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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.

Swooning with the Sox…..

The Red Sox lost yesterday completing a sweep by the Nats, ending the home stand 1-5 and dipping  two games below .500 for the first time since May 20th. They have now dropped six of their last nine after winning … Continue reading

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And on the seventh day He rested…..

And former Red Sox manager Don Zimmer and Jackie Robinson, played golf. Zimmer and Robinson were Brooklyn Dodger teammates from 1954 through 1956. Some interesting tidbits about the former Sox skipper. His first managing job was in 1967 with the … Continue reading

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Shutout History at Fenway Park…..

Last night at Fenway Park, Clay Buchholz threw the first real shutout of Fenway’s 100th anniversary season. It was the third shutout thrown by the staff but you aficionados know what I’m talking about when I say it was a real one. Buchholz finished the … Continue reading

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Of Road Warriors, Championships, Drafts and GPA’S…..

On Sunday night, the Venice Indians said goodbye to their 2012, 7A Florida State Championship baseball season. The team gathered at the local Elks Club to break bread, express gratitude, relive, revel and remember. Head Coach Craig Faulkner with his captains, … Continue reading

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Of Bard and O’Doul and Ehmke…..

Daniel Bard was atrocious yesterday! He faced a total of 12 batters and gave up exactly one hit. He had two strikeouts and even induced a double play ball right back to him. Hmmmm, not bad you say. I guess not, … Continue reading

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And of the seventh day He rested…..

 And Mr. Robert Gordon Orr and Big “Papi” played a little golf. A few tidbits about the one, the only, the incomparable Bobby Orr. Bobby Orr in the first skate at Fenway Park. Bobby Orr first caught the eye of … Continue reading

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Chicks Dig the Long Ball!

Remember the ad campaign a few years back, “chicks dig the long ball”? It came about in the late 1990s and it was a Nike ad. It featured Mark McGwire, Tom Glavine and Greg Maddox with the lovely Heather Locklear. Locklear was … Continue reading

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Over the Hump!!!!!

They did it!           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76RrdwElnTU&feature=related Yes they did, for the first time this year the Red Sox are over .500, following a 6-3 win over the Detroit Tigers last night at Fenway Park! It was their seventh attempt to get over the hump … Continue reading

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Of getting over .500 and walk off homers…..

The Red Sox beat the Tigers yesterday 7-4 and for the sixth time this season they pulled even at 24-24. So tonight at Fenway Park, Daniel Bard will attempt, once again, to get the Red Sox over the .500 mark. In … Continue reading

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“They are dead; but they live in each Patriot’s breast, And their names are engraven on honor’s bright crest.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Lest we forget….. It is the sacrifice of these men….. and these and these and these and these and these and these Which will allow these men….. to play today! Today we pause and remember the 1,346,000 people who have … Continue reading

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