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SIX YEARS GONE…PUMPSIE, EARL, GENNARO AND A SIX-YEAR-OLD KID.
“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
Posted in Baseball and Life, Fenway Park Baseball
Tagged "Pumpsie" Green, Babe Ruth, baseball, Boston Red Sox, Carl Yastrzemski, Dalton Guthrie, Earl Wilson, Fenway Park, Jackie Jensen, Jerry Casale, Mike Rivera, mlb, Orion Kerkering, Pete Runnells, Red Sox, sports, Ted Williams, Venice High School Baseball
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“Death ends a Life, not a Relationship.” Mitch Albom
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
Posted in Fenway Park Baseball, Fenway Park Other
Tagged "Monbo", Art Gleeson, Bill Monbouquette, Billy Klaus, Bob Feller 18 strikeouts, Boston Red Sox, Coot Veal, Curt Gowdy, Danny O'Connell, Dwight Einsenhower, Earl Wilson, Gene Green, Jackie Jensen, Jim Mahoney, Joe Harris, Lou Clinton, Mickey McDermott, Ned Martin, Roger Clemens, Smoky Joe Wood, Willie Tasby
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“Will ya still need me, will ya still feed me, when I’m 64”????? John Lennon/Paul McCartney
A total of 12,476 members of the Fenway Faithful clicked the turnstiles at Fenway Park on Friday night July 16, 1948. They came to see Red Sox right hander Joe Dobson take on Art Houtteman and the Detroit Tigers. The fans knew that Ted … Continue reading
Of getting over .500 and walk off homers…..
The Red Sox beat the Tigers yesterday 7-4 and for the sixth time this season they pulled even at 24-24. So tonight at Fenway Park, Daniel Bard will attempt, once again, to get the Red Sox over the .500 mark. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Bobby Doerr, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, David Ortiz, Dwight Evans, Fenway Park, Frank Malzone, Gary Geiger, Jackie Jensen, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek, Jim Rice, Jim Tabor, Jimmie Foxx, Jimmy Piersall, Kevin Romine, Kevin Youkilis, Mo Vaughn, Nomar Garciaparra, Red Sox, Rico Petrocelli, Ted Williams, Troy O'Leary, Vern Stephens, Wade Boggs, Walk Off Homer, Wes ferrell
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“Until I heard the Voice I never did a crazy thing in my life”…..Ray Kinsella
The passing of Carl Beane last week set my mind to thinking, thinking about voices and the role they play in our lives. Think about it, who doesn’t like music? Who doesn’t sing in the shower? Who doesn’t at least … Continue reading
Anything, Anything at all but a Shutout…..
Yesterday I wrote about seven Red Sox pitchers who hurled shutouts in their major league pitching debuts. The first one was Rube Kroh in 1906, the last Billy Rohr in 1967. Interestingly enough none of them did it at Fenway Park! Today, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Flowers, Dick Gernert, Fenway Park, Jackie Jensen, Jim Wright, Red Sox, Russ Kemmerer
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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
“Right field in Boston is a bitch, the sun field, and few play it well. Jackie Jensen was the best I saw at it.” — Ted Williams
It is quite possible that the best all around athlete that Fenway Park has ever seen was none other than Jack Eugene Jensen! Jensen played seven seasons with the Red Sox. The Red Sox acquired the “Golden Boy” on December … Continue reading
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Tagged Fenway Park, Jackie Jensen, MVP, Red Sox, Rose Bowl, UCLA Berkley
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