Remembering Ted Williams
He was called “the Splendid Splinter,” “the Kid,” “Teddy Ballgame” and other unmentionable names. But Ted Williams was always something else. There was the love-hate affair fans at Fenway Park had with Ted Williams. He dropped a fly ball in the first game of a doubleheader. Raucous razzing followed. In the second game, a ball […]
Not Just Another Game
Rivalries fuel sports. They pump up the players and fans alike while attracting nationwide media attention. They are the games you circle on your calendar and wait for all year. You need a few things to fall into place to develop a good ole rivalry, however. First and foremost, the teams must be good. Nobody […]
2017 HyperWhip by Axe Bats, a Review
I was first introduced to Axe bats, if my memory is correct, at the 2014 100 Inning Baseball charity game for ALS (aka Lou Gehrig’s disease) at Adams Field in Quincy, MA. Axe Bats were gracious enough to donate some Hard Maple Composite bats for the game that year. I had never swung an axe […]
FLASHBACK: First Opening Day at Fenway Park
By Harvey Frommer It was damp and chilly throughout New England for most of the spring of 1912, and in Boston, it took a few tries before baseball at a brand new ballpark could be played in decent weather. On April 9th, the Red Sox and Harvard’s baseball team met in an exhibition game in […]
Remembering Tom Yawkey
With the news out everywhere that the Boston Red Sox have filed a petition with the city of Boston to rename Yawkey Way, a road outside Fenway Park named after Tom Yawkey, who reportedly resisted integration efforts in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The goal is to restore the original name of the street, Jersey […]
BoSox Sidebars: Spring Training, “The Kid,” Tom Yawkey & more
With the Super Bowl behind us thoughts turn in New England to perhaps the area’s most beloved sports team –the Boston Red Sox. Herewith for your reading pleasure, snippets about the Old Towne Team. Enjoy. Ted Williams and Yogi Berra MEL PARNELL: I was 25-years old in 1947 when I went to spring […]
YANKEE QUIZ, PART III
By Harvey Frommer Welcome to 2018 and by popular demand, the third in the series of teasing, tantalizing, tough questions about the New York Yankees. Enjoy. And reminder, no peeking. If you get half the answers correct you are an All Star. Who founded “Yankeeland Farm” in Frederick, Maryland after his playing career […]
BOONE TOWN! OCTOBER 16, 17, 2003
By Harvey Frommer The following excerpt from my The Ultimate Yankee Book celebrates “Booney,” the new guy on the block as manager of the New York Yankees. You can read more about Aaron Boone and other Yankee moments, streaks, feats and much more in the book. Enjoy. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ It was a match up […]
World Series Odds as we enter September
It just so happens, every year I am asked at about this time in the season who I think will make the playoffs and what are the odds of those teams making it to the World Series. So without further ado, here are my predictions entering September … The American League In the American League […]
The top 3 MLB Championship picks for 09/02/17
As the most part of the tournament is over, there are still quite some matches left for the baseball lovers which cannot be missed. with a lot of great matches in the ongoing week, another Sunday is coming where you can actually witness some of the greatest matches of this tournament. More than anything, you […]
The Rivalry: Yanks vs Red Sox
Babe Ruth at Fenway Back then, as the story goes, there was a get-together in the woods. A Red Sox fan, a Cub fan and a Pirate fan were there. They all wondered when their team would make it to the World Series again and decided to call on God for advice. The Cub fan […]
Dog Days at Fenway Park
With the crowds having fun at the hub in Boston, with the team gearing up to go deep this October, with a roster loaded with talent and more on the way, a flashback to Sox in the Sixties is almost like culture shock. September 28th, 1960, Red Sox vs. Orioles. Overcast, dank, chilly the final […]
Book Review: Mind Game
Sabermetrics almost seems old hat now. It doesn’t have the cache it did even just a decade ago when it seemed like it was still being shunned by some in the baseball community. While the new age statistics are now widely accepted and pretty much everyone has accepted that using them is the way to […]
David Ortiz HOF Index
“I have come here to bury Caesar, not to praise him.” – William Shakespeare The wisest thing the Hall of Fame ever did was insert the mandatory five year waiting period. Otherwise, Hall of Famers would get in due to the mob mentality that overcomes fans when their favorite legends exit stage left. This […]
Baseball’s Biggest Wins by Underdogs
The game of baseball has many hard to believe success stories, some of which have been made into films. The game proves the underdog always has a chance. We are all aware of the happy fact that even the chief underdog has a chance, and a sport that has had many stories of improbable victories […]
3 Ways to Gain a Winners Mindset in Baseball
It’s something every player and coach who reaches the highest level of professional baseball has. It’s something that every truly successful person has mastered – a winning mindset. What is a winning mindset? It’s that inner belief in one’s ability to win, no matter the circumstances. You can see who has a winning mindset during […]
American League Championship Series: Toronto Blue Jays versus Cleveland Indians
The first surprise of this year’s American League playoffs came when the Toronto Blue Jays quickly disposed of the top-seeded Texas Rangers 3-0, followed by the Cleveland Indians sweeping the Boston Red Sox in the other matchup. Both teams have now had the opportunity to rest a few days and realign its starting pitching. […]
Tim Tebow Will Attempt Another Comeback, This Time in Baseball
Unsuccessful N.F.L quarterback and current broadcaster at ESPN, Tim Tebow, has decided to pursue a Major League Baseball career. He has scheduled a workout for M.L.B teams at the end of this month, reported ESPN. Positive feedback from the big names Tebow last played the sport in 2005 when he hit .494 as a junior. […]
9 Innings/Questions on the RedSox
If you like what you read below, check out more from Tyler at his site, Tyler’s Think Tank. This is a continuation of our series of articles where I ask fellow bloggers from the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) 9 innings worth of questions about their team. The goal is to do this for as many teams as […]
Nine Innings/Questions with DoubleG Sports on the Yankees
If you like what you read below, check out more from Charlie Mule at DoubleGSports.com! This is another in the series of articles where I ask fellow bloggers from the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) 9 innings worth of questions about their team. The goal is to do this for as many teams as possible (all 30 would […]
Twins and Misc 2016 Projections
My projected opening day lineup and what I wish it was, left and right respectively: CF – Buxton 2B – Dozier 2B – Dozier […]
4 Front Offices That Will Make a Lot of Moves This Baseball Offseason
The baseball offseason is an exciting time for fans of strategy. This is the time of year when every baseball front office is trying to outsmart the others, and that can make for a very unique and entertaining kind of theater. This year promises to be especially interesting, because a large number of front offices […]
Retooling the Red Sox Bullpen for 2016
It has begun! On Friday, November 6th, the Red Sox outrighted RP’s Alexi Ogando (who I was going to tag as a keeper for the 2016 pen) and Jean Machi. That same day, the Cubs claimed RP Ryan Cook. So, with those moves already done, we plow forward with my thoughts for how I think […]
The Boston Red Sox Search for an Ace
The one thing, besides hiring a new GM, Dave Dombrowski needs to do this off season is to get an Ace for the staff. Realistically, he only has two ways to do this seeing that there currently isn’t an internal option. He can either trade for the new Red Sox ace or sign one of […]
Boston Red Sox 2016 Holes to Address in the Infield
First off, let’s just say right up front that the Red Sox are all set at the middle infield positions with Dustin Pedroia at 2B and Xander Bogaerts (his 2015 numbers can be seen below) at SS! That leaves question marks at 1B, 3B and Catcher, not because they don’t have guys to play all […]
What Dave Dombroski Needs to do to Fix the Boston Red Sox
Ben Cherington had a heck of a ride as GM of the Boston Red Sox. He came into an organization that was in shambles in 2011, acquiesced when ownership insisted on hiring Bobby Valentine to replace fired manager Terry Francona, booted Valentine after a horrific 2012 season, set out to rebuild the team in 2013, […]
Handicapping the AL East Race: Playoff Percentages and Keys for the rest of the Season
Now that the All-Star break and the trade deadline are both in the rear view mirror, the baseball season finally is getting serious. And as the division races heat up, there’s no better place to find the action than in the storied American League East. Even with the Yankees–Red Sox rivalry all but out […]
The Greatest Historical MLB Second-Half Comebacks
Have no fear, Atlanta Braves. No need to worry, Seattle Mariners. There is plenty of time to come back and make the playoffs. You want proof? As the second half of the baseball season begins, here is just a sampling of some teams that overcame large deficits to get into the postseason. 1951 New York […]
A Look at the American League East
By the start of this month, the race for the American League East title was moving along at a snail’s pace. At one point, the Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees shared the division lead with each treading water at 26-25. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, that’s the worst record by an […]
5 Players to Avoid in your 2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft
In any type of fantasy baseball setting, the last thing an owner wants to do is draft someone who is injury prone. There is truth to the fact that any single person can go down with an injury at any time, but there are certain top-tier players who seem to always find a way on […]
