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But maybe not when you think they did. Bill James, while answering questions at his site, mentioned Boston thought about trading for Beltre and making him a shortstop during their World Series-winning 2004. It's Bill James, so it's worth a peek.

Hat tip, Jason Brannon at Baseball Nation.

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Let’s just be happy that didn’t happen.

by aubatron2011 on Dec 15, 2011 5:54 PM EST up reply actions  

At least this is a situation

Where they won anyway. So we don’t have to all go, “RABBLE RABBLE” after the fact, picturing this succeeding.

by Marc Normandin on Dec 15, 2011 6:19 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm trying to think timeline...

… this was when Beltre was still a pretty slender guy, and before he’d had that big season with the Dodgers, right?

I thought we’d never win it all. And then we went down 0-3 to the Yankees in 2004, and I thought it was the end of the world.

Wait ’til next year!

by AlohaSox on Dec 15, 2011 7:40 PM EST up reply actions  

My computer is being dumb and not letting me reply to Aloha

But 2004 was Beltre’s big home run year.

You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.
-Johnny Cash

by TheLoneDavid on Dec 15, 2011 10:05 PM EST reply actions  

So, we would have been trying to trade for him during his monster season?

Jesus… that might have better than Orlando Cabrera!

I thought we’d never win it all. And then we went down 0-3 to the Yankees in 2004, and I thought it was the end of the world.

Wait ’til next year!

by AlohaSox on Dec 16, 2011 2:44 AM EST up reply actions  

MLB The Show does that sometimes

But it works better there than it would in reality

by Maeamian on Dec 19, 2011 3:29 AM EST reply actions  

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