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Originally Posted by Gom
Last I checked, you guys did ok when Papi was still playing the field and Manny was in the OF.
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Fenway Park covered Manny's defensive problems. The rest of the outfield was relatively good.
In 2004, Johnny Damon was still a good CF. Trot Nixon played above average defense in RF. Bill Mueller was average at 3B. Cabrera was good at SS. Bellhorn was average, and surprisingly Millar was OK at 1B.
In 2007, the Red Sox had an outstanding defense. Crisp played HOF defense in CF. Lowell and Youkilis played Gold Glove defense at the corners. Pedroia and Drew were average. Lugo and Manny pretty bad, but the Red Sox pitching staff was second in strikeouts. Manny was helped by Fenway, and Coco Crisp being on his right.
Ortiz has never been the full time 1B of a championship Red Sox club.