tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post2869834693868189697..comments2024-03-25T10:19:58.493-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: RIP Henduallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-42552741617031649672016-01-16T14:12:51.878-08:002016-01-16T14:12:51.878-08:00This made me excited for baseball season. I kind o...This made me excited for baseball season. I kind of took last year off as a fan.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01678705548275884344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1399020288760394852016-01-05T16:28:39.391-08:002016-01-05T16:28:39.391-08:00"Who can forget Henderson knocking Grich'..."Who can forget Henderson knocking Grich's fly ball over the fence with his glove for a home run a few innings before he redeemed himself?"<br /><br />The New York Times obit writer and CHB. Terrible jobs both.Jerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448619048422750447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-42437598929707179602016-01-01T20:01:33.210-08:002016-01-01T20:01:33.210-08:00Seventh grade, first season that I really followed...Seventh grade, first season that I really followed the Sox closely, though I had been listening to games on the radio for a few years. 1986 was the year my parents also got cable TV and NESN so I was following the action more on TV, though they were still playing a good percentage of games on local TV (channel 38?).<br /><br />Actually, most of what I knew came from delivering newspapers (Boston Globe and Cape Cod Times). Reading the recaps at 6AM before setting out on my route made for a good start every day.<br /><br />Hendu was a beast, taken too soon. RIPFenFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07093124081174881768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-35022637605636051842015-12-31T09:53:03.494-08:002015-12-31T09:53:03.494-08:00I was a sophomore in high school. We became improb...I was a sophomore in high school. We became improbably close with our neighbors, improbable because the housing development had just been built in the suburbs. The husband was a New York doctor and Yankees fan. We were watching the game together, saw the HR, and when the game ended, he said, "It's back to Beantown!" Not having watched much baseball with my dad, I had a sense of being part of a tradition when he said that.Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-74320838087783595532015-12-28T18:50:40.488-08:002015-12-28T18:50:40.488-08:00McNamara fucked up big time, too. Never forget tha...McNamara fucked up big time, too. Never forget that.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-38043558826737144562015-12-28T16:20:52.650-08:002015-12-28T16:20:52.650-08:00If not for Schiraldi being unable to do his job, S...If not for Schiraldi being unable to do his job, Stanley's wild pitch and the infamous Mookie grounder Hendu would have been the greatest hero in Red Sox history.<br /><br />He hit Aguilera's second pitch in the top of the tenth for a home run to give Boston the 4-3 lead.<br /><br />As it was he did ok indeed....RIP Hendu! hrstrat57https://www.blogger.com/profile/02872963136012546386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-73322731244433168822015-12-27T17:00:03.724-08:002015-12-27T17:00:03.724-08:00The right guy in the right place at the right time...<a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/67339/always-memorable-dave-henderson-will-be-missed" rel="nofollow">The right guy in the right place at the right time.</a>allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-20323203230382158202015-12-27T13:19:53.312-08:002015-12-27T13:19:53.312-08:00So sad. African American men have the shortest lif...So sad. African American men have the shortest life expectancy of any US demographic. <br /><br />Also, that whole postseason was amazing.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851614086444465758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-75210948005272053832015-12-27T11:33:51.202-08:002015-12-27T11:33:51.202-08:00I rewatched the entire ALCS recently to write game...I rewatched the entire ALCS recently to write game stories for a book SABR is putting out on the 1986 Red Sox. (Should be out next year.) That Game 5 is amazing, full of important game-turning (or not) moments. Who can forget Henderson knocking Grich's fly ball over the fence with his glove for a home run a few innings before he redeemed himself?allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-52620784356215518572015-12-27T11:25:36.215-08:002015-12-27T11:25:36.215-08:00That Angels-Red Sox series was incredible. I was a...That Angels-Red Sox series was incredible. I was a freshman in college (in L.A.) and starting in September I became a baseball fan again (after not really watching much during high school from 82-86). Of course I was rooting for the Red Sox (having lived in the Boston area as a youth) and I was transfixed by the drama in the playoffs. I think it was the most amazing thing I had seen in baseball since the Reggie Jackson three-HR WS game in '77.Dr. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17771229779025430726noreply@blogger.com