Category Archives: Boston Red Sox
Sox Win ‘The Humber Game’, and Plenty of Pitchers Head to the DL
There have only been 21 perfect games in the history of Major League Baseball, but the Chicago White Sox have three of them. Yesterday afternoon, Philip Humber defied his humble resume and blanked the Seattle Mariners, 4 – 0, without … Continue reading
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Boston Celebrates 100th Fenway Birthday in Style. Then loses… And other news…
That was some birthday party! Prior to the game, the Red Sox brought out more than 200 former players and coaches, finishing with Johnny Pesky and Bobby Doerr – both in their 90s – to celebrate the 100th birthday of … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday, Fenway Park! (And Goodbye, Pudge!)
Today, the Boston Red Sox are celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the opening of Fenway Park with any number of pre-game festivities followed by what should be a four and a half hour game against the New York Yankees. In … Continue reading
Jackie Robinson’s First Week as a Dodger – and other news…
Today, April 15th, is Jackie Robinson day to Major League Baseball, the anniversary of Jackie’s first game and a celebration of his role in integrating baseball such that peoples of all color and backgrounds could play in the majors. I … Continue reading
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Ellsbury Out With Separated Shoulder, and Happy Birthday, Ben Tincup!
The Boston Red Sox placed centerfielder Jacoby Ellsbury on the 15-day DL due to a separated shoulder suffered when he was removed in the front end of a double play against the Rays. Ellsbury could miss at least six weeks, … Continue reading
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Marlins Open 2012 With Excitement, Ali, and a Loss
The Miami Marlins opened up the new stadium with fireworks, but couldn’t put together any hits off of Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse in a 4 – 1 loss on opening night. Muhammad Ali delivered the game ball, which was pretty … Continue reading
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Injury Bug hits Hamilton, Furcal, and Zimmerman…
Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, the reigning AL MVP, slid headfirst into home plate trying to avoid a tag from catcher Victor Martinez – an aggressive play in that he was tagging on a foul pop up – and broke the … Continue reading
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