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Tag Archives: 1912
The Anatomy of a Rivalry, The First Stanza…..
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 is that among the widest read pieces I have posted here in three … 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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“If you believe your catcher is intelligent and you know that he has considerable experience, it is a good thing to leave the game almost entirely in his hands.” Bob Feller
Votes are now being taken for the All Fenway Team at the positions of catcher and first basemen. http://mlb.mlb.com/bos/fenwaypark100/index.jsp Just as a reminder my All Fenway team is a squad of 25 players, not the “best” player at each position. My pitching … Continue reading
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Tagged 1912, All Fenway Team, Carlton Fisk, Catchers, Fenway Park, Jason Varitek, National Baseball Hall of Fame, No-hitter, Pudge, Tek
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“Altogether the fans will be accommodated in a fashion never before approached in New England.” The Boston Sunday Post
In the early months of 1912, the Chinese Republic was established, New Mexico and Arizona became the 47th and 48th states, the first eastbound transcontinental flight landed in Jacksonville Florida and this man, Frederick Law, parachuted off the top of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1912, 1912 World Series, Fenway Faithful, Fenway Park, James McAleer, Red Sox, Royal Rooters, The Boston Post
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The All Fenway Team, The Right-handers…..
Today I will name the right handers to my All Fenway pitching staff. Remember they must have 100 decisions in a Red Sox uniform and I will start with the most recent and work my way back. Fenway Park 1912. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 1912, All Fenway Team, El Tiante, Fenway Park, Luis Tiant, Pedro, Pedro Martinez, Red Sox, Roger Clemens, smokey joe wood, The "Rocket"
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Strolling Down Van Ness Street…..
If you walk to the end of Yawkey Way you will come to the corner of Van Ness Street. And on that corner is the Red Sox players parking lot. It was at this corner in 1961 when my dad … Continue reading
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Tagged 1903 World Series, 1912, 1912 World Series, 1914 World Series, 1915 World Series, 1916 World Series, 1918 World Series, 2004 World Series, 2007 World Series, Babe Ruth, Chuck Estrada, Dom DiMaggio, Fenway Park, Miracle Braves, Red Sox, Van Ness Street
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Yawkey Way, Jersey Street and Fenway Park.
One thing being a teacher has taught me is this, there are times when we are so enmeshed in something, that it is such a part of us, we take for granted that others have a heightened awareness level of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1912, American League Pennant, Ban Johnson, Fenway Park, Jersey Street, John McGraw, Red Sox, World Series, Yawkey Way
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“And if They Turn Out Good Enough, I Owe Every Word to You”…… Joan Baez
Today I just want to say thanks to all of you who are following and reading this blog! The excitement is building as we head to the 2012 baseball season and Fenway Park’s 100th birthday! For me, there is the … Continue reading
“The 1918 triumph marks the fifth world’s series that the Red Sox have brought to the high brow domicile of the baked bean. Boston is the luckiest baseball spot on earth, for it has never lost a world’s series.” The New York Times
In the annals of Fenway Park and Red Sox legend and folklore, their World Championship season of 1918 season is among the most chronicled. Unfortunately the predominant reason for that was not as much what happened that year, but what didn’t happen … Continue reading
WORLD $ERIE$, CA$H AND FENWAY…..
When the Red Sox won the 1912 World Series at Fenway Park, the winners share was $4,024.68 per player. That may not seem like a whole lot but it more than doubled the salary of some players. Well it set me to thinking( … Continue reading
Attention Please Ladies and Gentlemen Boys and Girls, Now Batting for your 1912 Boston Red Sox, the Europeans…..
There were eight reserves on Fenway Park’s 1912 Red Sox squad and two of them were actually born in Eurpoe. reserve infielder Marty Krug and reserve outfielder and pinch-hitter extraordinaire, Olaf Henriksen. Martin John Krug was born in Koblenz Germany on September … Continue reading
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