Thanks To All Of Our Servicemen And Veterans!
11Nov2011This will be my last post on sox1fan.com. My webhosting subscription runs out in the next 10 days or so, and I have determined that I will allow my hosting service to take down the site. If you have been an avid reader of my site for the last nine ye... more ...
BBA Names Verlander, Kershaw As Pitchers Of The Year
23Oct2011The members of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance have announced the winners of their 2011 Walter Johnson Award, recognizing the top pitcher in each league. The BBA has named Detroit Tigers righty Justin Verlander and LA Dodgers southpaw Clayton Kershaw... more ...
BBA Names Kimbrel, Hellickson and Hosmer As Rookies Of The Year
16Oct2011Atlanta closer Craig Kimbrel (l) won NL honors, while Tampa Bay righty Jeremy Hellickson (c) and Kansas City 1B Eric Hosmer (r) shared honors in the junior circuit. The members of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance have announced the winners of their 201... more ...
The Red Sox Ownership And Front Office Have Betrayed The Public Trust
14Oct2011I became a Red Sox fan in May, 1967. My father took my brother and I to Fenway Park for the first time on May 17th. It was a month before my sixth birthday but the Sox would be on the road on the big day and he wanted to give me an early present [... more ...
BBA Names Gibson, Maddon As Managers Of The Year
10Oct2011The members of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance have named Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson and Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon as winners of the 2011 Connie Mack Award, recognizing each league’s top manager for the recently-concluded r... more ...
Fair Or Not, Terry Francona’s Departure Is Imminent And Necessary
30Sep2011According to published reports, the Red Sox and manager Terry Francona will agree to part company this morning after an eight-year marriage that brought the franchise a pair of World Series championships – its first titles since 1918. Tito won&... more ...
In The Wake Of An Epic Collapse We Get Troubling Insights Into The Mind Of Adrian Gonzalez
30Sep2011Adrian Gonzalez’ comments from earlier in the week lead me to ask whether the Red Sox made a mistake in bringing him to Boston Boston Globe columnist Peter Abraham posted an interesting article on Boston.com yesterday morning on the subject of... more ...
- Mentions: Boston Red Sox, Pawtucket Red Sox, Portland Sea Dogs
The Top 10 Reasons For The Red Sox EPIC September Collapse
29Sep2011In spite of blowing last night’s contest, closer Jonathan Papelbon is not on my list of the Top 10 Reasons the club fell apart in September… this debacle was about more than one game. Pundits across the baseball universe are characterizin... more ...
- Mentions: Boston Red Sox, Pawtucket Red Sox, Portland Sea Dogs
This Day In Red Sox History: September 20, 1967
20Sep2011The Chicago Defender ran a story in which Jackie Robinson declared that he was rooting AGAINST the Red Sox as the pennant race wound down. Robinson said: “Because of Boston owner Tom Yawkey, I’d like to see them lose. He is probably one o... more ...
- Mentions: Boston Red Sox, Pawtucket Red Sox, Portland Sea Dogs
This Day in Baseball History: September 20th
20Sep2011In 1907, Pirates pitcher Nick Maddox no-hit the Dodgers, 2-1… at the age of 20 years and ten months, he was — and remains — the youngest pitcher in MLB history to throw a no-hitter. In 1912, Boston’s Smoky Joe Wood failed to b... more ...
