In 1975, the Boston Red Sox had the arrival of the “Gold Dust Twins” of Fred Lynn and Jim Rice, who sparked the Red Sox into the World Series – minus Rice at the end with a broken wrist. Nevertheless, they both provided some scintillating moments that first season and beyond. A baseball Batman and Robin from a farm system cornucopia that has been difficult to match.
In 2015, the Red Sox brought in another pair of “Twins” with far less impressive results. Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez followed a different path and that was the mantra of the pocketbook where as free agents where both were given the deal of deals by Ben Cherington.