Category Archives: Fenway Park Baseball

Patriots Day, The Boston Marathon, The Red Sox and Fenway Park…..

Posted on April 17, 2012 by fenwaypark100

What do  Johnny Kelley (the Elder), 1935 and 1945. Mike Timlin, 2004. Johnny Kelley (the Younger), 1957 Josh Beckett, 2007 Bill Rogers, 1975, ’78’, ’79’, ’80’. Clay Buchholz, 2008.   Timothy Cherigat , 2004.  Dice K Matsusaka, 2011, and Wesley Korir, … Continue reading →

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Ain’t that America, Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and…..

Posted on April 16, 2012 by fenwaypark100

The game of baseball is an expression of America! And it is an expression of America on every baseball field across this great nation and indeed the world. Whether a Little League diamond, a high school field or the hallowed … Continue reading →

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“It is not really baseball at all. It is passed from parent to child as an expression of the relationship with your father”…..Brian Banko

Posted on April 14, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Yesterday a friend of mine said this of the game of baseball, “It seems that baseball passion is not really baseball at all. It is passed from parent to child as an expression of the relationship with your father…..” Well, … Continue reading →

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Fenway Opens Her 100th Birthday Season, Let the Memories Unfold…..

Posted on April 13, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Today at 2:05 the Red Sox will officially open Fenway Park for her 100th birthday season. The Boston Pops and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus will perform the National Anthem, the Green Mountain Boys will fly over in their F-16s, Hanscom Air Force base … Continue reading →

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The All Fenway Team, The Third Baseman…..

Posted on April 12, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Today I select the third baseman for my All Fenway team. http://mlb.mlb.com/bos/fan_forum/all_fenway_team.jsp A heads up to you newer readers and a reminder to the old guard, I am not selecting a best player at each position, rather I am choosing a … Continue reading →

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Lift the Curtain…..

Posted on April 11, 2012 by fenwaypark100

The Red Sox opened their 1912 season April 11th in New York’s Hilltop Park. They did it with a comeback win against the Highlanders and all the runs in the game came in the first and ninth innings. Harry Wolverton … Continue reading →

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“I figure life’s a gift, and don’t intend on wasting it. You never know what hand you’re gonna get dealt next. You learn to take life as it comes at you, to make each day count.”…..Jack Dawson

Posted on April 10, 2012 by fenwaypark100

It was just before noon on April 10th 1912 when the good ship Titanic left the port of Southampton England bound for Cherbourg France, Queenstown Ireland and then across the Atlantic to New York City. She was the grandest of ladies, … Continue reading →

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Red Sox Christen Park With A Win…..The Boston Post April 10, 1912

Posted on April 9, 2012 by fenwaypark100

It was a bitter cold, wind-swept day that so often categorizes an April day in Boston and flurries of snow swirled in gusts of blustering wind that cut to the bone. However that did not stop about 3500 brave souls from … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter…..

Posted on April 8, 2012 by fenwaypark100

And on the seventh day He rested, although if you are subscriber to His teachings, on this particular seventh day He did a bit more than that! However, I’m still betting that Dwight Eisenhower played golf. “Ike” was a member at Augusta National. The … Continue reading →

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Images of America, Fenway Park is here…..

Posted on April 7, 2012 by fenwaypark100

It is with great joy I announce today that Images of America, Fenway Park will be available on Monday April 9th! It has been said that if you love what you do you will never, ever work and so it … Continue reading →

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