The key for winning the World Series was found by the Red Sox scouting and pre-season preparations. The success to their second World Series victory in four years comes from Boston’s advance scouting by Dana Levangie and Todd Claus. The Red Sox staff realizes that the fundaments of building a strong team are getting the right players on the right spot, to be a threat to the opponents.

 "We've had some continuity there with Dana Levangie and now Todd Claus leading the way," general manager Theo Epstein said on Sunday. "We've had some practice, because we've been in the postseason four of the past five years. So I think the system and the process that we've developed is sound. It's the result of a lot of hard work and a lot of great baseball people. But it doesn't mean anything unless you have a manager, a coaching staff, and most importantly, ultimately, players who buy into it."

In 2004 the Red Sox took the title for a lot of reasons but most of all because the scouts found the St. Louis Cardinals weak spots. They had scouted the Cardinals brilliantly and came up with a plan to retire the big Cardinal sluggers. The same tactic seemed to have worked in 2007, taking the title by outplaying the Colorado Rockies for the World Series title in four consecutive wins.