Papi’s Back!

At least let’s hope so. Congratulations to David Ortiz on a long-overdue homerun blast last night against the Toronto Blue Jays. His AVG may still below the Mendoza line, but the Big Man has his spirit is back which means everything in baseball.
As quoted by Dan Shaughnessy in the Boston Globe today, Papi had this to [...]

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Red Wings Claw Come-back Win From Shirley 12-8

The Red Wings clawed a come-back win from Shirley in a 12-8 melee that wasn’t resolved until the end of the 6th inning. Shirley is a very good team which was apparent from the skills and demeanor of the players. Matt started the game on the mound for the Red Wings and pitched the first [...]

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Red Wings Defeat Rock Hounds 12-3

The Red Wings extended their winning streak with a 12-3 victory over the Rock Hounds. Strong pitching from Jon struck out 5 in the first 2 innings allowing only 1 run. Nick M. and Christian also pitched 2 innings each and both allowed just 1 earned run, keeping the Rock Hounds from advancing while the [...]

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Red Wings Defeat Astros 10-6

The Red Wings continued their winning record with a 10-6 win against the Astros in a great Saturday afternoon game. Matt started on the mound for the Red Wings and pitched 3 scoreless innings, striking out 8 and allowing only 1 hit. Matt also started the offense in the 1st inning with a lead-off single [...]

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Best Wishes, RemDawg!

Jerry Remy, the “RemDawg”, broadcasting voice of the Red Sox for over 20 years and the honorary president of Red Sox Nation has announced that he will be on an indefinite leave of absence while dealing with complications from lung cancer surgery including an infection and pneumonia. All of Red Sox Nation wishes him well [...]

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Dom DiMaggio Dies at 92

Dom DiMaggio died peacefully today at his Massachusetts home while watching a replay of the Red Sox with his son Dominic Jr. Born in 1917, he was 92 years old. Dom was the youngest of the three DiMaggio brothers (the others being Joe and Vince) who played professional baseball on competing teams during the 1940’s -50’s. Dom DiMaggio [...]

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Manny Being Manny

 
 
Well, here we go again. Yet another example of Manny being Manny, and another reason why Red Sox Nation should have no regrets about having said “buh-bye” to him last year. As readers know by now, The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday that Manny Ramirez has been suspended for 50 games (effective immediately) after testing [...]

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Red Wings Rolled Mudcats 7-1 in Rained-out Game

After a wash-out last Tuesday, the Red Wings continued their winning record on Thursday night only to have the game rained out in the top of the 4th. There were 2 outs remaining in regulation play for the game to count in the standings, so the Mudcats and Red Wings will have the chance to [...]

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Red Wings Fall to Dodgers 7-5

The Red Wings fell to the Groton Dodgers 7-5 after the Dodgers opened an early 4-run lead in the 1st inning and then added 3 more in the 2nd. The top of the Dodgers batting order was hitting the ball well throughout the game. Christian pitched for the Red Wings in the first two innings [...]

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Down But Not Out, Part 2

Well, to add insult to injury the local Boston news reports today that the South Lawrence Little League which was victimized by the theft of $1,500 in baseball equipment just before Opening Day has again been set back with two more break-ins involving both larceny and vandalism.
When the original theft was made public, many donations [...]

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