Will the Sox do it again this year?
144952
No.  I think a National League team will take it.  They seem to have made the bigger moves during the off-season.
109641
If they get it together! Yeah they might have a chance. The Boston Red Sox thought they would never win but hey they did! Sure they might win!
1063007
They might.\n\nNot this year though.
939160
Technically they can, but they wont, of course they wont. They used up more than their fair share of luck 2 seasons ago. \n\nGive em another 20 or so years.
601257
They have a chance.  They are in a terrible division, and they are an ok team.  Their pitching is good and their ballpark helps them.
960679
Are you kidding me. Boston makes one deal and they're in the World Series? They still have to play 162 games. And we will be there.
584238
Getting a little ahead of yourself, aren't you?  It's only May!  LOL\n\nThat being said, may I add...\n\nGod willing, Boston will not only defeat the Evil Empire, but they'll send them back to the Bronx in shame.  \n\nGO SOX GO!
23916
they should do okay, probably perform better as a whole than last years did.  Each guy will fit some of the roles the Cubs needed to fill, last year they depended too much on the homerun
1170387
Yes they will come back next year and win the Championship
121389
i hope so. i hate the boston red sox.
323138
Honestly, it will be very difficult. The Yankees, Red Sox, and Blue Jays are all gonna take some games from each other this year. to me, Roy Halladay is the best picther is baseball when he is healthy. He does nothing but make guys look stupid when he is on the mound, him and that stinkin palmball that he has completely perfected. NY, Boston, and Toronto all play each other a bunch of times and that will hurt all 3 of them because these are 3 very good teams. TB isnt even that bad offensively what with Huff, Cantu, Gomes, Crawford, Gathright, and Lugo. They have a pretty impressive offensive lineup. The problem with Toronto over the past 5 years has been consistency. Can they play well throughout the entire season? With Halladay, Burnett (who is very good despite the crap you hear about him), and Ted Lilly that gives them a pretty solid starting 3 in a series. Vernon Wells is a stud, Glaus and Overbay are very good hitters, Alexis Rios is also another good young stick in the lineup. Signing BJ Ryan was very big for them since now they have a slam-the-door closer, but the rest of their bullpen is very shaky. I would say they have a chance if Halladay stays healthy, Ted Lilly lives up to his expectations as a good pitcher, Burnett pitches like he did 2 years ago in Florida, and the bullpen comes around. Sure they can contend for the wild card, who knows if they over-achieve they may just win the division, but I highly doubt it. I would say right now they are the 7th best team in the AL behind NY, BOS, CLE, CWS, OAK, and LAA. They would need to overachieve very badly in order to get the WC.
1021568
We have a decent mix of old blood and young blood just warming up. We've got a chance at the pennant again, more likely in a year or two, though. But yep, BOSTON IS BACK!
568949
I believe they have a very good chance. They were dominating the first part of the season with some excellent pitching and offense and defense. And don't worry, everybody has a slump, they bounce right back and get into the flow of things. So, yes, I believe they will make it int othe playoffs.
845250
I think that it's going to be a close one again like last year.\n\nBut i hope it comes to a one game margin as well
684522
Anything is possible. They have a shot. Another team to look out for is the White Sox, last years World Series champions (It's like hell as a Cubs fan plus White Sox fans are super annoying without winning the World Series. I have to route for my home town, none the less). They average as a team batting .300 . That has to account for something. The Tigers are up now, but I predict the Sox getting their record back up. The funny thing is that the White Sox always lose to the worse teams (Cubs, D-Rays, Blue Jays).
1040759
Not to surprised, they have a couple of good players and have finaly learnt how to play togather and so should do well this time. will they do it again in 4 years ????
97216
well it could be worse, you could be a cubs fan!\n\ni think as long as they keep the mazzone/cox pitching connection together, keep the youngsters (john francoeur---where did they GET that guy?) who can play to plug the holes, and have sound defense from andruw jones in center, they'll be okay.  the fish and the phils won't be much of a threat to them in 2006, i'd expect to hear the tomahawk chop again in october.  \n\n...ever again?  oh yeah!\n\nps:: i was not aware about mazzone.  sorry.