The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox is an inspiring sports docuseries. It is all set to release on 23rd October on Netflix. It is produced by Nick Barnicle, Zeke Fine, Bobby O'Brien, Ellie Shanahan, Sari Skier and Eve Wulf. It stars Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, Kevin Millar and Terry Francona.
The synopsis of the series reads, “This definitive docuseries chronicles the Red Sox's journey to their first World Series title in 86 years via interviews with star players and personnel.”
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team in Boston. It competes in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. This team was founded in 1901.
This team has won a total of nine World Series championships, tied for the third-most of any MLB team, and has played in 13 World Series. Their latest World Series appearance and win was in the year 2018.
This story line of the series revolves around the incident when Red Sox came back from 3-0 in the playoffs against the Yankees before sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. Following that, the team has won three more championships, making them the team with the most titles since the turn of the millennium.
Who named the team 'Red Sox'?
The name of this popular baseball team was chosen by the owner John I. Taylor after the 1907 season. It referred to the red hose in the team uniform beginning in 1908. The Spanish language media sometimes refers to the team as Medias Rojas, which is a translation of the term red socks. Previously, the team had no nickname and were simply called as Boston, Bostonians, the Bostons, Americans and Boston Americans.
On 18th December 1907, Taylor announced that the club had officially adopted red as its new team colour and their uniforms featured a large icon of a red stocking at the shirt front. In 1908, the American League team finally had an official nickname ‘Red Sox’.
This iconic team has won the MVP Award 12 times, the Cy Young Award seven times, Rookie of the Year six times and Manager of the Year twice. Red Sox principal owner John Henry had once stated, “To be elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame upon his first year of eligibility speaks volumes regarding Pedro's outstanding career, and is a testament to the respect and admiration so many in baseball have for him.”