z")
I’d say “Woohoo!”, but it’s now been proven that “3-0 series lead” does not automatically mean “unbeatable”. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-i-looked-and-behold-a-red-socked-horse-and-his-name-that-sat-on-him-was-boston/270342/86 "2004-10-27T03:39:41Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Baltimore is dumb enough to spend the money but they have a shortstop who drove in 150 runs so I don’t think A-Rod is high on their wish list. Damn right! We’re quite happy with Miguel Tejada, thanks very much. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-i-looked-and-behold-a-red-socked-horse-and-his-name-that-sat-on-him-was-boston/270342.md?page=4)