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PublishedOctober 6, 2010
Steve Solloway: A look back at 2004, and no one saw it coming
The day was raw and with each run the New York Yankees scored, Fenway Park took on the look and the feel of a dungeon of horrors. Game 3 of the 2004 American League Championship Series seemed to take forever to play. In fact, it was 4 hours and 20 minutes of misery for Red […]
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2010
Steve Solloway: No matter their age, Hall of Fame is a reward to cherish
The phone calls are unexpected. So are the reactions to the words Al Bean is speaking. Surprise. Pride. Tears. Appreciation. Doubt, sometimes. Dick Jordan, a former Portland school principal, wanted the name of the practical joker who interrupted a late summer day. Bean had to tell Jordan the message was gospel. Jordan is in the […]
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2010
Lending an ear to stay ahead of the game
PORTLAND — Why are the Red Sox going after old ballplayers with eroded skills and tired legs? A Red Sox fan in the audience wanted to know. The recent bid to claim Johnny Damon off waivers was on his mind. Standing behind a lectern at the Portland Public Library, Joe Januszewski blinked. He’s senior vice […]
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PublishedAugust 8, 2010
Beach to Beacon: Conditions are picture perfect
Hill, yeah! That final push means end is near
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PublishedAugust 4, 2010
Solloway: Baseball the way it should be
SANFORD — Anthony Gomez caught a fly ball in shallow left field for the third out and the crowd got to its feet, applauding and cheering. The summer of 2010 and a city’s love affair with its baseball team lives on for at least one more day. The Sanford Mainers beat the North Shore Navigators, […]
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PublishedJuly 30, 2010
Nomar, Mia visit Seeds of Peace: ‘You see the joy’
Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra are among this year’s guest stars at Seeds of Peace Camp.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2010
Steve Solloway:Baseball, and a time to love
HAMPDEN – Jonah Normandeau had to confess: Given his wish, he would turn back the clock. “I’d like to be 12 years old again. Just to play baseball.” Baseball by Little League rules, when 12 of a league’s best players are selected to all-star teams in June and spend the rest of the summer chasing […]
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PublishedJuly 14, 2010
Steve Solloway:The nemesis was a man of respect
Long after Game 7 ended, players, front-office personnel and other members of Red Sox Nation dripped champagne and tears of joy on the hallowed grass of Yankee Stadium. It was the fall of 2004 and the Red Sox had just kicked the stuffing out of their nemesis. Somewhere that night, George Steinbrenner had to be […]
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PublishedJune 28, 2010
Solloway: Field of dreams – circa 1860s
Old-time baseball players relive the game the way it was played in the pastoral America of 150 years ago.
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PublishedJune 27, 2010
Solloway: Fosbury’s flop surely a hit for the ages
BRUNSWICK – What Dick Fosbury did some 40 years ago was so new, so revolutionary, it needed a name. It’s a back layout, said Fosbury initially, describing his unique approach to jumping over a high bar. He got zero response. He didn’t think the sports writer even bothered to write down the words. Back layout? […]
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