Forbes Magazine Says Red Sox Fans Are The Best Professional Sports Fans In America
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010Tell us something we didn’t know already!
Forbes Magazine has surveyed every team in each of the four major pro sports in the United States (baseball, basketball, hockey and football) and developed a list of the Top 16 fan bases in the country - the top four franchises in each of the sports. And when the [...]
Kalish And Santana: These Guys Play The Game The Way It SHOULD Be Played
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010Red Sox OF Ryan Kalish and Indians C Carlos Santana were involved in a collision at home plate in the seventh inning of last night’s game at Fenway Park. While Santana suffered an injury on the play, it was a good hard baseball play… and Santana did not ‘deserve’ what he got despite the assertion [...]
Charity Update: The 2010 Beckett Bowl Was (As Usual) A Resounding Success
Friday, July 30th, 2010Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett was besieged by the press prior to the start of last night’s charity event at Lucky Strike Lanes, across from Fenway Park… SOX1FAN photo
NESN reporter Heidi Watney was radiant as she walked along the red carpet prior to the fundraiser… guys, she is MUCH prettier in person — if you [...]
Have The Red Sox Gotten Too Big For Their Britches?
Thursday, July 29th, 2010I have gotten used to the Red Sox treating “bloggers” with contempt and disdain… now comes word that the minor league affiliates are following suit.
For the entire time I have maintained a website, the Red Sox have ignored any and all requests I have made for access and assistance. Even when I asked for [...]
A Night With The Sanford Mainers
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010I went to Sanford, Maine, tonight to visit one of my oldest and dearest friends and his family. After enjoying dinner with Tom, his wife Joanne, and two of their three children, I headed over to Goodall Park to watch my first New England Collegiate Baseball League game - between the Sanford Mainers and the [...]
Coverage From Around The Nation: July 28, 2010
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Lackey return stellar (In spite of a chilly reception from the Los Angeles fans, John Lackey turned in a red-hot performance for the Red Sox in a 4-2 win late last night… Boston.com article)
John Lackey outduels former understudy Jeff Weaver (Lackey beats his former team in his first start in Los Angeles since leaving the [...]
This Day In Red Sox History: July 28, 1979
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010In Arlington, TX, Dennis Eckersley outdueled Ferguson Jenkins, 1-0… in the game, the Sox pulled off a triple play in the first inning, their third triple play of the season (May 10th, July 23rd).
Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox”
This Day In Baseball History: July 28th
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010In 1962, after mysteriously disappearing off the team bus in New York two days earlier with teammate Gene Conley, prodigal infielder Pumpsie Green returned to the Red Sox and was fined.
In 1971, Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson, a sixteen-time gold glove winner, committed three errors… but thanks to Frank Robinson’s ninth inning three-run walk-off home [...]
This Day In Red Sox History: July 27, 1975
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010Southpaw Bill Lee shut out the NY Yankees and Catfish Hunter, 1-0, in Game One of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium… Fireballer Rogelio Moret turned the trick in the nightcap, beating Tippy Martinez and the Yanks, 6-0.
Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston [...]
This Day In Baseball History: July 27th
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010In 1927, Mel Ott, just 18 years old, hit his first Major League home run, an inside-the-park round-tripper… it was the only inside-the-park job of his 511 career homers.
In 1928, at Chicago’s Comiskey Park, A’s outfielder Ty Cobb started for the last time in a regular season game… the 41-year old ‘Georgia Peach’ singled and [...]
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