2017 BOSTON — Fifty years later, it still doesn’t seem possible. On the heels of a ninth place finish, nobody expected the 1967 Red Sox to be competitive, let alone a serious contender.

In 1967, Yastrzemski lifted the Red Sox to a magical season, winning the Triple Crown and MVP as he drove Boston through a riveting pennant race to the World Series. "Every game we win," Boston ...

The top Red Sox prospect hit a ton of doubles in part because of better bat speed last year. He was fourth in the Eastern League in doubles (28) despite playing in only 77 games. Is he made for Fenway ...

Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, Abe Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, Hector and Achilles -- all great duels of the past -- and now Jim Lonborg of the Red Sox and Bob Gibson of the Cardinals.