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 [...]

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 [...]

When the calendar flipped to 2024, it ushered in the 153rd  anniversary of Boston's first professional baseball team--the Boston Red Stockings! And this year marks the 154th consecutive season of professional baseball in Boston! Those of you who are observant, and most of you are, noticed the "150th Anniversary" uniform patch worn by the Atlanta Braves when [...]

When former infielder John Valentin was elected to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in the spring of 2010, it was a homecoming of sorts.  “It was an unbelievable honor to be recognized that way,” John said.  “And it meant so much to me because I was a part of the Red Sox organization for so long [14 years], to be included with all those great players made it [...]

I have enjoyed every interview I have conducted with a former Red Sox player.  My interview of Bill Monbouquette is near to the top of my most enjoyable sessions. I interviewed “Mombo” about 25 years ago at Frank’s Steakhouse, a Cambridge institution since 1938.  There is nothing pretentious about Frank’s and there was absolutely nothing pretentious about Bi [...]