Forced anecdote? Without question. I'm a sucker for Morgan, who took over the Red Sox midway through 1988 - the first season I was really watching with any deep awareness or investment - and they promptly won 19 of 20 on the way to a division title.
That firing was the scene for Morgan's tell-off of Sox brass, 'Your team is not as good as you think it is.' The next year made it legend - a team that won two division titles in four years and contended under Morgan promptly finished last in 1992.
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