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Carolyn Kruse

Finally A Glimmer Of Hope For Red Sox Fans: Theo Epstein Is Back At Fenway

Author Carolyn Kruse

It’s funny how the universe works and how a day can be turned around with two words. Just this morning on my commute to work, I was listening to a news report that mentioned today is Truck Day for the Red Sox. In years past, this day was kind of a big deal to me, as a Sox fan. But, lately I’ve been feeling hopeless about our formerly beloved team. Then I log into my computer at work and there it is… Finally a glimmer of hope for Red Sox fans: Theo Epstein is back at Fenway, baby!

Those 2 words: Theo Epstein sent my endorphins racing. Suddenly, I was on a Sox high. And trust me, that’s not something I’ve experienced since 2021 when they made the playoffs. So what exactly is happening over at the old ball park?

Theo’s New Role

According to the sports business journal, Sportico, Fenway Sports Group announced this morning that Epstein is indeed returning to the organization. For those who don’t remember or were too young, Theo was the GM of the Sox, and he helped to bring a World Series Championship to the team after an 86 year draught. 86 years! It’s true, he was a very big part in putting an end to “the curse of the Bambino.” So, the adrenaline rush for those of us who witnessed it is real. Great PR move for the team who hasn’t been able to giveaway seats (gross exaggeration).

This time Mr. Epstein returns in a new role. He’ll be part owner and advisor to the organization. Can you hear my heart beating from where you are? In Theo we trust was a mantra around Boston for quite a few years. He was general manager of the team from 2003-2011. And in that time, the Red Sox won 2 World Series championships (2004 and 2007 and made the postseason 6 times. Not to mention, under the Epstein leadership, the team averaged more than 93 wins per year!

So yeah, there’s finally a glimmer of hope for us Red Sox fans, Theo Epstein is back at Fenway. He’s a smart, proven winner and moreover, he’s now invested in the club. This is a win for an organization who’ve lost a lot of fans as of late. And a win for us. We’ll take the W, thank you.

 

Back in October the Red Sox celebrated a milestone…

19 Years Ago Today: The Red Sox Broke The Curse And WON The World Series

  • "Can You Believe It?"

  • "Swing and a Ground Ball Stabbed by Foulke"

  • All the Feels...

     

  • Oh Captain, My Captain

    Where would we have been without our Captain? Probably not celebrating a championship in 2004.

  • One of the Greatest Moments in Sports History

    If you were around to witness it, there was truly nothing like it. Can you name the players pictured here?

    I got… Millar, Arroyo, Schilling, Ortiz, Lowe, Wakefield and is that Youkilis in front and Dave Roberts to his right?

  • We ALL Remember Exactly Where We Were That Day

    I was sitting on my bedroom floor, sweating it out with the rest of Red Sox Nation.

  • First We Had To Get Through The Yankees, But We Had The Big Papi Weapon. And a secret weapon

    The secret weapon was Dave Roberts

     

     

  • Who Was The First Person You Called?

    I called my mom, who was in Italy at the time. She didn’t mind waking up in the middle of the night for this news.  She and I have been Sox fans forever. My dad is a Yankees fan. Oh, did that feel good.

Born and raised at Country 1025. Carolyn is a concert-lovin’ country music fan. Plus, an avid New England sports fan. Count Kruser in for standup comedy, movies, and cosmos, but family is #1 for her. Wife, mother of 2- plus Zoey the dog, unpaid cook, cleaner and organizer of chaos. Kruser likes to write about country music, New England lifestyle and trending topics.

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