Tag Archives: Jimmie Foxx

The Links That Bind…

Posted on May 27, 2024 by fenwaypark100

Memorial Day and the unofficial beginning of summer is upon us. And as it begins, the great website of baseball-reference.com tells us that 23,204 men have made it to the big leagues. Of those, 373 have reached the career plateau … Continue reading →

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“Love Wins Mitch, Love Always Wins”….. Morrie Schwartz

Posted on January 27, 2016 by fenwaypark100

I have never been one of the celebratory New Years Eve types; always looking at the start of a New Year as a time of reflection and introspection. Solemnity, more than revelry, has always seemed  far more appropriate for the … Continue reading →

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The Anatomy of a Rivalry, the Fourth Stanza, Back from the Darkness of the Abyss…..REVISITED

Posted on January 20, 2015 by fenwaypark100

The Red Sox/Yankee rivalry really began as the rivalry between Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio. For in the first 20 years of the American League the Yankees were pretty bad and the Red Sox were the best team in baseball. … Continue reading →

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“Well Here We Are Again, I Guess it Must be Fate”….. Chicago

Posted on December 4, 2012 by fenwaypark100

How about that! It’s Hall of Fame election time for Major League Baseball and the air will ONCE AGAIN be filled with discussion of guess what? I’ll give you a hint, it starts with an “S” and it rhymes with hemorrhoids, … Continue reading →

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Hey now you’re an All Star, get your game on, go play……

Posted on July 13, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Today the 2012 All Star break comes to an end as the Red Sox are right up the road from me in Tampa to begin the second half of Fenway Park’s 100th anniversary season. The “Trop”. As they begin the … Continue reading →

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Big Papi hits a Milestone….

Posted on July 6, 2012 by fenwaypark100

On Wednesday night, July 4, 2012, in Oakland, David Ortiz became the 49th man in baseball history to hit the 400-home run mark. It came in the fourth inning of a 3-2 loss to the A’s who completed a sweep … Continue reading →

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Will it Ever Go Away?????

Posted on June 20, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Manny Ramirez asked for, and was granted his release, by the Oakland A’s last weekend. He had been playing with the A’s triple A affiliate, the Sacramento River Cats. Manny had signed a deal with Oakland after his 100 game … 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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The All Fenway Team, The Third Baseman…..

Posted on April 12, 2012 by fenwaypark100

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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The All Fenway Team Secondbasemen, The Quiet Leader and The Laser Show…..

Posted on March 26, 2012 by fenwaypark100

The second base position is being voted on for the All Fenway Park team. http://mlb.mlb.com/bos/fan_forum/all_fenway_team.jsp Thus far we have on my All Fenway Park 25 man squad; the pitching staff: Jon Lester (L), Jonathan Papelbon (R), Pedro Martinez (R), Roger Clemens (R), Luis … Continue reading →

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