As of August 1st, 2004, the sox were second in the al east with a record of 56 and 47 and ended the season with an incredible 42 and 17 streak to end up with 98 wins to clinch a wild card birth(and of course would go on too break the 86 year old curse of the bambino by winning the ws).
As of August 1st , 2007, the sox were atop the al east at 65 and 42 and would finish the regular season by clinching the al east with 96 wins( and of course, the sox ended up winning the world series by sweeping the rockies).
As of August 1st , 2003, the sox were 63 and 45 and second in the al east. They ended the season with 95 wins to clinch a wild card birth but, with a tragic aaron boone hr off of tim wakefield in game 7 of the alcs, the sox would fail to make the ws.
Lastly, as of august 1st, 2011, the sox were 66 and 41 and at the top of the al east. And as we know, after a tragic loss to the orioles and improbable rays win on the last day of the season, failed to make the playoffs.
And now, with 11 walk offs under their belt, the 2013 red sox are 66 and 44 as of august 1st and are first in the al east.
Any comments on the make ups of these past teams and which team do you compare this 2013 sox team the most to?