Category Archives: Fenway Park Other

Spring Training in Bradenton and Sarasota Florida…..

On March 18th, my latest work will be released and as always when I get involved with baseball research I come away a bit wiser, a lot more entertained and I hope that is captured by the readers in this … Continue reading

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“Is this Heaven?”…..

On Thursday February 21st, a gathering took place at the Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice Florida, a gathering to raise money for the Plantation Community Foundation. The foundation, founded in 1988, has raised and granted 2.2 million dollars … Continue reading

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1967……The Gift that Keeps on Giving…..

The pitchers and catchers are in, the high school season has begun in Florida and despite the fact that the northeast was once again hit with snowfall this weekend, we are on the threshold of baseball season. Back in the … Continue reading

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

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 other three join the … Continue reading

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Of Blizzards, Sunshine and Baseball…..

This weekend, I played two rounds of golf in weather that touched 80 degrees while my family and friends in my beloved Boston Massachusetts battled a winter blizzard of monumental proportions. While my loved ones battled the elements, my worries were minimal, should I … Continue reading

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Of Hall of Famers, Superstars, a High School Baseball Team and Giving Back…..

On Saturday night at Tropicana Field, the past mingled with the present and looked to the future as the Ted Williams Foundation along with David Price’s Project One Four Foundation gathered to honor this years inductees to the Ted Williams … Continue reading

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“He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”…..The Hollies

Justin Upton joined big brother BJ Upton in the Atlanta Braves outfield last week when the Diamondbacks traded him along with third baseman Chris Johnson for all-star Martin Prado, pitcher Randall Delgado and three Braves prospects. BJ Upton (L) was the Rays first pick (2nd overall) … Continue reading

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The Eagle, The Colonel and Venice High School Baseball…..

This story is simply too good not to tell and it is appropriate that it should be my first on field baseball story of the year. The Insignia for a “Full Bird” US Army Colonel. Those of you who have … Continue reading

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“The Great and Powerful Oz Has Spoken”…..

Well the writers spoke yesterday and their message was resounding! I must confess to being surprised, pleased and a little disappointed. For the first time since 1996 and only the eighth time in voting history, the BBWAA failed to find one … Continue reading

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Ten Predictions on the Hall of Fame Elections of 2013…..

Today at two pm the Hall of Fame class of 2013 will be announced. It is without question the most “controversial” ballot in the history of this hallowed institution and one would like to think that it will put an end to the … Continue reading

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