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Tag Archives: Babe Ruth
The Anatomy of a Rivalry, And You Could Say…..
The Yankees and Babe Ruth parted ways following the 1934 season and Babe returned to finish his career in the city where it all started. Babe signed to play for the Boston Braves in 1935 but retired in May of that … Continue reading
The Anatomy of a Rivalry, The Third Stanza, Into the Abyss…..
Babe Ruth’s trade to the New York Yankees, marked the second time in five years that the Red Sox had traded someone who was arguably the best player in the American League. Yet the trade of Tris Speaker in 1916 did not adversely effect the Red … Continue reading
The Anatomy of a Rivalry, The Second Stanza, The Transaction…..
On January 6, 1920, newspapers throughout the country told the news which had been rumored for weeks. The Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees! When looking back at this event through the eyes of nearly a century of hindsight, … Continue reading
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Tagged Babe Ruth, Clark Griffith, Fenway Park, Harry Frazee, New York Yankees, Red Sox, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Walter Johnson
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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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Freaky Fantasmic Fenway Foibles…..Mickey Mantle and Cliff Mapes….. Who?
The game of baseball produces buckets full of oddities and Fenway Park has witnessed more than her share in her first century of existence. Today’s first installment of Fenway’s foibles involves none other than Mickey Mantle. Mickey Charles Mantle made his debut … Continue reading
The All Fenway Park Pitching Staff…..
This one is for you stat geeks. I have taken my All Fenway pitching staff and put together a few numbers of interest. First let’s recap, from most recent to back in the day: Jon Lester (L), Jonathan Papelbon (R), Pedro Martinez (R), … Continue reading
The All Fenway Team, Installment Number One,The Southpaws…..
The Boston Red Sox are planning a plethora of events to celebrate Fenway Park’s 100th birthday this summer. Among them is the selection, by the fans, of Fenway Park’s 100th Anniversary team, the All Fenway team!http://mlb.mlb.com/bos/fan_forum/all_fenway_team.jsp The voting has begun now as … Continue reading
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Tagged "Lefty" Grove, All Fenway Team, Babe Ruth, Fenway Park, Joe McCarthy, Jon Lester, Mel Parnell, Red Sox
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“When Babe Ruth gets tired of twirling on the mound, it looks as if there’s an outfield job waiting for him. The way he has been hitting that pill shows that he is one of the most natural hitters in the game.” Arthur Duffey Boston Post June 13,1916
I have written a couple of times about Babe Ruth and I dare say I will write of him more, because you see when it is all said and done, there is nobody better to have played the game. Oh, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2004 World Series, Babe Ruth, Fenway Banners, Fenway Park, Red Sox
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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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Happy Birthday Babe and Clint and Brady…..
Today marks the 117th anniversary of the birth of the one and only George Herman Ruth. And in his honor I offer snippets and tidbits, some which you may know and some you may not; about the man who remains the greatest … Continue reading
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