COMMENTARY
It’s only going to take four more wins for the 2018 Boston Red Sox to rightfully be considered the greatest team in franchise history.
Yes, that completely discounts valid nominees from 1977, 1986, 2003-04, and 2007-08, but none of those teams ever finished a season with 119 wins to their name, World Series title or not.
There is also plenty of reason why you could argue this team is not even close to the best in Red Sox history, and your point will be noted just as well.
Still, with another world championship at Boston’s doorstep (a Red Sox win over the Los Angeles Dodgers would bring the grand total to 11 since 2000, 12 if you count the Cannons), it is sometimes difficult to grasp the appreciation for each title, particularly when the city is piling them away like nuts for the winter.