What's in a Record Really?

With all the dust being kicked up in Boston throughout opening week about their 0-5 start, I was curious as to how bad an 0-5 start really was? Turns out, it's not that bad at all. There has been plenty of cases where teams that have decent (at best) records still go on to win the World Series. The crazy thing is that it happens more than you think.

CTOD: Boston Red Sox

Last year was a difficult one for Red Sox fans (myself included) as an injury plagued campaign had them finish the season in third place, behind the still surprising Rays and the always tough Yankees. Without key players like Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia, Josh Beckett and Kevin Youkilis for much of the year, new additions Victor Martinez and Adrian Beltre picked up much of the slack but it wasn't enough to reach October. This year those two players are lost to free agency, but that long list of walking wounded has returned - alongside a few marquee additions.