Tag Archives: Boston Red Sox
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This Day In Sports History (April 29th) – Roger Clemens
It was on this day in 1986 that Roger Clemens became the first pitcher in MLB history to strikeout 20 batters in a nine inning major league game. Clemens accomplished the feat against the Seattle Mariners in a game played at Fenway Park. Clemens would achieve this mark in only his third full season, at [...]
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David Ortiz to Boston Red Sox Fans: “This Is Our F*cking City”
It was an emotional day at Fenway Park on Saturday, as the Boston Red Sox played their first home game since the tragic events at Monday’s Boston Marathon. Most of those in attendance put their emotions on display in a safe-for-work manner, whether it be through the use of signs, by chanting “U-S-A,” or by [...]
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Neil Diamond Sings “Sweet Caroline” at Fenway Park (Video)
Last Wednesday, just two days after the Boston Marathon Bombing, Bruins fans encapsulated the strength of their city by coming together and singing the Star Spangled Banner in unison during the B’s first home game since the tragic act of terrorism. On Saturday, it was Red Sox Nation’s chance to put Boston’s strength on display, [...]
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Shane Victorino Steals Some Peanuts from a Fan (Video)
This past offseason, the Boston Red Sox signed outfielder Shane Victorino to a three-year, $39 million deal. That’s not Josh Hamilton or Zack Greinke money, but $13 million a year is still a pretty nice chunk of change. Divide that total by 365 and that works out to an income of $35,616 per day, which [...]
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Teams Around MLB Pay Tribute to Boston Marathon Bombing Victims by Playing Red Sox Anthem “Sweet Caroline” (Videos)
Since at least 1997, every time the Boston Red Sox play a home game at Fenway Park, Neil Diamond’s soft rock anthem “Sweet Caroline” is played in the middle of the 8th inning. There was no particular rhyme or reason to it at first, but over the years the song became the unofficial anthem of [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 4/14/2013 — Clay Buchholz
Boston Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz has been dominant thus far this season, as he entered the weekend having allowed only one run against in 14 innings of work through his first two starts. And his dominance on the mound continued on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Buchholz’s third start of the season was [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 4/7/2013 — Will Middlebrooks
The Boston Red Sox can expect to see R.A. Dickey often throughout the 2013 MLB season after the reigning N.L. Cy Young Award winner was traded from the New York Mets to the Toronto Blue Jays during the offseason. But if their first meeting at the Rogers Centre yesterday afternoon is any indication, that may [...]
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This Day In Sports History (November 27th) — Fred Lynn
It was on this day in 1975 that Red Sox center fielder Fred Lynn won the AL MVP award. In doing so, he became the first rookie in Major League history to earn MVP and Rookie of the Year honors in the same season. Lynn's rookie year was one of the most impressive seasons of [...]
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Do You Have What It Takes To Manage The Boston Red Sox? Click Here To Find Out!
After finishing the 2013 MLB regular season with a disappointing 69-93 record (good enough for last in the AL East), the Boston Red Sox have plenty of decisions to make during the upcoming off-season. Their front office wasted little time making one of those decisions when they fired manager Bobby Valentine last week, just a [...]
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This Day In Sports History (September 12th) — Carl Yastrzemski
It was on this day in 1979 that Carl Yastrzemski hit his 3,000th career hit. He became the fifteenth player in Major League history to reach that milestone. Carl Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox, accumulating a total of 3,419 hits thanks to a .285 career batting average. [...]
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Pawtucket Red Sox Outfielder Jason Repko Makes An Incredible Over-The-Wall Catch (Video)
Things haven’t exactly been going well for the Boston Red Sox this season, as they currently find themselves 15 games back of the AL East-leading New York Yankees, thanks to an incredibly disappointing 62-74 record. However, the same cannot be said for their Triple-A affiliates, the Pawtucket Red Sox. You see, not only has [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 6th) – Carl Yastrzemski
It was on this day in 1989 that the Boston Red Sox retired the #8 formerly worn by Carl Yastrzemski. Yastrzemski spent his entire 23 year career with Boston and joined Bobby Doerr (#1), Joe Cronin (#4), Johnny Pesky (#6), Ted Williams (#9), Jim Rice (#14) and Carlton Fisk (#27) as the only players to [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 7/18/12 — Cody Ross
While the Yankees continue to run away with top spot in the American League East, the other four teams in the division continue to fight for one of the AL’s two available Wild Card positions. One of those teams is the Boston Red Sox, and they were hoping to maintain their one-game deficit for the [...]
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Minor League Heckler Taunts Carl Crawford With “Overpaid” And Racist Chants (Videos)
In December 2010, the Boston Red Sox signed free-agent Carl Crawford to a 7-year, $142-million contract. During his first season in Beantown, Crawford failed to live up to expectations, hitting just .255 with 11 home runs, 56 RBIs and 18 stolen bases, while striking out 104 times in 506 at bats. Dues to wrist and [...]
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US President Barack Obama Booed In Boston After Youkilis Joke (Video)
Can Bostonians boo US President Barack Obama if he cracks a joke about their Red Sox? YES THEY CAN! For all his other attributes as a politician, Obama knows how to work a crowd. And yet it’s still a little surprising to see him take the bold step of taunting a crowd of Boston residents over [...]
