Category Archives: Fenway Park Baseball

” Dick (Williams) I can’t play all these games, bench me or trade me.” George Thomas

Posted on February 11, 2012 by fenwaypark100

The roads we choose to travel take us places and we sometimes wonder how we have arrived at where we are. The longer I live, the more convinced I become that if we trust and follow our energy it will reward … Continue reading →

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The 2012 Plantation Community Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic, Where the Green Meets the Green.

Posted on February 10, 2012 by fenwaypark100

I am a man of many blessings and one for which I am and will always be grateful evermore is an ability to view the world through the eyes and heart of the ten-year old boy who still lives in me. There … Continue reading →

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“It’s the closest thing I’ve found to pitching, golf is all about the next shot, pitching is all about the next pitch.” Luis Tiant

Posted on February 9, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Today, the green of the golf course…..  Meets the green of Fenway Park….. The Plantation Foundation of Venice Florida holds its annual Celebrity Golf Classic today and seventy-five celebrities from the sports world will gather to raise money for the foundation. Among them … Continue reading →

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“Game over, Series over and the Red Sox are World Champs again”! Joe Buck

Posted on February 8, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Post season play returned to Fenway Park in 2007 and it involved yet another historic Red Sox comeback. This time it was the Cleveland Indians who fell victim to the Fenway magic. Manny hits walk-off homer in Game II of the … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Babe and Clint and Brady…..

Posted on February 6, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Today marks the 117th anniversary of the birth of the one and only George Herman Ruth. And in his honor I offer snippets and tidbits, some which you may know and some you may not; about the man who remains the greatest … Continue reading →

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“A ground ball, stabbed by Foulke…..He underhands to first and the Red Sox are the World Champions. For the first time in 86 years the Red Sox have won baseball’s world championship. Can you believe it”? Joe Castiglione

Posted on February 6, 2012 by fenwaypark100

It has been said that a picture is worth 1000 words….. Enjoy the following 22,619 words! July 2004, Fenway Park Boston….. A slight disagreement between ARod and Jason Varitek turns into… A leather sandwich for the Yankee third baseman and ignites … Continue reading →

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“What goes around comes around, I just didn’t realize it comes around that fast.” Marty Barrett Red Sox Second Baseman 1986

Posted on February 5, 2012 by fenwaypark100

There are catch phrases, buzz phrases, and words that are meaningful to Red Sox fans. They invoke all sorts of emotion and angst. For example, Game Six, “67“, “04″ bring smiles and warmth. But there are others that bring well, let’s just say not … Continue reading →

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” We won that World Series three games to four.” Carlton Fisk

Posted on February 3, 2012 by fenwaypark100

After the Red Sox won the 1918 World Series, the Fenway Faithful waited 28 years before hoisting another American League pennant. After the 1946 AL Champs raised their flag it was another 21 years before they got to do it … Continue reading →

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” To dream the impossible dream …..To fight the unbeatable foe….. To bear with unbearable sorrow…..To go where the brave dare not go.” Joe Darion

Posted on February 2, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Just as his moment in the 1946 World Series defined the career of Enos “Country” Slaughter, the 1967 baseball season redefined the franchise of the Boston Red Sox!  They had been mired in mediocrity, check that, they were abysmal. They had … Continue reading →

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Fenway, the 1946 World Series and Enos “Country” Slaughter…..

Posted on January 31, 2012 by fenwaypark100

The 1946 baseball season was filled with hope, renewal, promise and celebration! World War II had come to an end and the players were returning. For the Red Sox this meant the return of Ted Williams, Johnny Pesky, Bobby Doerr, … Continue reading →

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