This is it. The top 10 greatest Boston players of the past 50 years in one Patriots Insider's very subjective opinion:
. Even in his final year with screaming pain in his Achilles, he had 626 plate appearances, led the league with 48 doubles and 127 RBI and had 38 homers. He had 35 or more in each of his final three seasons.
. Appointment viewing. I can link the highlights. Or I can link the SportsCentury episode. Let’s go with the SportsCentury.It’s really hard now to fathom the grip that Marvelous Marvin Hagler had on the region from 1979 to 1987. Fighting out of Brockton,On the nights he fought, there was a Game 7 atmosphere to the event. There was also a regional pride at play that was unique in that Hagler was fighting internationally.
It all ground to a terrible halt in April of 1987 when Hagler -- after fighting just once in 1986 -- lost a controversial decision to Leonard. The region mourned. Hagler never fought again. Destruction and Destroy.Hagler may have held the region’s attention in a wholly unique way when he fought, but Bobby Orr changed behavior and created INDUSTRY. He came to Boston at the age of 18 andthat began when the Bruins signed him at 14 .
It was no coincidence that the 1980 Miracle On Ice gold medal team was chockful of New England and Massachusetts kids. Orr wasn’t here for a long time. But he was here for all-time. One of the greatest performers in any sport, his spot here is a layup.Like Orr, Bird presided over a franchise renaissance.
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