Tag Archives: John Henry

From Worst to First to Worst to Cursed

There’s nothing like a frustrating home town team to get a blocked writer blogging again.  Surprisingly, I quit blogging about the Red Sox in the middle of their miraculous streak towards becoming 2013 World Series champions.  Friends asked why.  The … Continue reading

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Fifty Shades of Red (Part 2)

When you think about the wreckage created by the Sox acquisition of Adrian Gonzalez, it is startling. There was no effort to retain Adrian Beltre on third base, and he left for the Rangers where he has been an all-star. … Continue reading

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Destination: Chicago!

The Red Sox visited the Cubs last weekend. I did, too. It was a whirlwind trip to Chicago with Red Sox Destinations. Chicago is a beautiful city with a river running through it, not to mention the lake that looks … Continue reading

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April: The Red Sox Roller Coaster

Pardon my month-long silence.  I have been busy riding the rollercoaster known as the Boston Red Sox.  The month of April felt like Disneyworld’s Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride.  Our winter dreams of fields brought us to April and our field … Continue reading

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Let’s Resolve to Make No More Resolutions

It is that time of year again.  The return of the post-holiday blues is upon us.  The first full week of work following those short, festive weeks just passed. Against my own better judgment, I made some new year’s resolutions … Continue reading

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Ode to the 2011 Red Sox: Collapse of the Bridge (Year)

  A winter of hope!  Free agents were signed The newspapers read, “Best Team Ever!” Add Gonzo and Crawford, Wheeler and Jenks Could the Red Sox be beat this year? Never! To the World Series we were sure to head … Continue reading

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Opposites Attract

Have you ever noticed while watching or listening to a baseball game how the play by play announcer often states a fact and then the opposite happens almost immediately?  For example, the bases are loaded, the opposing team’s player stands … Continue reading

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Having My Say: A Dear John Letter (John Henry, that is)

 I am still not over it.  That is why I sat down and wrote this letter to John Henry, Larry Lucchino and Tom Werner.  When I dropped it in the mailbox, I hoped that it would bring some closure.  In … Continue reading

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How the Red Sox Broke My Heart: 2011 Edition

Have you ever had your heart broken three times in one week? It happened to me. This is how it went down: Strike 1: The Red Sox put a big time exclamation point on their putrid September by losing the … Continue reading

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