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The Anatomy of a Rivalry, the Fifth Stanza, The Kid, The Clipper and 1941….REVISITED
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
The Anatomy of a Rivalry, the Fourth Stanza, Back from the Darkness of the Abyss…..REVISITED
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
The Anatomy of a Rivalry, The Third Stanza, Into the Abyss…..REVISITED
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
THE ANATOMY OF A RIVALRY…..THE FIRST STANZA REVISITED
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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Tagged "Duffy" Lewis, 1912, Babe Ruth, Baltimore Orioles, Bill Dineen, Boston Americans, Cy Young, Fenway Park, Harry Hooper, Hilltop Park, Huntington Avenue Grounds, Jesse Tannehill, New York Highlanders, Polo Grounds, Red Sox, Red Sox/Yankee Rivalry, smokey joe wood, Tom Hughes, Tris Speaker
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Revel in Every Minute, It Could be a Lifetime Before You See the Likes of This Again…..
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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Tagged 1967 Red Sox, 1975 World Series, 1986 World Series, 2001 Super Bowl, 2003 Super Bowl, 2004 Super Bowl, 2004 World Series, 2007 World Series, 2013 World Series, Aaron Boone Walkoff, Baltimore Ravens, Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics, Boston Patriots, Classic, New England Patriots, Red Sox Yankees, Super Bowl, Ted Williams, Tom Brady
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Dominance on the Mound, the Purist’s Dream…..
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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…..
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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Tagged Babe Ruth, Cal Ripken, Cooperstown, Craig Biggio, George Brett, Hall of Fame Vote, Honus Wagner, Jeff Bagwell, John Smoltz, Mike Piazza, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Nolan Ryan, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Tom Seaver, TyCobb, Walter Johnson. Christy Mathewson
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Madison Bumgarner AP Male Athlete of the Year…..
San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner was named the 2014 Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. He became the 26th Major League Baseball Player to garner the honor since its inception in 1931 and the first baseball player to … Continue reading
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