Tag Archives: Red Sox

On This Day: October 27, 2004

Posted on October 27, 2024 by sheila

And nothing was the same ever again. Here is a beautiful essay by my brother Brendan about the family tradition of the Red Sox, as embodied by my crazy godfather, Uncle Jimmy. My stomach still clenches in anxiety when I … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Wake

Posted on October 1, 2023 by sheila

This loss is heartbreaking. And unexpected. He was only 57 years old. Tim Wakefield was “Wake”, that’s what everyone called him. I saw him pitch a couple of times, which was a thrill. His face had this sadness to it … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Jerry Remy

Posted on November 2, 2021 by sheila

The Red Sox won’t be the same without RemDawg. I miss him already.

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#TBT Keeping score

Posted on April 8, 2021 by sheila

That time my cousin Kerry and I went to go see the Red Sox play the Yankees at Yankee Stadium and I got to witness first-hand Kerry’s A-plus score-card activity during the game.

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Photo of the Day: “There, John Bull can read my name without spectacles, he may double his reward, and I put his at defiance.”

Posted on March 19, 2021 by sheila

I think that’ll be sufficient, John. Your signature can be seen from space.

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Recommended Books: Non-Fiction

Posted on March 29, 2020 by sheila

I have been meaning to do a Part 2 to my Recommended Books: Fiction list – put together years ago. I wanted to recommend non-fiction, from history books to biographies to essays to whatever. Here is the Non-Fiction list. I’ve … Continue reading →

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February 2016 Viewing Diary

Posted on March 2, 2016 by sheila

X Files, Season 10, Episode 2 “Founder’s Mutation” (2016; d. James Wong) Mythology! Now listen: I haven’t seen the finale yet. I will this Saturday with my partner-in-crime Keith. So no spoilers – it has taken superhuman strength to stay … Continue reading →

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Stuff I’ve Been Reading

Posted on July 27, 2015 by sheila

— I have been obsessed with the meltdown going on at Gawker. As with most things at Gawker, it may only be of interest to people from the media who have been obsessed with what is going on, on a … Continue reading →

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The Books: Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader, ‘Not So, Boston,’ by Roger Angell

Posted on December 13, 2014 by sheila

On the essays shelf (yes, there are still more books to excerpt in my vast library. I can’t seem to stop this excerpts-from-my-library project. I started it in 2006!) NEXT BOOK: Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader, by … Continue reading →

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The Books: Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader, ‘Agincourt and After,’ by Roger Angell

Posted on November 13, 2014 by sheila

On the essays shelf (yes, there are still more books to excerpt in my vast library. I can’t seem to stop this excerpts-from-my-library project. I started it in 2006!) NEXT BOOK: Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader, by … Continue reading →

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