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The Boston Red Sox belong to the American League of Major League Baseball. The Red Sox compete in the AL East Division against main rivals the Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, and hated New York Yankees. The Red Sox play their home schedule at historic Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the best in MLB. The Red Sox Stadium has a seating capacity of 39,928, up from the previous capacity of 36,336 last year. Manager Terry Francona completed his 4^th year as the Red Sox Skipper finishing the 2007 MLB Schedule with a 99-66 record and a 1^st place finish in the tough AL East. They enjoyed the pinnacle of success again this year, sweeping the surprising Colorado Rockies in the 2007 World Series. Achieving that level of success was made possible by the play of stars David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, and Daisuke Matsuzaka.

Not only do the Red Sox and Yankees battle for AL East crowns, they also battle for top spot in the race for baseball's most followed team. The Red Sox have some of the best fans and best tradition of any team in America. The Sox were established in 1901 in the newly formed American League. The Red Sox quickly had success, evidenced by their 1903 and 1904 league championships. In all the Red Sox have won league championships in 1903 and 04, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, and 2007. While Boston has won the 12 league titles, Red Sox fame and notoriety actually grew due in the period between World Series Championships. Because of the nearly 100 year drought between titles, but also because of how the Red Sox lost the 1986 World Series, the 2004 World Series was the biggest story of the sports world that year. In total, the Red Sox have 7 World Series Championships, in 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004 and 2007. Those titles were achieved by some of the game's best baseball players, many of whom had their jerseys retired by Boston to commemorate their success. The retired numbers are Number 1, Bobby Doerr; Number 4, Joe Cronin; Number 8, Carl Yastrzemski; Number 9, Ted Williams; and Number 27, Carlton Fisk. Team Owners John Henry and Tom Werner purchased the Red Sox in 2002, with a goal to bring a World Series to Boston. The feat was accomplished in 2004, and a major cog in the wheel of success was and is GM Theo Epstein. When Epstein was hired in 2002, he became the youngest GM in the history of baseball. The 3 Red Sox leaders have produced 2 World Series titles in 5 years, after an 86 year drought.

Buoyed by last season's title, Red Sox nation expects to have another spectacular season. The Red Sox will again challenge for division, league and overall supremacy this season. As to be expected from Epstein, the Red Sox were very active in the off-season, primarily extending contracts on current players Tim Wakefield, Mike Lowell, Curt Schilling, and Kevin Youkilis. The Red Sox did bring in free agent 1B Sean Casey, who should add a lot to an already potent line-up.