Tag Archives: Earl Wilson

SIX YEARS GONE…PUMPSIE, EARL, GENNARO AND A SIX-YEAR-OLD KID.

Posted on March 21, 2024 by fenwaypark100

“Long ago and far away, life was clear, close your eyes. Remember is a place from long ago…Remember close your eyes and you can see” Harry Nilsson In honor of these three Venice High baseball greats, I make my return … Continue reading →

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“Death ends a Life, not a Relationship.” Mitch Albom

Posted on January 30, 2015 by fenwaypark100

As Boston was preparing for an epic blizzard last Sunday, former Red Sox pitcher Bill Monbouquette passed away. He was 78 years old and had been battling leukemia for the past seven years.               … Continue reading →

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EARL WILSON…TRAILBLAZER, PITCHER, HUMANITARIAN…..

Posted on April 23, 2014 by fenwaypark100

It was nine years ago that Robert Earl Wilson passed away at the age of 70. He died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Detroit Michigan. He was known primarily as a member of the 1968 World … Continue reading →

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Now Batting for the Red Sox, Pitchers Who Could Hit Home Runs…..

Posted on May 24, 2012 by fenwaypark100

The thing I miss the most in following the Red Sox is the fact that the pitchers no longer hit. You would think that I would be used to it by now, after all the DH has been with us since 1973. … Continue reading →

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Red Sox No-Hitters at Fenway Park….

Posted on April 27, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Last night the Red Sox were in Chicago to take on the White Sox. Pitching for Chicago was Phil Humber who was coming off his perfect game against Seattle last Saturday, the 21st perfect game hurled in the history of … Continue reading →

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“It is not really baseball at all. It is passed from parent to child as an expression of the relationship with your father”…..Brian Banko

Posted on April 14, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Yesterday a friend of mine said this of the game of baseball, “It seems that baseball passion is not really baseball at all. It is passed from parent to child as an expression of the relationship with your father…..” Well, … Continue reading →

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Opening Day and Extra Innings…..

Posted on April 6, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Yesterday’s opener turned into a classic pitching duel between Jon Lester and last years MVP and Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander. Neither was involved in the decision as the Red Sox tied the Tigers 2-2 in the top half of … Continue reading →

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Of Dads and Spring…..

Posted on February 22, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Pitchers and catchers reported this week and we are but a matter of days removed from the full squads arriving for spring training. Ah spring when hope beats in the human heart and the promise of October lingers, a perpetual … Continue reading →

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“The man who has found nothing worth dieing for, is not fit to live.” Martin Luther King

Posted on January 16, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Martin Luther King, January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968.  Earl Lawrence Wilson, October 2, 1934-April 23, 2005 Martin Luther King was named pastor of the Dexter Street Baptist Church in 1954 and graduated from Boston University in 1955 with a doctorate … Continue reading →

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