Thoughts On October 1st

Some thoughts while being hopelessly optimistic that the Sox force the Yankees into a one-game playoff against Oakland (and lose on a Josh Reddick home run): At this point, Jose Iglesias has to be the starting shortstop on Opening Day next year. Even though he’s only...

Running Press TRIVIA: Months of Legend

Which player holds the franchise record for RBI’s in a single month? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous question answer: Dom DiMaggio holds the franchise record for the longest consecutive game hitting streak with 34 in 1949.  Mr. Punch answered that one...

Running Press TRIVIA: Hit Streak

What Red Sox player holds the franchise record for the longest consecutive game hitting streak? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous question answer: Butch Hobson hit an inside the park home run in his first game at Fenway Park.  No one answered that one correctly,...

A Long September

The Red Sox will make the cover of Sports Illustrated in September. If a day before the season started you had told me that, I would have asked who wrote the cover story on Adrian Gonzalez and his MVP campaign. There will be a period of time in September when you...

Running Press TRIVIA: Inside The Park

Which Red Sox player had an inside the park home run in their first game at Fenway Park? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous question answer: The last Red Sox player to play in all 162 games was Dwight Evans.  No one answered that one correctly, so we still have a...