It all began when Theo Epstein was named general manager on Nov. 25, 2002.
It all ended when Theo Epstein resigned as general manager on Oct. 21, 2011.
A lot of stuff happened in between:
2003: 95-67 .586 - The Sox finished 2nd, won the Wild Card, defeated the As in the ALDS (3-2), and lost to the Yankees in the ALCS (4-3). Manager Grady Little was fired and replaced by Terry Francona.
2004: 98-64 .605 - The Sox finished 2nd, won the Wild Card, defeated the Angels in the ALDS (3-0), defeated the Yankees in the ALCS (4-3), and won the World Series over the Cardinals (4-0).
2005: 95-67 .586 - The Sox finished 2nd, won the Wild Card and lost the ALDS to the White Sox (3-0).
2006: 86-76 .531The Sox finished 3rd.
Boston Red Sox
2007: 96-66 .593The Sox finished 1st, defeated the Angels in the LDS (3-0), defeated the Indians in the ALCS (4-3), defeated the Rockies in the World Series (4-0).
2008: 95-67 .586 - The Sox finished 2nd, won the Wild Card, defeated the Angels in the ALDS (3-1), lost the ALCS to the Rays (4-3).
2009: 95-67 .586 - The Sox finished 2nd, won the Wild Card, lost to the Angels in the ALDS (3-0).
2010: 89-73 .549The Sox finished 3rd.
2011: 90-72 .556The Sox finished 3rd.
Nine years:
Total wins839
Total losses619
Avg. wins per season93.2
Avg. losses per season68.7
Most wins98
Most losses76
Fewest wins86
Fewest losses64
Seasons 90 wins7
95 win seasons4
67 loss seasons4
World Championships2
AL championship2
Postseason appearances6
Finished 1st in AL East1
Finished 2nd n AL East5
Finished 1st in AL East3
Managers2
Grady Little95-67 .586
Terry Francona744-552 .574
Hitting stats
Homers hit
David Ortiz320
Manny Ramirez200
Jason Varitek139
RBI
David Ortiz1028
Manny Ramirez636
Kevin Youkilis550
Runs scored
David Ortiz884
Kevin Youkilis569
Manny Ramirez566
Hits
David Ortiz1367
Kevin Youkilis927
Manny Ramirez918
Extra base hits
David Ortiz681
Manny Ramirez397
Kevin Youkilis377
Doubles
David Ortiz348
Kevin Youkilis232
Dustin Pedroia206
Triples
Jacoby Ellsbury -23
Johnny Damon18
Kevin Youkilis16
Nomar Garciaparra16
Stolen bases
Jacoby Ellsbury175
Dustin Pedroia82
Coco Crisp70
Strikeouts
David Ortiz996
Jason Varitek872
Kevin Youkilis - 689
Walks
David Ortiz769
Manny Ramirez482
Kevin Youkilis480
Batting average (minimum 1000 plate appearances)
Manny Ramirez.307
Dustin Pedroia.305
Bill Mueller.303
Jacoby Ellsbury.301
On-base percentage (minimum 1000 plate appearances)
Manny Ramirez.406
Kevin Youkilis.391
David Ortiz.387
Slugging (minimum 1000 plate appearances)
Manny Ramirez.576
David Ortiz.570
Kevin Youkilis.492
OPS (minimum 1000 plate appearances)
Manny Ramirez.982
David Ortiz.958
Kevin Youkilis.883
Pitching stats
Games
Jonathan Papelbon396 games
Mike Timlin394
Manny Delcarmen289
Started
Tim Wakefield243
Josh Beckett173
Jon Lester154
Innings pitched
Tim Wakefield1550.1
Josh Beckett1112.2
Jon Lester957.2
Wins
Tim Wakefield95
Josh Beckett84
Jon Lester76
Losses
Tim Wakefield86
Josh Beckett47
Jon Lester34
ERA(400 innings min.)
Jonathan Papelbon2.33
Pedro Martinez3.12
Jon Lester3.53
WHIP(400 innings min.)
Jonathan Papelbon1.018
Pedro Martinez - 1.110
Josh Beckett - 1.212
Complete Games
Tim Wakefield8
Josh Beckett7
Jon Lester6
Home runs allowed
Tim Wakefield209
Josh Beckett137
Jon Lester85
Strikeouts
Josh Beckett1014
Tim Wakefield1002
Jon Lester894
Walks
Tim Wakefield510
Jon Lester362
Daisuke Matsuzaka301
Josh Beckett - 300
Saves
Jonathan Papelbon219
Keith Foulke47
Mike Timlin27
Games played by position
Catchers19
Jason Varitek caught 989 games
Doug Mirabelli264
Victor Martinez110
First basemen32
Kevin Youkilis581
Kevin Millar280
David Ortiz118 games
Second basemen30
Dustin Pedroia709
Mark Loretta138
Mark Bellhorn124
Third basemen27
Mike Lowell528
Bill Mueller373
Kevin Youkilis331
Shortstops27
Julio Lugo226
Marco Scutaro241
Alex Cora171
Jed Lowrie147
Left fielders51
Manny B. Manny839
Jason Bay199
Carl Crawford127
Centerfielders28
Johnny Damon590
Jacoby Ellsbury402
Coco Crisp361
Right fielders40
J.D. Drew580
Trot Nixon387
Gabe Kapler160
Designated Hitters49
David Ortiz1128
Manny B. Manny131
All in all, a damn good resume.
The best of luck in Chicago, Theo.