Red Sox To Honor Nomar Garciaparra on Wednesday Night
Friday, April 30th, 2010The Boston Red Sox have announced they will honor former shortstop Nomar Garciaparra in a pre-game ceremony on Wednesday night. Is it any coincidence that #5 will be honored on 5/5?
The club issued a press release today:
The Boston Red Sox will honor former shortstop Nomar Garciaparra at Fenway Park during a pre-game ceremony before the [...]
Game 23: The Lineups Are In For Game One At Camden Yards
Friday, April 30th, 2010The Red Sox begin a three-game set this evening at Camden Yards. The pitching matchups for the series is as follows:
Tonight: RHP John Lackey (2-1, 5.09) vs. RHP David Hernandez (0-3, 4.84), 7:05 PM
Tomorrow: RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (season debut) vs. RHP Brad Bergesen (0-2, 12.19), 7:05 PM
Sunday: RHP Josh Beckett (1-0, 7.22) vs. RHP [...]
This Day In Red Sox History: April 30, 1974
Friday, April 30th, 2010Red Sox 2B Doug Griffin was hit in the head by a Nolan Ryan fastball… he would miss two full months of the season as a result of the beaning. The incident was eerily reminiscent of OF Tony Conigliaro’s beaning by Los Angeles pitcher Jack Hamilton in 1967 — fortunately for Griffin, it did not [...]
This Day in Baseball History: April 30th
Friday, April 30th, 2010In 1903, the New York Highlanders (to be renamed the Yankees) won their home opener at Hilltop Park beating Washington, 6-2.
In 1940, the Dodgers tied major league mark for consecutive wins from the beginning of the season as James ‘Tex’ Carleton no-hit the Reds, 3-0, for the team’s ninth straight win since Opening Day.
In 1946, [...]
On The Farm: Indy Takes Third Straight From PawSox; Sea Dogs And Salem Sox Enjoy A Day Off
Thursday, April 29th, 2010In Pawtucket, RI, the Indianapolis Indians (PIT) continued their mastery over the Pawtucket Red Sox, winning their third consective game against the home club, 4-1.
The Indians jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead after 3 1/2 innings and then held on for the win behind the solid effort of starter Dan McCuthchen. The right-hander allowed [...]
Red Sox Promote 1B Lars Anderson To Triple-A
Thursday, April 29th, 2010The Red Sox promoted 1B Lars Anderson to the Pawtucket Red Sox this afternoon.
Considered one of the better prospects in all of baseball entering the 2009 season, Anderson saw his stock slip dramatically after hitting only .233, with nine home runs and a dismal .328 OBP for Portland (Double-A).
But he has come out on fire [...]
Friday Night Poker Tournament To Benefit ALS Research
Thursday, April 29th, 2010The ALS Foundation For Life will be hosting its 4th Annual Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament tomorrow night, at 7:00 PM, at the Natick AMVETS, 55 Prime Park Way, in Natick, MA.
There is a guaranteed $3,000 prize pool for the event.
The tournament will feature 20 tables with 10 players at each table. Registration is [...]
Autograph Show Showcases Red Sox Top Prospects
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Ladies and gentlemen, my good friend, Jeff Sherman, and his team at New England Picture Company, in Manchester, NH, have put together one heck of an autograph show for Red Sox Nation.
In this age of millionaire ballplayers commanding more than a hundred dollars an autograph, it’s good to know that NEPC is looking for [...]
Red Sox Add Alan Embree To Active Roster
Thursday, April 29th, 2010LHP Alan Embree was recalled from Pawtucket yesterday morning and was active for last night’s game in Toronto. He took the place of Fabio Castro, who was on hand for Tuesday’s game and then shipped back to Triple-A.
With that said, it is unclear how long he will be a member of teh Red Sox. The [...]
This Day In Red Sox History: April 29, 1903
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Boston Americans pitcher Norwood Gibson had a rough outing… he walked nine Washington Nationals and saw the Nats steal eight bases in the Americans 9-5 loss.
Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox”
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