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What Do the Kennedys & Michael Douglas Have In Common?
August 31, 2009 by
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The answer is they will both be featured this week at Tuesday Night Trivia. The Special Category this week will be "Kennedy Family Trivia," in honor of the passing of the late Senator Ted Kennedy. It will be seven questions about one of the most famous families in American...
Successful Debuts For Byrd, Wagner
August 31, 2009 by
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Yep, Paul Byrd, who had thrown a single inning since last September, outpitched and beat the great Roy Halladay at Fenway Park on Sunday.Byrd was signed by the Red Sox on August 5th, and made four minor league starts before being recalled yesterday. It made all the sense in the world...
Buch Has The Jays' Number
August 30, 2009 by
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Clay Buchholz bounced back nicely from his rough start against Chicago with his best performance since his 2007 no-hitter on Saturday, going 8 1/3 innings in beating Toronto for the third time this season, 3-2.Buchholz allowed just two hits going into the ninth. With one out and one...
At Least The Red Sox Get More Athletic
August 29, 2009 by
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Today the Red Sox swung a minor deal with the Baltimore Orioles, getting much-traveled outfielder Joey Gathright for two minor leaguers.He's a lifetime .262 hitter and has hit just one career home run in six MLB seasons. But he's an expert at jumping over cars, as this 2002...
Red Sox Opening 2010 in New York?
August 29, 2009 by
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The tentative MLB schedule for 2010 has the Red Sox opening the season against the Yankees, either at Fenway or the New Wind Tunnel. No decision has been made on the venue, but the Red Sox want it to be in New York, as they want a later opening due to the outdoor hockey games to be...
Fighting Cancer, One Beer at a Time
August 29, 2009 by
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I missed Professor Thom's Jimmy Fund benefit on Thursday night due to my film commitment (boy does that sound high brow!) but fortunately there was another on Friday night, and many good folks turned out to raise money and drink beer for all those brave kids fighting cancer.And...
I Like Being In Show Business
August 28, 2009 by
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I missed all of last night's Red Sox-White Sox finale at Fenway Park. Junichi Tazawa got rapped around good, and Terry Francona let Nick Green finish the game on the mound, and he pitched two shutout innings as the Red Sox didn't get the sweep, 9-5.New York's loss keeps...
Wake's Back. Papi's Back.
August 27, 2009 by
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It did my old heart some good seeing Tim Wakefield back and doing what he does best: eat innings. The knuckler was doing some serious dancing, and the White Sox really looked befuddled. Even Victor Martinez did a fine job behind the plate last night: no passed balls. (He even used...
Untitled
August 26, 2009 by
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It was one of those nights that at one point looked like Jon Lester's effort might go down the drain on the freakiest of plays. With two on and two out in the seventh, Lester struck out Alexi Ramirez on a pitch in the dirt that he swung and missed, but it hit the corner of the...
Ted Kennedy Dies at 77
August 26, 2009 by
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No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, America lost a true giant in the world of American politics on Tuesday. Senator Edward Moore Kennedy of Massachusetts passed away tonight at age 77 after a fifteen-month battle with brain cancer.He was a complicated man and a controversial...
Trivia Q&A: August 25
August 26, 2009 by
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We had 14 teams in for Trivia Night on Tuesday, and the bar was less crowded than usual. I would guess with the upcoming Labor Day holiday and the end of summer on the horizon, a few regulars decided to go elsewhere last night.Anyway, we had an unusual round for The Q Train, as the...
Wagner Traded to Red Sox
August 25, 2009 by
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Well, after all the posturing and whatnot, Billy Wagner agreed at the last minute this afternoon to a trade to the Red Sox. The Sox had claimed him off waivers, and had until 1 PM today to swing a deal with the Mets. The Sox will send two players to be named later to the Mets.The Red...
Bats, Chisox Goof Pick Up Buchholz
August 25, 2009 by
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It looked for all the world like Clay Buchholz was sending the Red Sox to a loss in the opening game of the four-game series with the White Sox. Chicago scored two in the second and two more in third on rookie Gordon Beckham's two-run blast.But with the score 4-1 in the bottom...
Jimmy Fund Radio Telethon On August 27th and 28th
August 25, 2009 by
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This week the 8th annual WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio Telethon will be happening at Fenway Park. It will kick off at 6 AM on Thursday and will feature an array of amazing stories and features of those brave folks who are battling now or have fought cancer.It will run each day from 6...
A Fine Day at The Fens
August 24, 2009 by
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Here are some shots my buddy Governor Chris Wertz took at Fenway Park this past Saturday:Being acknowledged on the scoreboard in the second inning.Hanging with my buddies at the Baseball Tavern before the contest.A partial shot of the group. (Yours Truly is in the middle row looking...
Pizz Honors America
August 24, 2009 by
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Here is a YouTube clip of my friend and jazz great John Pizzarelli doing "The Star Spangled Banner" before last Saturday's Red Sox game. John told us he had to get song in within 90 seconds, and I was timing him. He did it in 75 seconds, and it's terrific take.
Back to the 1980s On Tuesday
August 24, 2009 by
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This Tuesday night, our Special category for Trivia Night will be: "The 1980s: Yes or No Trivia." It will be seven statements about the decade of the 1980s, and you have to tell me if that fact occurred in that decade. It will also be a double points round, as if you give...
A Tale of Two Becketts
August 24, 2009 by
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Before last Tuesday's start in Toronto, Josh Beckett was making a serious case for the AL Cy Young Award. He had 14 wins, and was simply dominating, especially in his starts at Fenway.But the wheels came off in the SkyDome, as he allowed seven runs in five innings. Most fans thought...
This Could Only Happen to the Mets
August 23, 2009 by
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Eric Bruntlett of the Phillies became the 15th player in MLB history to pull off unassisted triple play, as he did it the way it's been done so many times.The Mets had first and second with no outs and the runners going with Jeff Francoeur at the plate. Francoeur hit a smash up...
Are They Kidding?
August 23, 2009 by
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Are the Wilpons kidding with this? I guess they aren't.Talk about living with blinders on.The Mets' "Brain Trust" has decided that the total and complete mess their team has become is NOT the fault of either Omar Minaya or Jerry Manuel and they say both will be back...
13-1 in 1999, 14-1 in 2009
August 23, 2009 by
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There are fewer things in life I enjoy more than being present when the Red Sox lay it into the Yankees good.And I was a present witness on Saturday afternoon for the ass hammering the Sox gave the Evil Empire, 14-1. It was quick and fast, and erased the bad memories of Friday night...
Positives
August 21, 2009 by
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No comment about Friday's game. I didn't see a second of it as I had dinner with a dear friend of mine. And I'm so glad I did.Tim Wakefield pitched what could be his final rehab start with Pawtucket, allowing just two hits and one run against Rochester. He could be activated...
Momentum Going Back to Boston
August 21, 2009 by
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Lots and lots to like from last night's sweep in Toronto.Jon Lester threw eight solid innings, allowing just a run and three hits, after loading the bases and allowing the run in the first.J.D. Drew banged out two home runs and Victor Martinez hit a rocket out of the SkyDome (I...
RemDawg Returns Friday
August 19, 2009 by
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It was terrific news to hear that out very own President of Red Sox Nation, one Jerry Remy, will return to the Red Sox broadcast booth on Friday in time for the showdown with the Yankees. I only wish I could see it. (In NYC, we are stuck with the YES boneheads, with NESN blacked out...
Jack Cust Should Do His Homework
August 19, 2009 by
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I read an article today online that Jack Cust, the Oakland A's outfielder/DH and one of those players mentioned in the Mitchell Report, is miffed at George Mitchell because of the "lack" of Red Sox players named in the report.In Cust's words:"Were there any Red...
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