Tag Archives: Dustin Pedroia

I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet…..

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls may I direct your attention to 4 Yawkey Way in Boston where, yesterday, the Red Sox management blew up the 2012 version of the Boston Red Sox. That’s right folks, that rumble you heard and that earth you … Continue reading

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Sox Woes Summed up in Two Words, Beckett and Lester…..

In case you missed it last night, the Sox won their third straight game and in so doing, they went over the .500 mark for the first time in 10 days, moved out of the cellar in the AL East, pulled … Continue reading

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“It would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting.” …..Tris Speaker

Seventy one years ago yesterday Cleveland Indians third baseman Ken Keltner twice dove to his right and made both plays, robbing Joe DiMaggio of two base hits. It halted history and ended the Yankee Clipper’s record-breaking hitting streak at 56 games. Joe DiMaggio had 91 … 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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Over the Hump!!!!!

They did it!           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76RrdwElnTU&feature=related Yes they did, for the first time this year the Red Sox are over .500, following a 6-3 win over the Detroit Tigers last night at Fenway Park! It was their seventh attempt to get over the hump … Continue reading

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The Red Sox/Rays Plunking Wars……

Boy do I love the dance! Franklin Morales hit Luke Scott last night, nailed him in the leg after missing three other times. I admire his persistence. What I like about the Rays/Red Sox rivalry is that there appears to … Continue reading

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Long Gone and Hard to Find…..

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“Courage is the mastery, not the absence of fear”…..Mark Twain

When you speak of Red Sox second basemen, the current man at that position, Dustin Pedroia is as good as any Red Sox player who has played the position. Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr’s number one hangs on Fenway’s venerable right field … Continue reading

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The All Fenway Team, The Third Baseman…..

Today I select the third baseman for my All Fenway team. http://mlb.mlb.com/bos/fan_forum/all_fenway_team.jsp A heads up to you newer readers and a reminder to the old guard, I am not selecting a best player at each position, rather I am choosing a … Continue reading

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“I figure life’s a gift, and don’t intend on wasting it. You never know what hand you’re gonna get dealt next. You learn to take life as it comes at you, to make each day count.”…..Jack Dawson

It was just before noon on April 10th 1912 when the good ship Titanic left the port of Southampton England bound for Cherbourg France, Queenstown Ireland and then across the Atlantic to New York City. She was the grandest of ladies, … Continue reading

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