Dunkin’ Donuts Poll Results: Are You Glad A-Rod Gets One More Fenway Appearance?

Share this: Alex Rodriguez long has been a nemesis of the Boston Red Sox, and as fate would have it, he’s getting one more appearance in front of the Fenway Faithful. The 41-year-old designated hitter will end his career with the New York Yankees on Friday, but not before one final series against the Red Sox, which began Tuesday night with Boston’s 5-3 win. Are you glad A-Rod will play at Fenway Park one final time so Boston fans can “send him off right”? Find out how the fans voted in the Dunkin’ Donuts poll results above. Thumbnail photo via Bob DeChiara/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link

Fenway Park Continues To Feel Like Home Sweet Home For Rick Porcello

Share this: Rick Porcello is on track to have one of the best seasons in his Major League Baseball career, and Fenway Park continues to be a big reason why. Porcello now is 10-0 with a 3.21 ERA with 60 strikeouts and only 10 walks in 70 innings pitched at home this season after the Boston Red Sox’s 8-7 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. Hear Porcello talk about his performance against the Twins in the video from “Red Sox Final” above. Thumbnail photo via Bob DeChiara/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link

Youngsters Live Out Dreams Of Playing In Boston In Futures At Fenway (Video)

Win or lose almost didn’t matter for many of the players on the Lowell Spinners during the Futures at Fenway game Sunday. Playing in Fenway Park was a dream of many of the players on the Boston Red Sox’s Single-A affiliate, so just sitting in the dugout was good enough for some. “It’s unreal,” Spinners center fielder Danny Mars said. “Words can’t even describe it. This place — it’s history, it’s baseball. This park’s one of a kind.” The Spinners were winning until the ninth inning when they unraveled and ended up losing 6-1. However, some might be lucky enough to enjoy a victory at Fenway Park later in their careers. Next Article >> Peter Chiarelli Open To David...

Shawn Thornton Brings Stanley Cup ‘Home’ by Taking Cup Through Boston to Children’s Hospital, Fenway Park

Shawn Thornton laid out the blueprint for how to spend a perfect day with the Stanley Cup on Tuesday afternoon when he brought the most treasured trophy in sports around Boston. The Bruins enforcer did it all on Tuesday. He brought the Cup to some of his favorite Charlestown food joints and pubs. Fittingly, he also took it to Children's Hospital, where he helped brighten the days of perhaps the only people better at fighting than Thornton. He then even got some time in atop the Green Monster at Fenway Park with the Cup. See more from Thornton's day with the Stanley Cup in the video above from NESN Daily.

Trick Plays, Wade Boggs’ Second Batting Title Highlighted 1985 Season at Fenway Park

Editor's note: Fenway Park opened on April 20, 1912. NESN.com will be celebrating Fenway's 100-year anniversary with unique content from now until April 20, 2012. The 1985 season was one defined in equal portions by its successes and its failures -- one need look no further than the Red Sox' perfectly .500 record of 81-81 for an indication of that. While Wade Boggs continued his brilliance at the plate -- he hit a team-record 240 hits and won his second batting title with a whopping .368 batting average -- the Sox' pitching was less than stellar. Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd was the only pitcher with double-digit wins, finishing his season with a 15-13 record. While