Boston Fans Source & Resource for Baseball History

Celebrating 154 Consecutive Seasons of Professional Baseball in Boston!

Boston Fans Source & Resource for Baseball History

Celebrating 153 Consecutive Seasons of Professional Baseball in Boston!

About Herb Crehan

Herb Crehan is in his 29th season as a Contributing Writer and MC of Red Sox public service presentations. Herb has written more than 150 feature articles for RED SOX MAGAZINE. He has authored three books on the Red Sox, including The Impossible Dream 1967 Red Sox: Birth of Red Sox Nation, which was released in November 2016, and contributed to five others. He speaks frequently in the Boston area on Red Sox history. He is the publisher of this website, which is dedicated to the preservation of Boston baseball history. He speaks frequently on Red Sox history at Councils On Aging and community organizations. Comments and suggestions for future articles may be submitted at his website.

MIKE LOWELL AND THE 2007 WORLD CHAMPION BOSTON RED SOX

By |2024-12-10T19:19:11-05:00December 10th, 2024|Categories: Boston Baseball History|

Herb Crehan                                                                                                   Mike Lowell was gratified by Red Sox fans’ warm response when he stepped on the field for the 100th anniversary celebration of Fenway Park a dozen years ago on April 20, 2012.  But his lasting memory will be of the fans’ reaction to Red Sox legends B [...]

REMEMBERING THE 2004 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON

By |2024-11-08T21:21:46-05:00November 6th, 2024|Categories: Playoffs|Tags: |

Aaron Boone’s eleventh inning walk-off home run in Game Seven of the 2003 American League Championship broke Red Sox fans’ hearts.  Gone were the dreams of a World Championship, the joy of the come-from-behind victory over the A’s in the ALDS, and the euphoria of “cowboy up!” As tough as it was for fans it was even tougher for the ball club.  Grady Little, a [...]

The Impossible Dream 1967 Red Sox: Jim Lonborg

By |2024-09-30T18:01:29-04:00September 30th, 2024|Categories: Jim Lonborg, The Impossible Dream 1967|Tags: |

It has been fifty-seven years since the 1967 Boston Red Sox captivated New England and built the foundation of Red Sox Nation but Jim Lonborg’s clutch pitching down the stretch lives on in the memories of Red Sox fans. Former Red Sox pitcher Jim Lonborg pitched one of the most important games in the history of Fenway Park on the last day of the 1967 season. [...]

Herb Crehan Speaks For Hull COA on July 24 At 10 am!

By |2024-07-19T15:50:41-04:00July 19th, 2024|Categories: Boston Baseball History|

I will be speaking on Red Sox history for the Hull Council on Aging at 197A Samoset Ave, Hull, MA, on July 24 at 10 am on “Remembering the 2024 World Champion Boston Red Sox.” I have been writing feature articles on former Red Sox stars for the team’s publications for 30 years and having interviewed 16 members of the 2004 World Champion I have lots of intere [...]

NEW! KEVIN YOUKILIS Remembers the 2007 World Champion Boston Red Sox

By |2024-06-11T08:31:52-04:00June 11th, 2024|Categories: Boston Baseball History|

Fan favorite Kevin Youkilis felt good about the Red Sox chances for the upcoming season when he arrived at spring training in February 2007. “Things just never came together for us the season before,” he says referring to the third-place 2006 Red Sox. “But I thought we had a really good mix of talent for the 2007 season. We had established all-stars like Pap [...]

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