Jimmy Piersall overcame mental illness to become one of the most exciting ballplayers in Red Sox history. His baseball career almost came to a premature end when he was hospitalized during the 1952 season and diagnosed as manic depressive. The story of his battle to overcome mental illness is chronicled in his book, Fear Strikes Out, which he wrote with Al H [...]
Too many players from the 1967 Impossible Dream Red Sox have died at too young of an age. The passing of George Scott and Dan Osinski in 2013 brings the number of players we have lost to thirteen. The following is a complete listing including date of death and age at death. PLAYER DATE OF DEATH AGE AT DEATH Elston Howard 1980 50 Jerry Adair 1987 50 D [...]
When former Red Sox All-Star center fielder Fred Lynn learned that Nomar Garciaparra had connected for three home runs and driven in ten runs against the Seattle Mariners on May 10, 1999, his first reaction was, “Good for him!” Lynn’s second reaction was, “I hope Nomar appreciates how fortunate he was to do it in front of the Boston fans.” Nomar’s RBI total [...]
Herb Crehan: The 2013 Red Sox are off to a great start; what do you like best about this team? Frank Sullivan: They can come from behind and win which means they bear down until the game is over. Herb Crehan: Where do you think this year’s team needs to improve? Frank Sullivan: Not a lot if Shane Victorino can stay healthy. You can always use another pitc [...]
Metro West Daily News previews our four week course on Boston Baseball History! http://bit.ly/13g4SSO Thanks to writer Chris Bergeron & photographer Ken McGagh! Copyright Ken McGagh/for Wicked Local and Daily News [...]