Tag Archives: Jim Rice

Memorabilia, 1978 Style…..

Posted on June 13, 2012 by fenwaypark100

On Monday I wrote about the 1978 Red Sox. Today I give you some “78” memorabilia to bring back that great season. Here’s a good place to start. Rice was in his fourth full season and had become the most feared … Continue reading →

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Chicks Dig the Long Ball!

Posted on June 1, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Remember the ad campaign a few years back, “chicks dig the long ball”? It came about in the late 1990s and it was a Nike ad. It featured Mark McGwire, Tom Glavine and Greg Maddox with the lovely Heather Locklear. Locklear was … Continue reading →

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Of getting over .500 and walk off homers…..

Posted on May 29, 2012 by fenwaypark100

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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“On the seventh day He rested”…..

Posted on May 27, 2012 by fenwaypark100

And Jim Rice and John Havlicek played golf. Red Sox Hall of Famer Jim Rice and Celtics Hall of Famer John Havlicek get ready to tee it up. Some tid bits about “Hondo”. In 1962, he was a first round draft pick out … Continue reading →

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“And on the seventh day HE rested.”….Genesis

Posted on March 11, 2012 by fenwaypark100

And Jim Rice and Josh Beckett played golf….. And so did I….Happy Sunday And so it is on this date in Fenway Park history, March 11, 2012.

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It’s All in the Numbers…..

Posted on February 16, 2012 by fenwaypark100

The Red Sox have, what could best be described as, a two tier system of recognizing the immortals who have called Fenway Park their home. The top-tier is the retired numbers. These are the creme de la creme, the pièce de résistance and … Continue reading →

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” We won that World Series three games to four.” Carlton Fisk

Posted on February 3, 2012 by fenwaypark100

After the Red Sox won the 1918 World Series, the Fenway Faithful waited 28 years before hoisting another American League pennant. After the 1946 AL Champs raised their flag it was another 21 years before they got to do it … Continue reading →

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“Another Auld Lang Syne.” Dan Fogelberg

Posted on December 31, 2011 by fenwaypark100

We stand on the threshold of yet another year and before 2011 slipped away, I decided to make a visit to one of my lifes true loves! I took my camera to check in on the old girl and see how she … Continue reading →

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