Tag Archives: Jimmie Foxx

The All Fenway Team, The Firstbaseman, A No-Brainer…..

Posted on March 23, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Alrighty then, it’s time for the first baseman on the All Fenway team.  http://mlb.mlb.com/bos/fan_forum/all_fenway_team.jsp Remember now, I am not selecting one player at each position, rather an entire 25 man All Fenway Park roster. The pitching staff is: Jon Lester (L), Jonathan … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 17, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Tom Yawkey purchased the Red Sox in 1933, the year before Babe Ruth’s final year with the Yankees. There is a synchronicity in this ushering out of the old and in with the new; for it was Tom Yawkey who set the Red … Continue reading →

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Banners of Glory, Long May They Wave (Part II)…..

Posted on February 19, 2012 by fenwaypark100

The Van Ness Street Banners of Glory include, the names of all those Red Sox retired  numbers on Fenway’s right field facade who are enshrined in Cooperstown and the five we mentioned Friday. So before we complete the list, let’s have … Continue reading →

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“Jimmie Foxx with all those muscles, hitting drives that sounded like gunfire. Crraack. A hell of a lot louder than mine sounded.” Ted Williams

Posted on December 9, 2011 by fenwaypark100

They called him The Beast! Standing six feet even, he was 195 lbs of solid muscle and he could hit! James Emory “Jimmie” Foxx made his major league debut as a catcher with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1925. He was 17 years … Continue reading →

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