Feb 8th, 2012 by Hector Longo
Chip Forrest will be the new baseball coach at Haverhill High, replacing Chip Dunn. Forrest, a Haverhill resident, has been a college coach for much of the last 20 years, including stints at MIT, Stonehill, Harvard and Boston College. In addition, Forrest was an assistant for the Cape Cod League’s Wareham Gatemen from 1994-1999, at [...]
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Feb 8th, 2012 by Hector Longo
ZWow, a gritty win by Central Catholic last night, edging Lawrence, 57-53. Give Central credit for taking charge, playing at its own pace and not the Lancers frenetic, crazed uptempo. Huge night for Nick Cambio. In the key second-half sequence which saw a tie game grow to a 40-30 lead, Cambio had a tough finish [...]
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Feb 7th, 2012 by Christopher Smith
Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley is sixth all-time in career saves with 390. Mariano Rivera has the most career saves (603), followed by Trevor Hoffman (601), Lee Smith (478), John Franco (424) and Billy Wagner (422). You have to wonder how many more Eckersley would have had if he did not also start 361 games [...]
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Feb 7th, 2012 by Christopher Smith
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Feb 7th, 2012 by Christopher Smith
Here is a video of Boston Red Sox pitcher Mark Melancon swimming with great white shark in Southern New Zealand:
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Feb 7th, 2012 by Hector Longo
Not to get on anyone here, but is there a legitimate reason for CC and Lawrence to be playing on a Tuesday night, instead of Friday? The fact is, I don’t care. After a week away I am so fired up about tonight’s Valley collision between the Lancer and Raider boys. Lawrence, a 2-point overtime [...]
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Feb 6th, 2012 by Christopher Smith
Hall of Fame manager Connie Mack managed for a remarkable 53 big league seasons, the most years by a manager in MLB history. Mack posted a 3,731-3,948 record (.486 winning percentage) in 7,755 games as a manager. He won nine pennants and five World Series titles. Mack was a player/manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates for [...]
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Feb 6th, 2012 by Christopher Smith
After being designated for assignment on Jan. 26, Scott Atchison has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Pawtucket. He has received an invite to major league spring training camp.
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Feb 6th, 2012 by Christopher Smith
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Feb 5th, 2012 by Christopher Smith
Albert Pujols’ 10-year, $254 million deal with the Angels is the second largest contract ever given to an MLB player behind the 10-year, $275 million deal the Yankees gave Alex Rodriguez in December 2007. Prince Fielder’s nine-year, $214 million deal with the Tigers this offseason is the fourth largest. Of the top 10 largest contracts [...]
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