Further Details on Walt Navie’s 1945 Suicide
February 12, 2011 by Gary Bedingfield · Leave a Comment
Walter Navie was a 20-game winner in the minors and headed for a career with the White Sox. But four years of military service ended in tragic circumstances. I have recently uncovered more details on the circumstances surrounding Navie’s death.
Beltre Signs With The Rangers… And The Red Sox Keep Getting Richer
January 9, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment
I posted this article about Adrian Beltre’s new contract with Texas on my website a few days ago… I am re-publishing a portion of that article here today: As the 2010 season unfolded, the Red Sox front office declared it was interested in re-signing soon-to-be-free-agents Adrian Beltre and Victor Martinez. And as the off-season began GM […]
Search for Pitching Continues
July 16, 2010 by Bob Wirz · 2 Comments
While it is still a bit early to make too many judgments about the second half of the Atlantic League season, one can be certain the six teams still in search of postseason berths will constantly monitor their pitching. Do we have enough? Starters? Relievers? Who might be available?      At least three former major […]
Touring the Bases With…Roger LaFrancois
May 17, 2010 by Bob Lazzari · Leave a Comment
Boston Red Sox catcher Roger LaFrancois spent only eight games at the Major League level but made the most of it, batting .400 with a double, a run, and an RBI in 10 at-bats in 1982. Drafted by Boston in the eighth round of the 1977 amateur draft, LaFrancois spent most of his nine professional […]
A Question of Ownership
February 26, 2010 by Mike Lynch · 1 Comment
From 1933-1988 there was one constant in the Boston Red Sox organization—the Yawkey family. For 55 years, the team was owned by either Tom or his wife Jean, and three generations of my family lived, breathed, cried, and bled Boston Red Sox baseball under Yawkey’s watch. But prior to Yawkey’s purchase of the team, seven […]
