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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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If you’ve got some extra dough…..

If you have any spare change lying around that you’re not sure what to do with, I have an idea for you. The 1912 World Series Championship trophy is, as we speak, being auctioned off. It is a pretty spiffy … Continue reading

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Now These Cycles I Like, No Needles Involved…..

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Aaron Hill hit for the cycle for the second time in days last week sending pundits everywhere scurrying. Now for you casual observers of baseball, the cycle is when a player gets a single, double, triple and … Continue reading

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Seventy-Five games in…..Do you believe in magic?

Going into last nights game in Seattle, the Red Sox were 40-35 six and a half games behind the Yankees in third place. Not bad really when you think about all they have endured this year. I mean really, no Ellsbury, … Continue reading

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Arrivederci Youk, Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye……

When I was a kid I knew the starting lineup of every team in the American League. Now there are a few reasons why that was the case; the widely held one at the time was that I was simply … Continue reading

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And on the seventh day He rested…..

And Marty Barrett played golf. Marty was the Red Sox first round pick in the secondary phase of the 1979 draft. While playing for the Pawtucket Red Sox in 1981, he scored the winning run in the 33rd inning of … Continue reading

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“It’s Summertime, Summertime, Sum, Sum, Summertime”…..Sherm Feller

The summer officially arrived yesterday and it was celebrated for the 107th time in the State of Alaska with an annual baseball event in the Alaska Baseball League. The Alaska Baseball League is composed of many of the elite college … Continue reading

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Will it Ever Go Away?????

Manny Ramirez asked for, and was granted his release, by the Oakland A’s last weekend. He had been playing with the A’s triple A affiliate, the Sacramento River Cats. Manny had signed a deal with Oakland after his 100 game … Continue reading

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Wrigley Field, “a lot like Fenway”…..Josh Sinibaldi

Last night the Red Sox beat the Cubs 7-4 at Wrigley Field taking the series rubber match. In attendance were my son and his lovely wife. Last night at 7 PM I received this photo and a simple message Wrigley … Continue reading

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Shutout History at Fenway Park…..

Last night at Fenway Park, Clay Buchholz threw the first real shutout of Fenway’s 100th anniversary season. It was the third shutout thrown by the staff but you aficionados know what I’m talking about when I say it was a real one. Buchholz finished the … Continue reading

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