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The All Fenway Team Secondbasemen, The Quiet Leader and The Laser Show…..
The second base position is being voted on for the All Fenway Park team. http://mlb.mlb.com/bos/fan_forum/all_fenway_team.jsp Thus far we have on my All Fenway Park 25 man squad; the pitching staff: Jon Lester (L), Jonathan Papelbon (R), Pedro Martinez (R), Roger Clemens (R), Luis … Continue reading
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Tagged "Lefty" Grove, All Fenway Team, Babe Ruth, Bobby Doerr, Carlton Fisk, Dick Radatz, Dustin Pedroia, Fenway Park, Jason Varitek, Jimmie Foxx, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Luis Tiant, Mel Parnell, Pedro Martinez, Red Sox, Roger Clemens, smokey joe wood
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The Anatomy of a Rivalry, The Sixth Stanza….It Comes to Fruition…..
Well we’ve been through a few stanzas of the Red Sox/Yankee rivalry song. The last verse was the Joe D/Teddy Ballgame wonder of the summer of ’41’. Therein the stage was set for the rivalry that would blossom at the … Continue reading
The All Fenway Team, The Firstbaseman, A No-Brainer…..
Alrighty then, it’s time for the first baseman on the All Fenway team. http://mlb.mlb.com/bos/fan_forum/all_fenway_team.jsp Remember now, I am not selecting one player at each position, rather an entire 25 man All Fenway Park roster. The pitching staff is: Jon Lester (L), Jonathan … Continue reading
” I will never understand why he pitched Galehouse and not Parnell.” Remo Sinibaldi explaining how the Red Sox lost the American League pennant in 1948.
Mel Parnell died yesterday. I first learned of Mel Parnell at the knee of my father. Following the Red Sox beginning in 1959, I never had the pleasure of seeing him pitch, however, every kid who grew into his Red Sox … Continue reading
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Tagged 1948 playoff game, Denny Galehouse, Fenway Park, Joe McCarthy, Mel Parnell, Red Sox
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Going, Going, Gone…..Richard Young
One of the best things about writing this is the contacts made and coming to know “cyberfriends”. One such friend is Richard Young. Richard works for BU Photography and we met when he assisted in procuring a couple of photos of … Continue reading
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Tagged Fenway Park, Mickey Mantle, Red Sox/Yankee Rivalry
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The Anatomy of a Rivalry, the Fifth Stanza, The Kid, The Clipper and 1941…..
It has often been said that 1941 was the last year of innocence. The war in Europe was raging, the debate in America about whether we should enter it or not, was raging. And the debate in the baseball world, … Continue reading
“A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young woman regards the theater.” Christy Mathewson
On Saturday I headed a bit north to Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota where the Red Sox were taking on the Orioles in a split squad game. I arrived at 9 AM to capture the whole experience; so today I … Continue reading
“And on the seventh day He rested”….. Genesis
And the Babe played golf….. And so did I…..Happy Sunday….. And so it is on this day in Fenway Park history, March 18, 2012.
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The Anatomy of a Rivalry, the Fourth Stanza, Back from the Darkness of the Abyss…..
Tom Yawkey purchased the Red Sox in 1933, the year before Babe Ruth’s final year with the Yankees. There is a synchronicity in this ushering out of the old and in with the new; for it was Tom Yawkey who set the Red … Continue reading
The Anatomy of a Rivalry, And You Could Say…..
The Yankees and Babe Ruth parted ways following the 1934 season and Babe returned to finish his career in the city where it all started. Babe signed to play for the Boston Braves in 1935 but retired in May of that … Continue reading
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