Guaranteed 2011 AL East Predictions!
March 30, 2011 by Austin Gisriel · 1 Comment
Led by a rejuvenated Manny Ramirez, Tampa Bay will lead the division at the all-star break. On his return from the All-Star game in Phoenix, Manny will become rejuveniled and absent-mindedly enter Boston’s clubhouse when the Rays resume their season in Beantown on July 15th. He’ll don a Red Sox uniform and shag balls in […]
The Tragic Death of “Big Ed” Morris
September 21, 2010 by Dave Heller · Leave a Comment
If ever a last-place team could have a “stopper†in its pitching staff, then “Big Ed” Morris would qualify. Morris, who earned his nickname by being 6-foot-2 and roughly 185 pounds, was 19-15 with a 3.53 ERA in 1928 for the cellar-dwelling Boston Red Sox (57-96). He appeared in 47 games with 29 starts. Of […]
A Trip To Last a Lifetime
August 17, 2010 by Chip Greene · Leave a Comment
In a little less than a year and a half, January 2012, to be exact, I’ll be 50 years old. Sometime around then, too, Fenway Park will turn 100. It’s strange that with all our accumulated years we’d never before had the chance to meet- until last week, that is.   While living my whole life […]
Jackie Jensen: The Golden Boy
March 13, 2010 by Bob Lazzari · 3 Comments
There wasn’t much Jackie Jensen COULDN’T do. He hit the longest home run in the history of Cal-Berkeley baseball–over 525 feet. In his first college football game, he ran back a punt 56 yards for a touchdown while breaking numerous tackles. He could shoot a basketball superbly, out-jump his college’s high jumpers, and even beat […]
