Hall of Fame Killers
Any Seamheads reader should know by now that there’s a lot of good information at baseball-reference.com. In particular, in the Play Index. For instance: in the last decade, Miguel Tejada led the...
View ArticleThese Are a Few of My Fav-o-rite Teams
Don’t worry, there will be no singing during the writing or reading of this article; Julie Andrews I’m not. As a card-carrying member of Red Sox Nation you’d think my favorite teams are all Carmine...
View ArticleJonrón de piernas (Inside the park home run)?
La mañana de este 10 de junio de 2010, escribÃa algo sobre el inminente Mundial de Fútbol, cuando mi compañera de trabajo, Meralys, me preguntó “¿Sabes qué es un jonrón de piernas? VenÃa...
View ArticleAndre Dawson and the Hall, A Perspective
So, Andre Dawson is in the Hall of Fame as a member of the Montreal Expos. He’s the third former Expos player to be inducted, following Gary Carter and Tony Perez. Manager Dick Williams and coach...
View ArticleRuminations On Carl Crawford: The Evolution From Ted To Jim-Ed To The Future
Throughout the years, the last few generations of baseball fans in Boston became accustomed to the “Red Sox brand of baseballâ€, characterized by slower, plodding players who routinely traveled 90...
View ArticleFenway Park’s 100th Anniversary: There’s Nothing Like Being at the Game
I’ve never considered myself religious by any means. Yet, I’m a believer that everyone has some place where they just feel at home, or safe. A sanctuary, of sorts. To some of the more religious types,...
View ArticleCulmination or Collapse?
Oct. 2, 1978. Baseball fans readily cite it as the date one of the greatest games in history took place. True, it stands out amid the annals of one of sports’ greatest rivalries. It’s also true that a...
View ArticleCatching up with Bob Zupcic
The first professional athlete I ever met was Ted Williams, when I was about 9 years old. The experience was extremely disappointing, given how profane and cranky Williams turned out to be, even to a...
View ArticleMemorias de Fenway Park (Memories of Fenway Park)
El taxi me dejó en la esquina de Beacon y Arlington street. Tuve una conversación tan amena con el taxista que ni me di cuenta de la nieve y la temperatura. En la puerta del Boston School of Modern...
View ArticleMy Top Five Red Sox Hall of Famers of All Time
Hey baseball fans! In case you don’t know, I’m a huge Yankees fan. That means that I am literally forced to hate the Red Sox. However, I don’t hate some of the Sox’s past players. In fact, by the end...
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