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Boston is the greatest sports city in the country, bar none. Bostonians are fanatical about their sports teams. Finally, after 10 years of stagnation, Boston’s “big four”—the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots and Red Sox??have all had recent success. Frankly, I’m afraid of the repercussions...
...Fenway’s status in baseball lore swelled with the decades, and the Red Sox?? 100th anniversary last year rekindled media interest in the park and its history. Steve Buckley, a baseball columnist for the Boston Herald who also does sports spots for New England Cable News, wanted to produce a segment on Fenway’s first at-bat. In search of a possible body double for Wingate as part of the spot, he visited a Harvard baseball practice run by Coach Joe Walsh...
...summer’s end, no deal had been reached and Crockett returned to school. No Boston, no Fenway Park, no carmine hose. But the Red Sox?? loss was Harvard’s gain. Much of the Crimson’s hopes for success this season rest on Crockett’s shoulders—and elbow...
...draft that he enlisted Ron Shapiro as his advisor. While NCAA rules prohibit amateur athletes from hiring an official agent, college players are allowed to retain an advisor. Crockett consulted Shapiro, a well-known agent who has counted future Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. and the Red Sox?? Trot Nixon among his clients...
...17th—The Red Sox??who by this time are facing injuries to Pedro and John Burkett along with the frightening possibility that their number-one starter is Dustin Hermanson—attempt to teach Nomar to pitch. The experiment pays off and Garciaparra goes on to win 10 games for the Sox, making him the best-hitting pitcher in baseball...