BoSox Club Blog

Ex-Sox Reliever Javy Lopez Inks Deal With Bucs

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:53:00 +0000

Ex-Red Sox reliever Javy Lopez (seen in this photo with a young fan at a BoSox Club luncheon) signed a one-year, $775,000 deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

In four seasons with the Red Sox, Javy posted a respectable 3.30 ERA, working a total of 128.1 innings, yielding only 122 hits. He went 5-3 with Boston.

Best of luck, Javy!

Bruce Donahue Honored With Jernegan Award

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:05:00 +0000

Bruce Donahue, immediate past President of the BoSox Club was awarded the prestigious Jernegan Award at the November 11, 2009 luncheon. Bruce has given the club outstanding leadership for years and is the leading advocate for US Postal Service approval of the issuance of a stamp honoring the greatest hitter of all time, Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox.

Tito And Larry Lucchino At BoSox Club Luncheon

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:34:00 +0000

Essay Contest Winner At Fenway!

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:07:00 +0000

Dom DiMaggio (1917-2009) 1st BoSox Club Pres.

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:55:00 +0000

Dom and Johnny Pesky at Hall Of Fame Parade in Cooperstown in '05(Photo By FenwayNation.com)

Keep The Ted Stamp Petition Going!

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:31:00 +0000

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Happy 91st Birthday—Bobby Doerr!

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:48:00 +0000

Ed Keohane Recipient Of 2008 Jernegan Award

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0000

Former BoSox Club President Ed Keohane has been selected as the 2008 Brad Jernegan Award Winner. Congratulations, Ed!

Sign The Ted Stamp Petition!

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:02:00 +0000

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Help Put Ted On A Stamp!

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:26:00 +0000

Would you like to be part of Baseball History?

For some 5 years the BoSox Club has been working on the task of requesting the U.S. Post Office to issue commemorative stamps in honor of Ted Williams as a tribute to his memory. Having served in two wars and having achieved the admiration of many Americans, we feel that Ted should be honored as a great man for his work in the Marines, for the Jimmy Fund and his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

As you may know this has been done for such players as Ruth, Mantle, Clemente and a few others. The original postal regulations stated that they could not issue any stamps in Ted's honor until the 10th anniversary of his passing, July 5th 2012, and that date is our target.

The Bosox Club has the support of the Williams family and the Boston Red Sox. However, we need the support of as many citizens as possible from around the world in this endeavor. Please contact your friends, relatives, associates, politicians and anybody you think can help us out, especially those outside New England. Letters in support of this proposal need to be written now to;

Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee, c/o Stamp Development, United States Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Room 5670, Washington, DC 20260-3500

Please email the Club here if you've joined the effort!

July BoSox Club Luncheon

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:07:00 +0000

Jed Lowrie, Jim Corsi and Amateur Scouting Director Jason McLeod At Today's Luncehon

Sign A "Petition Of Thanks" For Curt Schilling

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:50:00 +0000

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This Day In Red Sox History

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:27:00 +0000

JUNE 13, 1957: Ted Williams became the first American League player with two three-homer games in one year. Ted drove in five runs as Boston beat Cleveland, 9-3.

Happy 100th To Ex-Red Sox Player Billy Werber

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:33:00 +0000

Billy Werber, who will turn 100 years old on June 20th, is recognized as the oldest living major league ballplayer—as well as the oldest living World Series player. He's also the oldest living former Red Sox player. Happy Birthday, Bill Werber!

In Memoriam: Tim Dugal

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:38:00 +0000

Second Wave Of Predictions Come Rolling In!

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:03:00 +0000

MICHAEL CASEY:
Sox will be 100-62. They will seek retribution for their brothers in Foxborough by eliminating the Major League representatives in New York by beating the Yankees in 5 in the ALCS and the Mets in 7 in the Series.

HAL PENDEXTER, JR.:
The Red Sox will win their division with 98 wins but will not win the World Series championship

PAUL BAHARIAN:
They will win it all with 95 wins.

JOSEPH INNOCENTI:
The Red Sox will finish in first place with 92 wins and win back-to-back world championships.

DAVID CHAPIN:
They will finish second in the East; will win 94 games and won’t repeat as champs, but it still will be a great season.

MORTON DEAN:
97 wins. 1st place American League East. Beat Detroit to win American League banner. World Series Champs again! (We pray.)

GARY:
The Red Sox will win the AL East with 97 victories and go all the way to the World Series again in 2008.

RICH KELLEY:
I think the sox will win 96 games this year.

BRUCE DONAHUE:
This season is TOTALLY dependent on TEK. If he goes down for any length of time, all bets are off. Assuming he's healthy: 95 wins and 1 game ahead of the Yankees. Then we face the METS in the World Series.

First Batch Of 2008 Member Predictions Are In!

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:44:00 +0000

FRANK VENTRELLA:
Will win Al East with 116 wins and repeat as WS Champs ....

ED BERGER:
I say the Red Sox will win 110 games this season and will repeat as world champions again this year. They will win all but 2 games from the Yankees and will dominate the season.

NINO DI IANNI:
The Red Sox will win the Al East 95-67. They will repeat and be World Champs.

DAVID RAY:
99 wins; First in AL East; Beat the Angels 4 game to 2 in ALCS; Beat the Cubs 4 games to 2 in World Series.

JIM RILEY:
I predict Sox finish at 101-61 and will take the World Series again.

LLOYD ROSENBERG:
They will finish first in the East, win 95 games and repeat as Champions!

RON SPINNEY:
I think the Red Sox will finish 2nd in th A.L. East with 94 wins.

LARRY SHUMAN:
In 2008 the Red Sox will finish first in the AL East with 98 wins and will win the World Series.

KING O'RYAN:
Sox will win 94 games and will win their division. Unfortunately, they will lose to the Detroit Tigers in the playoffs.

BARRY FIREMAN:
95 - 67 they will win Am League East and go on to win the World Series.

DARRYL HOUSTON SMITH:
Predicted finish: 99-63, 1st place

JRTFRAM:
1st place in East - 97 wins - World Champs again

CHERYL D. FERREIRA:
Red Sox will take the AL east and win the World Series. Curt Schilling will be healthy for the World Series.

Make Your Sox Predictions For '08 Here!

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:36:00 +0000

It's time to make your best guess as to where the 2007 World Series Champs will finish in 2008. Give us your best Karnak effort: their finish in the AL East; the number of wins they'll tally; and whether they will end the season as repeat 2008 Champions!

E-mail us your predictions (see e-mail link on right) and we will post them!

Dick Williams Named To Hall Of Fame

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:33:00 +0000

The manager who piloted the Impossible Dream Red Sox to the 1967 AL Pennant was elected today to the Baseball Hall Of Fame by The Veterans Committee. Williams famously said in Spring Training 1967: "We'll win more than we lose". Indeed!

Dom DiMaggio Receives BoSox Jernegan Award

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:27:00 +0000

BoSox Club Honors Dominic DiMaggio with Prestigious Brad Jernegan Award; Donates $25,000 to Red Sox Foundation

Don Orsillo to host ceremony honoring Mr. DiMaggio; Peter Gammons address crowd in keynote

BOSTON – Nov. 9, 2007 – The BoSox Club, the official booster club of the Boston Red Sox, today announced that it has selected Red Sox Hall of Famer Dominic DiMaggio as the recipient of the Brad Jernegan Award. Mr. DiMaggio, who was instrumental in the formation of the BoSox Club in 1967, was chosen for his continuing contributions to The BoSox Club and his life-long love for the Boston Red Sox. DiMaggio will be honored at The BoSox Club annual meeting at noon on Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, at the Newton Marriot, Newton, Mass.

To honor Mr. DiMaggio, The BoSox Club has established a scholarship at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH. The scholarship will be awarded each year by the BoSox Club to a deserving upper class student who plays on the college’s softball or baseball team.

“The BoSox Club is pleased to bestow this honor upon Dom DiMaggio for his contributions to Red Sox Nation and his continued philanthropy to those in need,” said Bruce Donahue, president of the BoSox Club. “We’re privileged to be involved in an organization that Mr. DiMaggio was instrumental in founding.”

The BoSox Club also announced that it will make a donation of twenty-five thousand dollars to the Red Sox Foundation. The club will present the donation to the Red Sox during the ceremony. The BoSox Club will also use the ceremony to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the 1967 Red Sox and “The Impossible Dream.”
Peter Gammons, famed baseball writer for ESPN, will be the keynote speaker for the award ceremony, which marks the 40th Anniversary of the BoSox Club. Jerry Remy will also be on hand to address the crowd.

About the Brad Jernegan Award
Named in honor of the late Brad Jernegan, president of The BoSox Club in 1970 and 1971, this award acknowledges those who have made special contributions to the Red Sox.

About The BoSox Club
Originally founded in 1967, The BoSox Club was formed to promote baseball at all levels and to assist the Boston Red Sox in community and charitable endeavors. Traditionally The BoSox Club has raised funds both inside and outside its membership to support causes like the Red Sox Foundation, the Jimmy Fund and New England baseball organizations.

Mary Norton-Bryants' Memories

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:26:00 +0000

It was before I was really into Baseball ("Go A’s, but root for the Red Sox if they make it to the Series!") I was in high school and everybody in Massachusetts was into the Year of the Impossible Dream. We were playing Grafton High School in field hockey on a humid Fall day on the football field in Millbury, Mass. Yes it was “Mass.” back then. Miss Harrington, our coach, stopped our field hockey game to listen to a key inning to the Red Sox game on the way to the pennant! I remember Yaz and Tony C. Everybody from both teams was screaming so much for the Red Sox. We forgot our own rivalry! It was a truly memorable moment in life!—Mary Norton-Bryants

Gordon Mackay's Memories

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:31:00 +0000

The beginning!

It was late Fall 1966, and the signs of Winter were all around. After the 1966 season few were thinking about baseball. I was not prepared for a phone call from my friend Tom Brown of the State Street Bank saying a number of people were interested in putting together a Red Sox Club and I would be receiving a letter from Dom DiMaggio.

A few weeks later I was at the old press room atop the roof in back of home plate at Fenway. Dom DiMaggio opened the meeting and spoke about the need for support for the Red Sox team. Ken Coleman spoke about the “Yahoo Club” and how important it was to the Indians. Bill Crowley, the Sox public relation person, promised support and The BoSox club was born.

We left the roof top press room with applications for memberships. 1967 - a sluggish season and our team was subject to many jokes which did not stop until the All-Star Game! Turn about came and the series became a reality and all of the doubters were now seeking tickets! At the beginning of the game, I sat there not able to call it “Red Sox Nation”, but it was indeed a new beginning!

Bonnie (Wilcox) Richard's Memories

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:48:00 +0000

My sister and I were 14 and 15 years old that year. We "cut" school for a World Series day game and went in to Fenway wearing homemade uniforms (there were no t-shirts or team jerseys for sale) My sister, Janice, wearing # 8 and me wearing #25 were interviewed and photographed by the Record American (now the Herald). We still have that photo along with my Tony C charm bracelet. Photo shows that I painted my room red that year in honor of my team.—Bonnie (Wilcox) Richard

Brian Savage's Memories

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:04:00 +0000

I was driving with my parents and an aunt from Boston to attend my freshman year of college at Nebraska. While listening to the World Series on radio we needed to turn our car around and head back East to hear the remainder of the game. (We lost radio coverage). When the game was almost finished we reversed direction and listened to the Red Sox win. When finally arriving in Nebraska, the Dream Team started in Boston, a memory formed and a friendship began at Nebraska.

A Classmate of mine by the name of Buddy Hunter and I became good friends. Buddy eventually became a member of the Boston Red Sox from 1971 to 1975 and I went to his games at Fenway Park, most of the time as his guest. Buddy, eventually ended his career as replacement to Manager Joe Morgan with the Pawtucket Red Sox when Joe was promoted to the Boston Red Sox.

Currently, I volunteer my time with the Red Sox Alumni on weekends at Fenway Park. My memory of that long drive will always be treasured.

Brian Savage
BoSox Club Director

Bill Nowlin's Memories

noreply@blogger.com (FN Chief) — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:17:00 +0000

My main memory of the year was attending the season's final four games. That was a roller-coaster, with them losing the first two but then winning and clinching at the last moment like the Cardiac Kids they were. I wasn't much more than a kid myself, younger than almost anyone but Ken Brett at age 22. I had to leave for the University of Chicago on a late-night bus the very evening of October 1, but I still made the game. I went with my younger sister Lisa who was 15. I don't have any idea where we sat and wasn't wise enough to keep the ticket stubs, but I do know that late in the game I led her down into the lower box seats. We were on the third base side in front of section 24. I can tell you that Red Sox security had no idea what was about to happen. We stayed in the aisle and worked our way down to the very front couple of rows.

The moment Rico caught the ball for the final out, I sprang over the fence and ran to the mound. I couldn't say now whether I had that in mind beforehand or if it just happened spontaneously. Whatever the impulse, many others had the same impulse. I found myself out on the field for the first time in my life, and was one of the first 20 or so people to get to Jim Lonborg. I patted him on the back, probably saying something inane like "Good job!" and then saw that there were hundreds of people flooding out from the stands. I got out of there quick, before I was mobbed myself. I met up with my sister back by the third base foul line and saw people running all over the field. I ripped a handful of grass out of the field (sorry about that!) and stuffed it in my pocket - but haven't got the slightest idea what I did with it later. People were tearing up the scoreboard; that didn't seem like a good idea. There were about 20 or so people who were climbing up the screen in back of home plate, up toward the broadcasters in the sling that underhung the roof. That seemed like a REALLY BAD idea. People in the booth were waving at them to get down. It's a wonder the screen didn't give and that a couple of kids didn't get killed.

We were all pretty excited. Even now, I don't ever remember seeing a single policeman or security person. Maybe if we'd stayed longer, we would have. Sooner or later, they must have had to clear the field. We left pretty soon, since I still had to get back to Lexington, get my gear together, and then get back to the bus station for the late bus, which I think left around 11 pm. Then we heard that the Tigers had lost and the Red Sox were in the World Series for sure.

I never saw a '67 Series game, and most of the fans watching in the student union building (I didn't have a TV then) were Cardinals fans. And it didn't work out the way us Bosox fans hoped. But it was still a great, great year - one I was happy to help chronicle while working with Dan Desrochers and the 60-plus members of SABR who created the book we published earlier this year.

Bill Nowlin