# If the Red Sox are eliminated...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-red-sox-are-eliminated/9234>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 11, 1999, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-red-sox-are-eliminated/9234 "1999-10-11T20:53:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 1999, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-red-sox-are-eliminated/9234/1 "1999-10-11T20:53:00Z")

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it will mean that pldennison will have to take a stand in opposition to the Prince of Darkness! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 1999, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-red-sox-are-eliminated/9234/2 "1999-10-11T22:23:00Z")

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Well, with that great pitching staff (23 runs!!), I like my beloved Yankees chances!

NY Yankees:  
Team of the ages (125-50 last year)  
Team of the Decade  
Team of the Century  
Team FOR the ages

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Yer pal,  
Satan

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-red-sox-are-eliminated/9234/3 "1999-10-12T20:30:00Z")

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Nope, Satan. Gotta take you to task on the “Team of the Decade” title. That one belongs to the Atlanta Braves (who will be kicking Yankee ass a little later this month). I’ll even provide proof:

-Most wins of any team in the 90’s  
-8 straight division championships  
-3 consecutive 100 win seasons (only done 3 other times in this century, none since the 1940’s. IIRC, the Yanks were NOT one of the other 3 teams.)  
-4 appearances in the “Big Dance”.

Our achilles heel? Only one World Series Championship. But that’s about to change…

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The overwhelming majority of people have more than the average (mean) number of legs. – E. Grebenik