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The Boston Red Sox Welcome the Return of Dustin Pedroia

May 29, 2018

Boston Red Sox fans rejoiced this Memorial Day weekend as the team announced that their 34-year-old second-baseman would be coming back to the lineup. Dustin Pedroia played in only 105 games last season and had...

My First Experience at Petco Park

Robby McKittrick

Apr 19, 2018

Interviews, Opinions & Predictions, San Diego Padres

In San Diego, there is no football team anymore. There is no basketball team. There is no NHL hockey team. The only sports franchise still around in San Diego, California is the Padres. Founded in 1969, I wa...

Boston Red Sox, Adam Jones Set Standard for Pro Sports Venues

Tom Dorsa

May 10, 2017

American League, Headlines, Major League Baseball

In the midst of a furious, heated series between the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles, the two American League East teams threw scorching fastballs at and around each other's star players. "I felt it was...

2016 Major League Baseball Road Trips: AL East

Eric Kabakoff

Jan 4, 2016

American League East, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball History, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays

As we get closer to the glorious time of the year when pitchers and catchers report for duty, it’s an excellent time to start thinking about checking out ballgames in cities other than your own, to hit the road...

Power Ranking all 30 MLB Ballparks

Cory Fallon

Dec 15, 2015

American League, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League

Every Major League Baseball team has to call someplace home. Each team across baseball has its own special and unique ballpark. While they are different in their own respective ways, some are clearly more appea...

‘Baseball as It Was’ Episode #40: 1975 World Series, Part 2

Brian Wright

Oct 30, 2015

American League, American League East, Baseball History, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Features, Interviews, Major League Baseball, Media, Milestone, National League, National League Central, Podcasts, Postseason, Radio

The excitement of the first five games of the 1975 World Series was nothing compared to what took place over the final two. On October 21, Fenway Park played host to arguably the greatest game in World Serie...

‘Baseball as It Was’ Episode #39: 1975 World Series, Part 1

Brian Wright

Oct 22, 2015

American League, American League East, Baseball History, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Features, Headlines, Interviews, Major League Baseball, Media, Milestone, National League, National League Central, Podcasts, Postseason, Radio

It wasn’t just one of the best-played World Series of all-time; it probably was the most impactful. Millions around the country were witness to a true Fall classic 40 years ago – a showdown between two talen...

Don Orsillo: One Month Later

Gershon Rabinowitz

Sep 25, 2015

Boston Red Sox, Features, Headlines

Although it feels like yesterday, Friday marks the one month anniversary of the Boston Red Sox much ballyhooed announcement of broadcaster Don Orsillo's termination. The decision was cited by Red Sox management...

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