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Musings Born of “67”…
This morning I awoke with visions of “67” dancing in my head. It happens once in awhile, the year, the magic. My son tells me I give too much reverence to baseball’s bygone days and he may, in fact, be … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball and Life, Fenway Park Baseball
Tagged 1967, 1967 Red Sox, Alexander Cartwright, Battle of the Bulge, Billy Martin, Carl Yastrzemski, Chase Utley/Reuben Tejada, Dick Williams, Earl Weaver, Elysian Fields, Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson, Lou Pinella, Mickey Mantle last RBI, Nolan Ryan, Remegan Bridge, Ted Williams, Triple Crown, Walter Johnson, Warren Spahn, Yaz
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Kershaw, Tiant and One Other Guy……
Friday night Clayton Kershaw took to the hill in Pittsburgh sporting his 37 consecutive inning scoreless streak. In a pregame report on the MLB Network, it was stated that Kershaw had joined Luis Tiant as the only pitchers to have consecutive … Continue reading
“Pitching always beats batting — and vice-versa.” Yogi Berra
Last Saturday August 1, 2015 baseball history was made. For the first time the reigning league MVP’s faced each other in a game. Well it’s sorta true. Thanks to the not so great idea of interleague play, it happened during the regular … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball and Life, Fenway Park Baseball, Fenway Park Other
Tagged "Lefty" Grove, 1931 World Series, 1934 World Series, 1936 World Series, 1942 World Series, 1945 World Series, 1956 World Series, 1963 World Series, 1968 World Series, Babe Ruth, Bob Gibson, Carl Hubbell, Clayton Kershaw, Dazzy Vance, Denny McLain, Dizzy Dean, Don Newcombe, Elston Howard, Frankie Frisch, Hal Newhouser, Joe Gordon, Kerry Keene, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Cochrane, Mickey Lolich, Mickey Mantle, Mike Trout, Mort Cooper, MVP Award, MVP Pitchers, Phil Cavaretta, Pitchers who won the MVP, Sandy Koufax, Ted Williams, The Fordham Flash, Walter Johnson, Yogi Berra
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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
Dominance on the Mound, the Purist’s Dream…..
Yesterday Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio got the call. On July 26th they will take their rightful places among the game’s elite. Biggio was in his third year on the ballot while the other three join the … Continue reading
Walter Johnson, Sandy Koufax, Pedro Martinez…..What would they be paid this winter as free agents?
So in the past ten days or so, Zack Greinke has inked a six-year 148 million dollar contract with the Dodgers. For purposes of clarification, that’s 24.6 mil per year. For purposes of more clarification, that would be $822,222.22 per start, if … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Pitchers…..
The Red Sox dropped two of three in Yankee Stadium (the fake one) this weekend, putting the exclamation point on the death of their 2012 season. However, the weekend was, I think, a lesson about the future. Specifically about the … Continue reading
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Tagged Fenway Park, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Red Sox, Tom Seaver, Walter Johnson, Warren Spahn
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The Anatomy of a Rivalry, The Second Stanza, The Transaction…..
On January 6, 1920, newspapers throughout the country told the news which had been rumored for weeks. The Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees! When looking back at this event through the eyes of nearly a century of hindsight, … Continue reading
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Tagged Babe Ruth, Clark Griffith, Fenway Park, Harry Frazee, New York Yankees, Red Sox, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Walter Johnson
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