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The crystal clear baritone of Carl Beane’s voice reached every nook and cranny of Fenway Park [map].
Halfway across the country, news of the death of the team’s PA announcer echoed sadly among members of the Red Sox [team stats] family.
“He was something we all got used to. I’ve been here 10 years and I don’t remember hearing any other voice but his calling my name when I go to hit,” Sox designated hitter David Ortiz [stats] said. “It’s a sad situation, where there’s not tomorrow, you know what I’m saying. One way or another, all of us, we come to be a family — you guys as reporters, us...
On a day honoring arguably the greatest third baseman of all time — legendary Orioles Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson — the rookie phenom now patrolling the hot corner for Baltimore showed what he could do.Twenty-year-old... more »
Once this season ends, the Red Sox need to make a quick decision on whether to keep or fire Bobby Valentine, and if the answer is that he’s gone, they need to make an equally quick decision on who replaces him. The team can... more »
After 14 years of losing, you knew it wasn't going to be easy. The Orioles wanted their playoff-clinching party to begin at Camden Yards on Sunday. And they did their part with a 6-3 win over the Boston Red Sox and their... more »
Baseball and the Red Sox have occupied a meaningful place in my life for about as long as I can remember, and it's out of tradition and habit that a season's pending end comes with a tinge of melancholy. No matter whether the... more »
This season was the throwback. To hell with all the "ghosts" and all the fanciful guff about curses, this year — actually, this season plus the final third of the 2011 campaign — was when, out of nowhere, all the old hell... more »
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