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“I made no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my life, is too much of a daily event for me.” ~Anaïs Nin

Posted on January 1, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Happy New Year! Welcome to the 100th year of Fenway Park! Yawkey Way The old entrance to the business office when Yawkey Way was Jersey Street. The backdrop to the players parking lot on the corner of, well, you figure it … Continue reading →

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“You can write him down as one of the two models of ballplaying grace.” Grantland Rice

Posted on December 30, 2011 by fenwaypark100

Tris Speaker was the best player on the Boston Red Sox team of 1912. In fact, in 1912, he was the best player in the league. In fact, Tristram E Speaker was Fenway Park’s first full-blown superstar! In fact, Tris Speaker was a … Continue reading →

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” Joe Wood was one of the best pitchers I faced over my entire career.” Ty Cobb

Posted on December 29, 2011 by fenwaypark100

There is an axiom in baseball that is as old as the game itself and it is a simple one; great pitching will beat great hitting.” It is a mantra which continues to be uttered and that is simply because it … Continue reading →

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Let Us Begin…..Garland “Jake” Stahl

Posted on December 27, 2011 by fenwaypark100

The construction of the  new Fenway Park actually took a break during the holidays of 1911. I thought this might be a good time to introduce the Red Sox of 1912 and get to know them a bit. So drum … Continue reading →

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“All I want for Christmas is you” Mariah Carey

Posted on December 23, 2011 by fenwaypark100

And so this is Christmas…..  and for all of you who have a “you”, revel with them in Christmas joy. For those of you who are without a special “you” revel with your blessings in Christmas joy. And for those of … Continue reading →

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“The curse is done, it’s over, Ted’s going to chase it away.” Franc Talarico to a Boston TV reporter on April 16, 2004

Posted on December 23, 2011 by fenwaypark100

Christmas morning came for me on Friday April 16, 2004 as I stood on Van Ness Street and chuckled to myself watching the gathering of dignitaries ready to participate in this historic event. Hank Evanish (benefactor), Franc Talarico (sculptur) and Red Sox owner … Continue reading →

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“Tessie, you know I love you madly, Babe, my heart weighs about a pound, don’t blame me if I ever doubt you, you know I wouldn’t live without you, Tessie, you are the only, only, only.” Will R. Anderson

Posted on December 5, 2011 by fenwaypark100

The question for today is, what does a Broadway play, which ran in 1902, have to do with Fenway Park? Ah, the threads of history and why we love it so! The Silver Slipper opened on Broadway October 27, 1902. … Continue reading →

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“As I grew up, I knew that as a building (Fenway Park) was on the level of Mount Olympus, the Pyramid at Giza, the nation’s capitol, the czar’s Winter Palace, and the Louvre — except, of course, that it is better than all those inconsequential places.” Bart Giamatti

Posted on November 22, 2011 by fenwaypark100

The ground was broken for Fenway Park on September 25, 1911 just days after John I Taylor sold his share of the Red Sox to James McAleer. Taylor stayed on however to oversee the construction of his new ballpark. Through … Continue reading →

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“It [baseball] will take our people out-of-doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger physical stoicism. Tend to relieve us from being a nervous, dyspeptic set. Repair these losses, and be a blessing to us.” Walt Whitman

Posted on November 20, 2011 by fenwaypark100

The 2012 baseball season will mark the 100th birthday of Fenway Park. When Fenway Park opened there was no federal income tax, the first radio station was 12 years away, the world had never known a world war, Babe Ruth … Continue reading →

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