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About fenwaypark100

Hello and welcome, my name is Raymond Sinibaldi. A retired history teacher, after 26 years in the classroom, a baseball fan for three score and five, I have authored 13 books. Eight about baseball and her glorious history; most recently Yankees in the Hall of Fame and Dodgers in the Hall of Fame. An aficionado of the Kennedy Administration, I have written four books in that realm and also co-authored a book of motivational stories for coaches. The first, The Babe in Red Stockings which was co-authored with Kerry Keene and David Hickey and released in 1997. It is a chronicle of Babe's days with the Red Sox. We also penned a screenplay about Babe's Red Sox days so if any of you are Hollywood inclined or would like to represent us in forwarding that effort feel free to contact me. In 2012 we three amigos published Images of Fenway Park in honor of the 100th birthday of Fenway Park. That led to the creation of this blog. The following year, 2013 came my first solo venture, Spring Training in Bradenton and Sarasota. This is a pictorial history of spring training in those two Florida cities. The spring of 2014 brought forth the 1967 Red Sox, The Impossible Dream Season. The title speaks for itself, and it also is a pictorial history. Many of the photos in this book were never published before. The spring of 2015 brought 1975 Red Sox, American League Champions. Another pictorial effort, this will be about the Red Sox championship season of 1975 and the World Series that restored baseball in America. The spring of 2016 brought 61 Motivational Stories for Every Coach of Every Sport. My first JFK effort was in 2017 with John F Kennedy in New England, which was followed by JFK From Florida to the Moon (2019) and JFK At Rest in Arlington (2020). Jackie's Newport came about in 2019 and in 2023 came both Yankees in the Hall of Fame and Dodgers in the Hall of Fame. I was fortunate enough to consult with sculptor Franc Talarico on the “Jimmy Fund” statue of Ted Williams which stands outside both Fenway Park and Jet Blue Park Fenway South, in Fort Myers Florida. That story is contained in the near 300 posts which are contained herein. Throughout the years this blog has morphed from an exclusive Red Sox focus, to a broader baseball perspective to a blog about life, with baseball a large portion of it. This year, 2024, I have reactivated this blog which lay dormant for quite some time. Welcome aboard, pass the word and feel free to contact me about anything you read or ideas you may have for a topic. Email me at fenwaypark100@gmail.com.

“The best music… is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.” Bruce Springsteen

The Red Sox now languish in the nonsensical ramblings of this seasons remains and in their midst owner John Henry denies that he has a “mutiny” on his hands. The whines and boos have reached decibels which are so damn high I can hear them from … Continue reading

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Johnny Pesky…

Johnny Pesky passed away yesterday. The man who had embodied the Red Sox for more than six decades has gone home. Home to Ted, to Dominic and to his beloved Ruthie. Johnny broke in with the Red Sox in 1942, lost three … Continue reading

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“If they win today, we’re going in”…..Remo Sinibaldi to his 14 year old son.

On Friday last this Red Sox Memorable Moment was enshrined in immortality in the Red Sox Hall of Fame. You know they really could have enshrined the entire weekend and as you read on you’ll understand why. Now I have … Continue reading

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Seven Join the Red Sox Hall of Fame…..

Last Friday, August 3rd, my brother and I took in the Red Sox Hall of Fame Induction luncheon at Fenway Park’s EMC Club.  There were seven members (five of them players) added to the Red Sox Hall of Fame and they spanned … Continue reading

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The inmates are running the asylum, and the owners are letting them…..

While the Red Sox were tanking three of four games to the Twins this weekend, David, Kerry and I were having some fun on the road. We started the day Saturday at Tatnuck Booksellers in Westborough Mass and found ourselves in … Continue reading

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On The Road Again…..

On Saturday David, Kerry and I hit the road again with a two stop day. We will begin the day with a morning visit with the good folks of Westborough Mass whom we will meet at Tatnuck’s Booksellers, Gift Gallery and Cafe … Continue reading

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The Energy Which Emanates from Fenway Park…..

On Saturday last I gathered for what can best be described as a “Fenway Fest” at a place very near and dear to me, Curtis Liquors in Weymouth Massachusetts. There are a number of reasons why this is so. Curtis Liquors Grand Opening … Continue reading

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Sox Woes Summed up in Two Words, Beckett and Lester…..

In case you missed it last night, the Sox won their third straight game and in so doing, they went over the .500 mark for the first time in 10 days, moved out of the cellar in the AL East, pulled … Continue reading

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If you’ve got some extra dough…..

If you have any spare change lying around that you’re not sure what to do with, I have an idea for you. The 1912 World Series Championship trophy is, as we speak, being auctioned off. It is a pretty spiffy … Continue reading

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On the seventh day He rested…..

And Derek Jeter played golf…..   And so did I…….Enjoy your day….. Oh and the Sox WON a game that Lester started……Could this be the turning point?….Am I nuts? And so it is on this day in Fenway Park history, … Continue reading

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