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Tag Archives: Ted Williams
The Anatomy of a Rivalry, The Sixth Stanza….It Comes to Fruition…..REVISITED
The Anatomy of a Rivalry, The Sixth Stanza….It Comes to Fruition….. Posted on March 24, 2012by fenwaypark100 Well we’ve been through a few stanzas of the Red Sox/Yankee rivalry song. The last verse was the Joe D/Teddy Ballgame wonder of … Continue reading
The Anatomy of a Rivalry, the Fifth Stanza, The Kid, The Clipper and 1941….REVISITED
Despite what you may have heard or read about in curse ridden terms, the Red Sox Yankee rivalry actually began as a rivalry between their two best players; a guy named Ted Williams and another named Joe DiMaggio. It began … Continue reading
The Anatomy of a Rivalry, the Fourth Stanza, Back from the Darkness of the Abyss…..REVISITED
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
Revel in Every Minute, It Could be a Lifetime Before You See the Likes of This Again…..
On Saturday, I gathered at my brother’s house with friends and family far away from the frigid confines of Gillette Stadium in Foxboro Massachusetts. The reason? To watch this guy… lead these guys… against….. these guys! It was the least … Continue reading
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Tagged 1967 Red Sox, 1975 World Series, 1986 World Series, 2001 Super Bowl, 2003 Super Bowl, 2004 Super Bowl, 2004 World Series, 2007 World Series, 2013 World Series, Aaron Boone Walkoff, Baltimore Ravens, Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics, Boston Patriots, Classic, New England Patriots, Red Sox Yankees, Super Bowl, Ted Williams, Tom Brady
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“Signifying an end as well as a beginning…..Symbolizing renewal as well as change.” John F Kennedy January 20, 1961
The Holiday Season ended last night with the ringing in of 2015. The great rush which began days before Thanksgiving culminates with the dropping of the ball in Times Square. There is great revelry in this event. It is, for … Continue reading
WHEN THE GREATS FACED THE GREATS…..
Recently I was researching Babe Ruth, something I do every so often, and as I was doing so, I began to daydream and thought how great it would have been to see the Babe step in against Walter Johnson. And … Continue reading
Billy, Lee and Me…..
This is Billy….. This is Lee…. And this is me….. Billy was born in San Diego California in 1945, Lee was born in Albany, New York in 1944 and I was born in Boston in 1953. Our lives would intersect … Continue reading
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Tagged Bellflower High School, Bill Mazeroski, Bill Skowron, Billy Rohr, Boston Red Sox, Carl Yastrzemski, Don Larsen, Jackson Square, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Ted Williams, The Impossible Dream, Tom Tresh, Tracy Stallard, Weymouth Massachusetts, Yogi Berra
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GIVE FENWAY PARK FOR CHRISTMAS….
Hey folks…Looking for a Christmas present for your favorite sports, baseball or history fan? Try this…. Here are a few reasons why….. There are 220 photos in this book, of which over 40 are published for the first time. It … Continue reading
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Tagged 1978 Playoff Game, Carl Yastrzemski, Christmas, Christmas at Fenway Park, Fenway Park Retired Numbers, Harry aaganis, Images of Fenway Park, Jim Rice, Johnny Pesky, Pan Mass Challenge, Robert Kennedy, Ted Williams, Yaz
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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,…
Number 6 and the Babe, Interesting Connection…..
Johnny Pesky 1919-2012 Last night Fenway Park, the Red Sox and the Fenway Faithful honored Johnny Pesky one day after he was laid to rest next to Ruthie in Swampscott. Everyone was adorned in appropriate attire. Even Fenway. Number 6 takes the field. Appropriately … Continue reading
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