Talk:Boston Red Sox

Balance issues

Roughly the same amount of space is devoted to pre-2002 as to post-2002 in this article. Granted, the last few years have been significant, but some effort should be made to achieve a more equal coverage of the earlier period, or to trim down the newer portion. Biruitorul 01:15, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

I came here to "talk" to comment on something that strikes me as fitting here. Along with what you mention, or at least "how" you mention it, the 2004 to present "season wrapups" are what, half the article? My suggestion was going to be to create articles for those seasons alone (and leave much shorter summaries in this article). Not because WP is going to become a play-by-play sportsapedia, but because 04, 07, and the transition from one to the other are very immportant in Sox history. Perhaps other notable seasons could also be researched and detailed in their own articles too? One reason I think this makes sense is that far more people are now likely to make recent "season articles" complex and in-depth than will for the "pre-WP" era. Huw Powell 21:23, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Retired numbers

If the encyclopedic content is strong, then it ought to be integrated into the already existing section, not just tacked onto the end. The section already discusses at least Jim Rice and Roger Clemens, so why not combine it together nicely instead of having it on the end? Sorry I reverted it, it just seemed to have been added without thought to how well the entire section read. -- Whereizben - Chat with me - My Contributions 12:22, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

I stopped following baseball after the first strike, so that's my excuse for not knowing that 42 was retired by all of MLB. Hence, my surprise when I clicked on 42 to get taken to Jackie Robinson's page, as I was pretty sure he never played for the Red Sox. I thought that this was an error or even possible vandalism. I'm wondering, if should there be a special indicator next to each retired 42 on each MLB team page to indicate that Robinson's number was retired across the board, not just on the team he played on. Clemwang 03:02, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

This is actually not the case, as number 42 is currently in use by Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees. Robinson's number (42) was not retired universally, only be teams that chose to retire it, therefore it needs no special indicator as only certain teams chose to retire it.--72.10.101.109 13:58, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Actually, that is not true. The number was retired universally by MLB. However, players who were already wearing the number 42 could continue to wear it. There were several players at the time who had #42, but Mariano Rivera is the last of them. - Zomic13 16:48, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Lack of a Section Regarding the Royal Rooters

I have to ask why there is no section regarding the Royal Rooters, the fan organization that formed in the late 19th century. The history of this organization ties in closely with early Red Sox Nation, and with baseball's history in general. I suggest that that article be merged with this one, or that this article have at least a small section regarding both the Rooters from the late 19th and early 20th century, as well as the modern Royal Rooters of Red Sox Nation.--72.10.101.109 13:59, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Why? There's an article for both of them (see Royal Rooters, Red Sox Nation), there's no need to paste that information here Doc Strange (talk) 22:43, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Proposed Merge

Since I don't see any discussion on the proposed merge (of merging Red Sox Nation into Boston Red Sox) by X3210, I will start it off.

• Strongly Oppose - Red Sox Nation should not be merged. The term for the group of fans is notable (it is mentioned in all types of media, ranging from national (ESPN) to local). There is no reason as to why they should be merged. Red Sox Nation is a term used to describe the fans, whereas the Boston Red Sox article is about the team. -Zomic13 06:49, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose - per Zomic13 and frankly I ready don't think the merger template should had even been added before a discussion had even begun with the reasons.▪◦▪≡ЅiREX≡^Talk 08:30, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose per both above. I removed the template; if and when someone takes the time to make a case for merging, they should feel free to add the merge template back in. -Pete 10:00, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose. No reasons given for merge. While I'm sure I could come up with a few, the onus is on the nominee to actually come up with something before meaningful discussion can begin. --khaosworks (talk • contribs) 10:01, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
• Merge. The fans, and type of fans, are arguably the most important part of the team. No fans = no team. For a similar discussion see Talk:New York Yankees#Merge Yankees Universe. --Brewcrewer 18:00, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
• Do not merge. Both articles are well written, sourced, and the Red Sox article is already way too lengthy. Leave them both alone. Keeper | 76 21:20, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
• and on another note..., I would like to see the sections titled "2004 Season" and "2007 season" drastically reduced to avoid the perception of recentivism. They both have "main article" redirects, but then go on to tell the WHOLE STORY without pause. Silly repetition of information, and a waste of server space. The sox won 5 world series prior to 2004 and the attention given to them in contrast to the latest two championships proves my accusation of recentivism. I'm not saying that the 04/07 teams aren't important. They are, whether I like it or not. However, in an article about a baseball team that is over 100 years old, these two seasons only account for about 2% of their existence. They deserve mention, some BASICS, then a redirect. Keeper | 76 21:27, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
• I've removed the template seeing no reasons were given. Its also worth noting that BrewCrewer initiated the "discussion" on the Yankees talk page. SashaCall ^(Sign!)/_(Talk!) 21:33, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Grammar Fix

Could someone who bothers to register change arised->arose 70.5.95.218 02:15, 30 October 2007 (UTC)GMM

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BetacommandBot 01:26, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

wikipedia inconsistent history of Red Sox, Red Stockings, and red socks

The article currently says that the Red Sox get their name from their red socks, but the Atlanta Braves article says that when that NL team, previously called the Boston Red Stockings, changed its name to the Beaneaters, the Americans quickly changed their name to Red Sox. So... these items should be made to agree. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.174.107.130 (talk) 18:35, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Both statements are essentially correct. I added some further explanation. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 23:53, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

"both statements correct"... hmm, I smell a coverup. Why is this Red Sox page so reluctant to come out and say what actually happened? This American League team saw an opportunity when the local NL team abandonned the name Red Stockings, to "steal" some of the residual trademark good will? They then changed their name to Red Sox, the same season that they started wearing the "iconic" red socks. The name does not come from the socks, the socks come from the name. This page BTW http://www.redsoxconnection.com/stories/pilgrims.html details that the Red Sox started wearing red socks for 1907 same year as the new name, and same year that Red Stockings changed their name. I searched the Red Sox page, and it does not even mention the word "stockings". I just find it weird that Red Sox page maintainers would be sooooo embarrassed that they would not mention that the Red Stockings existed before. I mean, it would remove a little confusion, ya know?

Your citation says "It was not until the following year, 1908, that players donned red hosiery and played under the name 'Red Sox'." That's consistent with the Okkonen book, and with the writeup. The not-yet-Braves broke their tradition and wore white instead of red in 1907. The not-yet-Red-Sox continued to wear blue in 1907. For 1908, both teams donned red. In fact the uniforms were quite similar, except the not-yet-Braves wore a red "B" on their shirts, while the now-Red-Sox wore that big red stocking on their shirts. Both the name and the socks came from the Americans' decision to wear red. "Coverup"? The one team "stole" from the other, for sure, but you have to keep in mind that the two leagues were actually in competition with each other in those days, and that nicknames and uniforms and logos were not trademarked, so the Red Sox were within their rights. As far as "trademark good will" concerning the National Leaguers, the Americans had outdrawn them from the beginning, anywhere from double to quadruple the number of people each year starting in 1901. In 1907, the Red Sox outdrew the Nationals 436,000 to 203,000. In 1908, it was 473,000 to 253,000. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 00:16, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, maybe I had an old or broken version in my cache or something. when I wrote what I wrote, I had searched the page and the word "stockings" wasn't even there, so I had no idea what you were talking about :) Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.174.107.130 (talk) 20:43, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

10-4. :) Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 04:54, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Integration

This article needs to cite that the Boston Red Sox was the _last_ major league team to integrate racially. Source: http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2002/oct/redsox/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alzuun (talk • contribs) 19:55, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. Though it is an embarrassing and sad part of Red Sox baseball history it nevertheless must be included.--72.10.101.109 14:01, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

POV Neutrality

Clutch hitting in largely a myth, and should be removed - e —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.71.111.135 (talk) 01:45, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

this article needs to be HEAVILY edited, esp. on parts dealing with other teams. The article is written as a soap opera drama rather than actual news and facts. example: "Despite high hopes that the Red Sox would finally vanquish their nemesis from the Bronx, the series started disastrously for them."

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. using words like 'vanquish' sounds like writing from a fan site, not a place to receive valuable information (a team can not vanquish another team, only if they were to buy out that team and disband it, which is close to impossible). I would like remind all editors to write NOT from emotions, but from facts.

if you need to learn more about POV neutrality, please read here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view

Adreamtonight 12:44, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

I agree, and I edited that line with some neutral words, but someone with an English degree would probably best to reword that section; mine is just a temporary fix.

GregX102 15:12, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Factual Error regarding 1915 World Series

The artlice states that the Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Atletics in the 1915 World Series. They beat the Philiadelphia Phillies.

Cvermette (talk) 05:33, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Fixed it, thanks. ~Sasha Callahan _(Talk) 06:03, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Split page

Since this article is current more than 85 kilobytes long, under WP:LENGTH, I suggest we should split the page up, especially branching the history section into History of the Boston Red Sox (a page that is currently a redirect back to the main article). This page ain't even close to something like New England Patriots, currently a Wikipedia featured article. Cheers. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 07:53, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

The page seems just fine - to split it up would just add pages to wikipedia that aren't needed. I'd imagine most people who look up the Red Sox are also at least mildly interested in their history as well. Long page or 2 short pages, they'll both get a similar amount of traffic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tysonjacques (talk • contribs)

I don't know if it's too long. I do know that some teams with lengthy and colorful histories have a separate history page. But inevitably there is the risk of duplication as well as divergence, i.e. contradictions. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 23:39, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

After seeing the treatment of the Patriots article and its related pages, that really seems like a nice, well-organized method of presenting everything. I'd be in favor of the split. The History of the Red Sox franchise could potentially a great read. As for chronicling individual seasons, it would be quite an undertaking to outline every one of the 100+ seasons in Red Sox history, but there are some seasons already written (1967 and 2004-present) and plenty of other seasons worth an in-depth look (for example: 1946, 1975, 1978, 1986). Doc502 (talk) 21:44, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Boston Red Sox seasons article

I will leave this up to you Red Sox fans, members of the Boston Red Sox WikiProject, and interested Wikipedians to decide. I was working on adding links to orphaned Wikipedia pages when I ran across the article page Boston Red Sox seasons. That page is orphaned as of the time of this writing. I suggest that you might want to consider linking to it from this page or merging the content there into this page. Either way, I think it is within your jurisdiction here to decide, certainly more than it is in mine. Jonneroo (talk) 05:16, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Not Needed?

I noticed something that I don't think belongs in the article. It says Henry comes to Boston next to one of the season year. I don't think words like this belong. You should stay one topic. Example:You should only put something that has to do with the World Series. Putting when they won, lost, ect. Thats my sugesstion.--RyRy5 (talk) 17:32, 2 March 2008 (UTC)