Category Archives: Fenway Park Baseball

A Torch is Passed…..

Posted on July 7, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Last night, July 6, 2012 at Fenway Park, a torch was passed! It is a significant event when a tradition is carried on and passed to another generation of Americans. And in this case it is very specific Americans. My Americans. My … Continue reading →

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Big Papi hits a Milestone….

Posted on July 6, 2012 by fenwaypark100

On Wednesday night, July 4, 2012, in Oakland, David Ortiz became the 49th man in baseball history to hit the 400-home run mark. It came in the fourth inning of a 3-2 loss to the A’s who completed a sweep … Continue reading →

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Happy 4th…..The Namesakes…..

Posted on July 4, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday Uncle Sam, happy birthday to you! Today the United States celebrates its 236th birthday. Wow, that’s a lot of candles. Now I don’t want to be a stick in the … Continue reading →

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Now These Cycles I Like, No Needles Involved…..

Posted on July 2, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Aaron Hill hit for the cycle for the second time in days last week sending pundits everywhere scurrying. Now for you casual observers of baseball, the cycle is when a player gets a single, double, triple and … Continue reading →

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Seventy-Five games in…..Do you believe in magic?

Posted on June 29, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Going into last nights game in Seattle, the Red Sox were 40-35 six and a half games behind the Yankees in third place. Not bad really when you think about all they have endured this year. I mean really, no Ellsbury, … Continue reading →

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Wanna Trade???

Posted on June 27, 2012 by fenwaypark100

The Post Youk Era began at Fenway Park on Monday and after two games the Red Sox are 1-1 following a come from behind 5-1 win last night at home against the Blue Jays.  Big Papi and Brent Lillibridge. Utility man … Continue reading →

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Arrivederci Youk, Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye……

Posted on June 25, 2012 by fenwaypark100

When I was a kid I knew the starting lineup of every team in the American League. Now there are a few reasons why that was the case; the widely held one at the time was that I was simply … Continue reading →

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And on the seventh day He rested…..

Posted on June 24, 2012 by fenwaypark100

And Marty Barrett played golf. Marty was the Red Sox first round pick in the secondary phase of the 1979 draft. While playing for the Pawtucket Red Sox in 1981, he scored the winning run in the 33rd inning of … Continue reading →

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“It’s Summertime, Summertime, Sum, Sum, Summertime”…..Sherm Feller

Posted on June 22, 2012 by fenwaypark100

The summer officially arrived yesterday and it was celebrated for the 107th time in the State of Alaska with an annual baseball event in the Alaska Baseball League. The Alaska Baseball League is composed of many of the elite college … Continue reading →

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Will it Ever Go Away?????

Posted on June 20, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Manny Ramirez asked for, and was granted his release, by the Oakland A’s last weekend. He had been playing with the A’s triple A affiliate, the Sacramento River Cats. Manny had signed a deal with Oakland after his 100 game … Continue reading →

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