Category Archives: Fenway Park Baseball

The Anatomy of a Rivalry, The Sixth Stanza….It Comes to Fruition…..REVISITED

Posted on January 26, 2015 by fenwaypark100

The Anatomy of a Rivalry, The Sixth Stanza….It Comes to Fruition….. Posted on March 24, 2012by fenwaypark100 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 … Continue reading →

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The Anatomy of a Rivalry, the Fifth Stanza, The Kid, The Clipper and 1941….REVISITED

Posted on January 22, 2015 by fenwaypark100

Despite what you may have heard or read about in curse ridden terms, the Red Sox Yankee rivalry actually began as a rivalry between their two best players; a guy named Ted Williams and another named Joe DiMaggio. It began … Continue reading →

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The Anatomy of a Rivalry, the Fourth Stanza, Back from the Darkness of the Abyss…..REVISITED

Posted on January 20, 2015 by fenwaypark100

The Red Sox/Yankee rivalry really began as the rivalry between Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio. For in the first 20 years of the American League the Yankees were pretty bad and the Red Sox were the best team in baseball. … Continue reading →

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The Anatomy of a Rivalry, The Third Stanza, Into the Abyss…..REVISITED

Posted on January 18, 2015 by fenwaypark100

Following Babe Ruth’s sale to the Yankees, the Red Sox entered their worst decade in their history. The 1920s found them at the bottom of the heap throughout. The Yankees on the other hand became, well, the Yankees and it … Continue reading →

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The Anatomy of a Rivalry, The Second Stanza, The Transaction…..REVISITED

Posted on January 16, 2015 by fenwaypark100

This is part two of The Anatomy of a Rivalry. Originally published March 14, 2012. On January 6, 1920, newspapers throughout the country told the news which had been rumored for weeks. The Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to … Continue reading →

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THE ANATOMY OF A RIVALRY…..THE FIRST STANZA REVISITED

Posted on January 14, 2015 by fenwaypark100

THE ANATOMY OF A RIVALRY…..THE FIRST STANZA Posted on March 13, 2012by fenwaypark100 As I have revitalized this blog, I have spent some time looking through all the “stats”, that’s right blogs have stats. Anyway, what the stats tell me … Continue reading →

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Revel in Every Minute, It Could be a Lifetime Before You See the Likes of This Again…..

Posted on January 12, 2015 by fenwaypark100

On Saturday, I gathered at my brother’s house with friends and family far away from the frigid confines of Gillette Stadium in Foxboro Massachusetts. The reason? To watch this guy… lead these guys… against….. these guys! It was the least … Continue reading →

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“There’s a Stink in the House.” Joe Toth

Posted on January 9, 2015 by fenwaypark100

So Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio are bound for the Hall of Fame! Four very well deserved choices and I loved watching the four of them interviewed by Ron Darling and Greg Amsinger of the MLB … Continue reading →

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Dominance on the Mound, the Purist’s Dream…..

Posted on January 7, 2015 by fenwaypark100

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Yesterday Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio got the call. On July 26th they will take their rightful places among the game’s elite. Biggio was in his third year on the ballot while the…

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Cooperstown is Calling…..

Posted on January 6, 2015 by fenwaypark100

The phone will ring today in the homes of a few men and their lives will be transformed in an instant. Their fates are already sealed as the ballots are in and all that awaits is the announcement from that … Continue reading →

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