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Red Sox stories in today’s Eagle-Tribune

Feb 12th, 2012 by Christopher Smith

Bill Burt writes about Bobby Valentine after meeting with the new Red Sox manager at Logan Airport on Friday. Bill Burt wrote a story about when Dave Bettencourt met Bobby Valentine more than 30 years ago.

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Old Photo of the Day: Former Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee “the Spaceman” Lee

Feb 12th, 2012 by Christopher Smith

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Some baseball history: Hugh Duffy was not an average man

Feb 12th, 2012 by Christopher Smith

Hall of Famer Hugh Duffy holds the record for the best single season batting average in the history of Major League Baseball. He hit .440 in 1894. The second best single-season batting average of all time is Tip O’Neill’s .435 average in 1887. Third best is Ross Barnes’ .429 batting average in 1876. Both O’Neill and Barnes [...]

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Oil Can Boyd isn’t the only Red Sox player to ever get high before a game

Feb 9th, 2012 by Christopher Smith

Forrmer Red Sox pitcher Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd told WBZ’s Jon Miller on Wednesday that he was under the influence of cocaine two-thirds of the time he pitched. Bernie Carbo who hit a pinch hit three-run home run to tie Game 6 of the 1975 World Series at 6-6 in the bottom of the eighth [...]

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Red Sox annnounce broadcast schedule for spring training games

Feb 9th, 2012 by Christopher Smith

NESN will televise 12 of the Red Sox’ 33 exhibition games. The flagship radio station of the Red Sox will air 15 total games, including Boston’s Grapefruit League home opener on March 4 at 1:35 p.m. against Mayor’s Cup rival Minnesota. Eleven of those broadcasts will be carried on WEEI 93.7 FM/850 AM with four [...]

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Some baseball history: Jackie Robinson won first ever Rookie of the Year award

Feb 9th, 2012 by Christopher Smith

Jackie Robinson earned the first ever Rookie of Year award, which started being given out in Major League Baseball after the 1947 season. Robinson hit .297 with a .383 on-base percentage, .427 slugging percentage, .810 OPS, 12 homers, 48 RBIs, 125 runs, 175 hits, 74 walks and 29 stolen bases that year. He received 129 [...]

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Old Photos of the Day: Oil Can Boyd through the years

Feb 9th, 2012 by Christopher Smith

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Oil Can Boyd admits to using cocaine

Feb 9th, 2012 by Christopher Smith

Former Red Sox pitcher Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd pitched in Major League Baseball for 10 years posting a 78-77 record and 4.04 ERA in 214 games, including 207 starts. He told WBZ’s Jon Miller on Wednesday that he was under the influence of cocaine two-thirds of the time he pitched. “Oh yeah, at every ballpark,” [...]

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Some baseball history: Williams, Hornsby only two players to win batting Triple Crown multiple times

Feb 8th, 2012 by Christopher Smith

Ted Williams and Rogers Hornsby are the only two players in Major League Baseball history to win the batting Triple Crown multiple times. Each won it twice. Hornsby won it in 1922 by leading the NL with a .401 batting average, 42 homers and 152 RBIs. He again won it in 1925 by leading the NL [...]

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Old Photo of the Day: Pee Wee Reese in 1953

Feb 8th, 2012 by Christopher Smith

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