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The Anatomy of a Rivalry, The First Stanza…..
As I have revitalized this blog, I have spent some time looking through all the “stats”, that’s right blogs have stats. Anyway, what the stats tell me is that among the widest read pieces I have posted here in three … Continue reading
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Tagged "Duffy" Lewis, 1912, Babe Ruth, Baltimore Orioles, Bill Dineen, Boston Americans, Cy Young, Fenway Park, Harry Hooper, Hilltop Park, Huntington Avenue Grounds, Jesse Tannehill, New York Highlanders, Polo Grounds, Red Sox, Red Sox/Yankee Rivalry, smokey joe wood, Tom Hughes, Tris Speaker
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The All Fenway Park Pitching Staff…..
This one is for you stat geeks. I have taken my All Fenway pitching staff and put together a few numbers of interest. First let’s recap, from most recent to back in the day: Jon Lester (L), Jonathan Papelbon (R), Pedro Martinez (R), … Continue reading
The All Fenway Team, The Right-handers…..
Today I will name the right handers to my All Fenway pitching staff. Remember they must have 100 decisions in a Red Sox uniform and I will start with the most recent and work my way back. Fenway Park 1912. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 1912, All Fenway Team, El Tiante, Fenway Park, Luis Tiant, Pedro, Pedro Martinez, Red Sox, Roger Clemens, smokey joe wood, The "Rocket"
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Rounding Out the Pitching Staff with the Rest of the Boys…..
In 1912, the Boston Red Sox pitchers pitched a total of 1,362 innings. The five gentlemen we have already met, Wood, Bedient, O’Brien, Collins and Hall pitched 1, 241 of them! However there were six other pitchers who saw action … Continue reading
Carlos Luis “Charley” Hall…..The Sea Lion.
We have met the four main cogs of the Red Sox rotation of 1912, “Smokey” Joe Wood, Hugh Bedient, “Buck” O’Brien and Ray Collins. There was a fifth man in the mix and his name was Charley Hall. Now before … Continue reading
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” Joe Wood was one of the best pitchers I faced over my entire career.” Ty Cobb
There is an axiom in baseball that is as old as the game itself and it is a simple one; great pitching will beat great hitting.” It is a mantra which continues to be uttered and that is simply because it … Continue reading
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