tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post2249233094581195651..comments2024-03-15T23:25:52.517-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: RIP: Kathryn Gemme, At Age 112allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-13117179131937911562007-01-08T10:36:00.000-08:002007-01-08T10:36:00.000-08:00I wrote about her here when I rewatched the 2004 p...<i>I wrote about her here when I rewatched the 2004 post-season in early 2005. </i><br /><br />Yes, I remember we were both appalled. I'm glad to know I remembered a detail correctly.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-33449683377330791532007-01-08T09:47:00.000-08:002007-01-08T09:47:00.000-08:00I really don't know. Sounds like somethin' she'd d...I really don't know. Sounds like somethin' she'd do...Jerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448619048422750447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-65065044814839537102007-01-08T08:54:00.000-08:002007-01-08T08:54:00.000-08:00Was Dooley the one who used to bake cookies for th...Was Dooley the one who used to bake cookies for the players for decades?allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-71613603420233311512007-01-08T07:10:00.000-08:002007-01-08T07:10:00.000-08:00My favorite old lady Sox fan was Libby Dooley. Was...My favorite old lady Sox fan was Libby Dooley. Was a season ticket holder from '44 'til she died, which was at least the late nineties. My friend's dad, in the greedy 80s, worked in oil and would get us sweet seats right next to her by the Sox' on-deck circle. Years later, when that same friend--a Yankee fan--was at BC, he went and sat with her late in a game--and, for reasons I still don't understand, gave the woman a ride home!Jerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448619048422750447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-67526294463990297672007-01-07T16:39:00.000-08:002007-01-07T16:39:00.000-08:00I heart Retrosheet.I heart Retrosheet.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-74595179620019598042007-01-07T16:36:00.000-08:002007-01-07T16:36:00.000-08:00I'm going to assume you typed all that from memory...I'm going to assume you typed all that from memory.<br /><br /><i>one game I can remember in particular, when Campbell blew a save on June 24 and the Yankees won in 11. ... A gapper by Roy White tipped off Yaz' glove as he dived for the ball, if I remember correctly.</i><br /><br />Right day, right pitcher, right inning! Soup came in to start the 6th and pitched 5 innings (!). He allowed 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th (however, it was White's 2-run HR that tied it). Ramon Hernandez lost it in the 11th. Don't click <a href="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B06240NYA1977.htm">here</a>.<br /><br /><i>The series the Yankees took in the Stadium in September was also a heart-breaker. In the first two games...both of which were pitching duels that the Sox lost late</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B09130NYA1977.htm">September 13</a>: Mike Paxton lost to Guidry 4-2 (all scoring done in first 5 innings).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B09140NYA1977.htm">September 14</a>: Figueroa blanked Reggie Cleveland 2-0. MFY got their runs in the bottom of the 9th (Munson singled, Jackson homered).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B09150NYA1977.htm">September 15</a>: Sox won the finale, Tiant besting Torrez 7-3. Sox broke open a 1-1 tie with 6 in the 6th (Doyle hit a 3-run triple).allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-46866988668075602092007-01-07T16:22:00.000-08:002007-01-07T16:22:00.000-08:00That woman's name is/was Annie.
I wrote about he...That woman's name is/was Annie. <br /><br />I wrote about her <a href="http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2005/04/ws-2-red-sox-6-cardinals-2.html">here</a> when I rewatched the 2004 post-season in early 2005.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-36870112694945316862007-01-07T11:19:00.000-08:002007-01-07T11:19:00.000-08:00Hey, Happy New Year to Joy Nation!
Jack, glad to ...Hey, Happy New Year to Joy Nation!<br /><br />Jack, glad to hear you were in my hometown for the holidays. NYC is so great at Christmastime. I hope it was a fun trip.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-71140645055156352552007-01-07T11:17:00.000-08:002007-01-07T11:17:00.000-08:00The Sox are the best old-lady team. As long as I'v...The Sox are the best old-lady team. As long as I've been watching baseball, I've seen this steady parade of elderly female Sox fans - diehards who score every game in their own notebooks, know every player on every team, and when they can't get to Fenway anymore, they are glued to their TV sets. NESN is always highlighting them.<br /><br />I remember during the 2004 ALCS (during the good part) a Fox announcer patronizing one such woman. She was having none of it.<br /><br />He said something like, "Did you ever think you'd see the Red Sox come this close to winning a World Series?" She brushed him off like a fly. "They've been closer than this! In 1986..." He moved the microphone away, but she was recounting the play-by-play.<br /><br />I remember they showed her meticulous scorecard - and her great hands - perfectly manicured long nails, fingers loaded with rings. Damn, I'd love to be one of those women one day.<br /><br />(Of course, they can't put my story on NESN, but that's ok.)laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-26808615092916947322007-01-07T11:04:00.000-08:002007-01-07T11:04:00.000-08:00I was too young for 72 and 74, but I don't recall ...I was too young for 72 and 74, but I don't recall 77 being in the same class as 78, 86 and 03 (not much is). Then again, I was only 13.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1977_sched.shtml">I</a> <a href="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/VBOS01977.htm">see</a> two serious losing streaks: <br /><br />9 games in late June/early July (after winnning 7 straight); the slide took them from 5 GA of NY to 1 GB NY.<br /><br />7 in late August (they were back in first by this time, 3.5 GA, but dropped to 2 GB).<br /><br />Well, those <i>are</i> bad. (Fucking Zimmer).<br /><br />They went 22-8 in September (MFY went 19-9, but had gone 22-7 in August), but ended the season tied with Baltimore for 2nd, 2.5 GB.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.com