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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.

Zupcic, Zupcic, Bo Bupcic, Bananafana, Fo Fupcic, Fe, Fi, Mo Mupcic….Zupcic!

Many men have had the honor and pleasure of putting on a Red Sox uniform to go to work. From the top of the alphabet, David Aardsma to the bottom, Bob Zupcic and all points in between, 1511 men (give … Continue reading

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Crawford, Beckett, Valentine and Foolishness!

 Last winter, the Red Sox signed this man, Carl Crawford and agreed to pay him $142,000,000 if he would play baseball for them. Everyone was very happy around Fenway Park.     The people who root for this team in Tampa, … Continue reading

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“Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.” Mark Twain

The Red Sox team of 1911 were 78-75 and finished in third place 24 games behind Connie Mack’s World Champion Philadelphia Athletics. They were the youngest team in the league and if they were going to have a legitimate shot at the … Continue reading

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“I made no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my life, is too much of a daily event for me.” ~Anaïs Nin

Happy New Year! Welcome to the 100th year of Fenway Park! Yawkey Way The old entrance to the business office when Yawkey Way was Jersey Street. The backdrop to the players parking lot on the corner of, well, you figure it … Continue reading

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“Another Auld Lang Syne.” Dan Fogelberg

We stand on the threshold of yet another year and before 2011 slipped away, I decided to make a visit to one of my lifes true loves! I took my camera to check in on the old girl and see how she … Continue reading

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“You can write him down as one of the two models of ballplaying grace.” Grantland Rice

Tris Speaker was the best player on the Boston Red Sox team of 1912. In fact, in 1912, he was the best player in the league. In fact, Tristram E Speaker was Fenway Park’s first full-blown superstar! In fact, Tris Speaker was a … Continue reading

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” Joe Wood was one of the best pitchers I faced over my entire career.” Ty Cobb

There is an axiom in baseball that is as old as the game itself and it is a simple one; great pitching will beat great hitting.” It is a mantra which continues to be uttered and that is simply because it … Continue reading

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Let Us Begin…..Garland “Jake” Stahl

The construction of the  new Fenway Park actually took a break during the holidays of 1911. I thought this might be a good time to introduce the Red Sox of 1912 and get to know them a bit. So drum … Continue reading

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A Story of Christmas…..

In the shadow of Fenway Park, there a score or more of restraunts. Elizabeth is a waitress in one of them. Last week a large family came in to celebrate the engagement of one of the daughters. Shortly into the meal, … Continue reading

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“All I want for Christmas is you” Mariah Carey

And so this is Christmas…..  and for all of you who have a “you”, revel with them in Christmas joy. For those of you who are without a special “you” revel with your blessings in Christmas joy. And for those of … Continue reading

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