Kind of how Seattle missed out on KD and a great young team in OKC, Boston missed a great run by the Braves. You wonder what might have happened if they had stuck around and ignited the city.Eddie Mathews
Kind of how Seattle missed out on KD and a great young team in OKC, Boston missed a great run by the Braves. You wonder what might have happened if they had stuck around and ignited the city.Eddie Mathews
No... Doubt anyone gets this without a (very small) bit of research. I certainly didn't know.Jim Thorpe?
Sanders did not win the World Series with the Braves, they lost in 1992. However, Hinkey Haines is probably more valid (other than same year) than who l was looking for- Otto Graham, 1946, Cleveland Browns, AAFC, and Rochester Royals, NBL. I know better than to trust everything on Wikipedia and will refrain from commenting on the history of sports l don't follow from now on!You looking for Hinkey Haines? 1923 Yankees World Series champions and 1927 NY Giants football champions.
Deion Sanders did win two Super Bowl Rings and one World Series ring but even more interesting was the day he played for the Falcons in Atlanta and then had to catch a plane to Pittsburgh to play for the Braves that evening. Unfortunately, although he was in uniform and in the dugout, he did not appear in that game.
Justin Turner is the 4th player in the history of the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry with 6 RBI in the first 3 innings of a game.
Can you name the other 3?
Graig Nettles (1976)
- Yogi Berra (1957)
- Walt Dropo (1950)
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Varitek is one.Two players have played for both the Red Sox in the World Series and in the Little League World Series.
Jason Varitek is one of only three players, along with pitcher Ed Vosberg and outfielder Michael Conforto to play in the Little League, College and MLB World Series.Varitek is one.
Aaron and the Splinter in the same city. Can you believe it!Kind of how Seattle missed out on KD and a great young team in OKC, Boston missed a great run by the Braves. You wonder what might have happened if they had stuck around and ignited the city.
Mike Kekich and Fritz PetersonThe tallest two pitchers traded for each other.
Harry Agganis. Probably the thing that jumped out most at me in her Globe obit.What Red Sox player was Miss Jean's (Romper Room) boyfriend?
Harry Agganis then Bozo the Clown's brother Nozo, then married a Marshmallow Magnate. Very interesting woman (RIP).Harry Agganis. Probably the thing that jumped out most at me in her Globe obit.
"I'm in the twilight of a mediocre career" Frank Sullivan 6-6; and " ... give me two tickets to Jerusalem" Gene Conley 6-8.The tallest two pitchers traded for each other.
JD and Steve, ‘07 and ‘13!What pair of brothers were on separate WS-winning teams for the Red Sox?
Brandon Guyer, Rays (4/21/16)
Damion Easley, Tigers (7/16/02, 5/31/99)
Bill Freehan, Tigers (8/16/68)
Sherm Lolar, White Sox (6/8/56)
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HRs pace Sox rally
Jason Varitek had a pinch-hit two-run homer and Troy O'Leary added a two-run homer in a four-run seventh inning that saw three Tigers ejected during Boston's 8-7 win yesterday, its fourth straight.
"It was a day game but I was looking for the moon," Red Sox manager Jimy Williams said. "There were some strange things going on."
Like Detroit's Damion Easley getting hit by pitches three times in the game, tying a major league record. But the hit batsman that caused all the controversy didn't involve Easley.
Trailing 6-4 in the seventh, the Red Sox rallied against reliever Matt Anderson (1-1), who entered with one out and a man on first.
Varitek, the first batter he faced, homered over the bullpen in right to tie the game. After Nomar Garciaparra singled, O'Leary lofted an opposite field, wind-aided homer into the left-field screen.
Anderson then hit Mike Stanley with a 3-2 pitch on his side. As Stanley walked slowly to first, Anderson was ejected, prompting a wild argument that saw catcher Brad Ausmus and manager Larry Parrish tossed by plate umpire Chuck Meriwether.
"You can't work a count to 3-and-2 on a gu try to hit him," Ausmus said. "I think Chuck jumped the gun there. You just have to use some common sense."
Just over a week ago in Cleveland, the same umpiring crew ejected C.J. Nitkowski during a brawl-filled contest. He was later suspended for two games.
"The kid's frustrated. If he's going to throw at anybody, he's going to do it right away," Parrish said. "The way he's throwing now I don't think he could hit anybody if he wanted to."
https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/1999/06/02/boston-weird-ejection-during-wild/51039461007/
YouTube also offers a slightly different versionOK, not exactly trivia, but someone is offering up for free (reposted earlier today) on craigslist a copy of the Impossible Dream LP:
https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/zip/d/dorchester-center-red-sox-1967/7700640808.html
Name the Two pitchers have 70 or more relief appearances in one season for the Red Sox and Yankees
Was supposed to be “RP’s” but fat fingered it.Correct. What is "RPS"?