This story is part of ESPN The Magazines Oct. Harold Carmichael Jersey . 31 NBA Preview Issue. Subscribe today!Boston Red SoxOverall: 68 Title track: 17 Ownership: 39 Coaching:?T91 Players: 34 Fan relations: 39 Affordability: 109 Stadium experience: 45 Bang for the buck: 122 Change from last year: +32Call it a comeback. A year after their second consecutive last-place AL East finish nearly caused them to slip out of the top 100 in The Mags Ultimate Standings, the Red Sox won the division and surged 32 places. They ranked 16th among MLB teams, a sign that good times are rolling again on Yawkey Way.Whats goodBesides a 17th-ranked title track (no one in Boston has forgotten 2004 ... or 2007...or 2012), a 34th-place showing in players is the Red Soxs best rank. The really remarkable thing? A year ago, their roster ranked 103rd. In the annual pursuit of winning, principal owner John Henry (ranked 39th) has never been afraid to spend, but this years worst-to-first turnaround can be attributed more to the maturation of a talented homegrown core led by Xander Bogaerts, Mookie Betts and Jackie Bradley Jr. than the club-record payroll. Even after the disappointing ALDS, the future is bright for the Sox: That group figures to remain intact for several years and should keep the Red Sox competitive, even without franchise icon David Ortiz.Whats badWinning isnt easy, as the Red Sox learned with three last-place finishes in four years from 2012-15. As Boston fans know, it isnt cheap, either. With the highest average ticket price ($54.79), beer ($7.75), parking ($35) and caps ($25) in MLB, Sox fans get the least bang for their buck among 122 teams in our Ultimate Standings (this years 93-win team will go a long way toward fixing that next year). The average cost of $84.46 per game at Fenway Park is 65 percent greater than the MLB average of $51.06, but at least the Red Sox arent the least affordable baseball team to watch. That distinction, Sox fans will be glad to hear, belongs to the Yankees.Whats newIn his first full season as president of baseball ops, Dave Dombrowski acted swiftly and decisively to address holes on the roster. But while Dombrowski got credit for the Red Soxs on-field success, new team president Sam Kennedy received equally high marks for improving the overall experience at the ballpark. The Red Sox jumped 51 spots in fan relations, and they rank ninth in Major League Baseball. Likewise, they surged 28 spots in the stadium experience at historic Fenway Park, which remains perhaps the Red Soxs most powerful drawing card.Next: Milwaukee Brewers?| Full rankings Custom Eagles Jerseys . How great will be revealed in the next couple of days at the board of governors meeting in Pebble Beach, Calif. 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Spurs then fell to Manchester United 1-0 on Dec. 11, but Pochettinos boys again showed some resiliency after bouncing back to record a comfortable 3-0 win over Hull City on Wednesday.Spurs (8-6-2) received a pair of goals from Christian Eriksen, and Victor Wanyama added the third. Pochettino made a small tactical change against Hull in deploying Danny Rose and Kyle Walker as wing backs, something other players lauded after the match.It was the plan to get them forward a bit more and it worked out perfectly. They came up with two great assists for Christian (Eriksen) and we can say that they are two of the best fullbacks in the league. I think theyre doing a great job for us, said defender Jan Vertonghen.On the injury front, Mousa Dembele is a doubt for Spurs, as is Vincent Janssen. Erik Lamela will miss out.Burnley (5-2-9) come into the fixture searching for some consistent positive form after losing four of their last five Premier League fixtures. Despite the lull in form, Sean Dyches club find themselves a solid 13th heading into the weeekend. Connor Barwin Youth Jersey. The Clarets pulled off an impressive 3-2 win over Bournemouth last Saturday, but followed it up with a midweek 1-0 loss to West Ham United at Olympic Stadium.If Burnley are to take something away from White Hart Lane, theyll have to figure out a way to improve their away form. The Clarets have collected just one point on their travels -- a scoreless draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford on Oct. 29.Dyche is hopeful of the clubs big-picture situation.Well approach the Spurs game in the same way and thats to give a performance. We did that in the second half at West Ham but not the first half and thats something weve got to change, he said.It is tough away from home in the Premier League, though. 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