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“Will ya still need me, will ya still feed me, when I’m 64”????? John Lennon/Paul McCartney
A total of 12,476 members of the Fenway Faithful clicked the turnstiles at Fenway Park on Friday night July 16, 1948. They came to see Red Sox right hander Joe Dobson take on Art Houtteman and the Detroit Tigers. The fans knew that Ted … Continue reading
Of getting over .500 and walk off homers…..
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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Tagged Bobby Doerr, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, David Ortiz, Dwight Evans, Fenway Park, Frank Malzone, Gary Geiger, Jackie Jensen, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek, Jim Rice, Jim Tabor, Jimmie Foxx, Jimmy Piersall, Kevin Romine, Kevin Youkilis, Mo Vaughn, Nomar Garciaparra, Red Sox, Rico Petrocelli, Ted Williams, Troy O'Leary, Vern Stephens, Wade Boggs, Walk Off Homer, Wes ferrell
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The Anatomy of a Rivalry, The Seventh Stanza, 1950 and 51……
The story of the 1950 and 1951 Red Sox is part of my aforementioned “Litany of Futility” visa vie the Red Sox/Yankee rivalry. It would prove to provide the closing act on this version of the passion play which would take … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Lemon, Bobby Doerr, Bucky Dent, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Dennis Eckersley, Early Wynn, Fenway Park, Joe DiMaggio, Mel Parnell, Mickey Mantle, Red Sox, Red Sox/Yankee Rivalry, Reggie Jackson, Roger Maris, Ron Guidry, Ted Williams, Thurmon Munson, Vern Stephens, Walt Dropo, Willard Nixon
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Freaky Fantasmic Fenway Foibles…..Mickey Mantle and Cliff Mapes….. Who?
The game of baseball produces buckets full of oddities and Fenway Park has witnessed more than her share in her first century of existence. Today’s first installment of Fenway’s foibles involves none other than Mickey Mantle. Mickey Charles Mantle made his debut … Continue reading
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