ABE ALVAREZ RUMORS & GOSSIP
Ramp CHAMP! Mark Fidrych is number 26.
There once was a time when baseball players weren't interchangeable meathead jocks with crappy taste in music and an inflated sense of self-worth. At least, that's how I see it. (Not you, Abe Alvarez.)Mark Fidrych was a right-handed pitcher who was a Pawtucket guy in 1982-83. He was 27-28 and out of the big leagues for good...In '82, MF got 19 starts and went 6-8 with...
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March 15, 2011
Discuss
Allsorts
Trying to figure out five favorite and five least favorite players of the last five years. Like Chris Carter... Sure, I ripped on him here and there, but did I really hate him? Did it have something to do with hearing Bad Things about him? His annoying condescending high school jock routine? Being an overachiever, bad outfielder, daydream believer?Kris Johnson? He sucked and I hated...
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September 23, 2010
Give It Away Now
A few years ago, I found myself in a heated argument about former Sox prospect Abe Alvarez. After the second-round pick was named Pitcher of the Year for the Sea Dogs back in ’04, I figgered he’d eventually prove a useful left-handed cog in the machine, most likely at the back of the rotation. The other gentleman politely disagreed, claiming Honest Abe was a soft-tosser destined...
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November 17, 2009
Yankees at Orioles, 9 April 2009: A Liveblog
10.33 AM: Things you learn at a Passover Seder: Abe Alvarez, an actor who has appeared on multiple episodes of Law and Order tells this story:When Reggie Jackson was a guest star, once, he had trouble learning his lines, so he asked Abe, a die-hard Yankees fan to help him. He said, "Abe, I really need help. If you help me, what can I get you?". Abe said, "Opening...
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April 09, 2009
THE RED SOX HOT 25
