Boston Red Sox

Fighting Hellfish wrote:

Tampa Bay record since you declared them dead---2-0

Sit tight. Its coming.

Yawkey was a racist and a drunk, but unfortunately he wasn't that different than the people of his time in Boston. People obviously care more to think about his love for the team and how he put his money where his mout was. In the end his problems kept the Sox from being the Champions he wanted them to be. I am sure I have read of good deeds he did, even those don't absolve him of his predjudice, it is not always right to paint a man from one perspective alone.

jimed14 wrote:

I'm sure he had a hand in the Red Sox partnership with the Jimmy Fund.

I don't recall him ever being classified as cheap ... the Sox spent money on players ... so, there's that.

Yawkey definitely did some good stuff (Jimmy Fund included), but his memorialization by the Sox without really saying too much publicly (they are the only organization in baseball with a diversity department, the only one to annually recognized Jackie Robinson outside of J.R. Day, and even give out college scholarships to primarily minorities behind the scenes) still provides an obvious barrier to change.

I'm actually going to work this into my class this fall by having my students go to a McDonald's in downtown B-more. It'll be the first time many of my white students (98% of my class) are an obvious minority in a social situation, and I want them to come up with a plan to try to get more "white" people to go to that particular McDonald's. Like would they have a "Caucasian Day" similar to the way MLB teams do Latino or Ladies Nights? Would they be more compelled to go to that McDonald's if they ran a night like that? Maybe then they'd have to see that a welcoming atmosphere is more critical than any lip service paid through gender/sexuality/ethnic specific "days". The Red Sox are working on this, but still it's clearly not there yet.

P.S. Yawkey went back and forth between free wheeling and cheap. From 33-49 he spent, then when they lost to the Yankees, he withdrew and wanted to maybe even move the Sox until 1967. Then he and his wife spent again, but, by then the atmosphere was set (except 67-78) that Boston was a white place to play. Black players even had it in their contract that they could not be traded to the Sox. Mo Vaughn changed that a little, but my guess is that Pedro Martinez will prove to be the most important player in recent Red Sox history. Ok back to my dissy intro...it's getting there!

g under p wrote:

Red Sox on a roll.

Peace

without Ortiz ... Manny not in the lineup today ... Drew is white hot ... Ellsbury is up to 33 stolen bases on the year (I bet Tito puts him on the All Star team) ... wow ...

Lots of Sox fans in Philly tonight and I saw a couple wearing PJ shirts. I guess they're getting an early start on the camden shows.

Lester looked great tonight and totally had Howard baffled and the crowd was cheering when Paps struck out the side in the 9th.

Good win for the Sox and it was crazy seeing them steal 6 bases tonight.

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

love it, well the part about lester. i got him in fantasy baseball.

Btw, Phils fans are weak. They fled after the 8th when Utley struck out. For the 9th the Red Sox fans were the majority and were going nuts after Paps struck out the side. That should never ever happen on the road at a first place team's stadium.

Matsuzaka is back baby and ready to start on Saturday against the Cards!

Schilling to have shoulder surgery
Red Sox right-hander will miss season; future in doubt, too



BOSTON -- Red Sox right-hander Curt Schilling announced in a radio interview on Friday morning that he will have shoulder surgery on Monday, and thus, won't have a 2008 season.
In fact, the 216-game winner -- who helped the Diamondbacks win the World Series in 2001 before playing a key role in title runs by the Red Sox in 2004 and 2007 -- might very well never throw another pitch.

"There's a pretty decent chance that I've thrown my last pitch, forever," Schilling told WEEI-850 AM in Boston. "I'm going in to make it not hurt anymore, which is pretty much all I care about."

However, Schilling did leave open the possibility of pitching again in 2009 or beyond if he can make a strong-enough recovery after surgery. He can be a free agent after this season.

"I don't want it to end this way, but if this is the way it has to end, I'm OK with that," said Schilling.

Schilling first experienced pain in his right shoulder and biceps area over the winter, when he was trying to start his normal throwing program. The injury was revealed about a week before Spring Training and Schilling had spent months trying to rehab the injury.

He seemed to be making progress over the past few weeks, throwing his first side session on June 3. He was able to throw from the bullpen three more times after that, culminating with a disappointing session on June 13 in which Schilling started to get an idea that he had experienced a setback.

The Red Sox and Schilling mulled over the situation for a few days before deciding the next step. Schilling was examined by Red Sox medical director Thomas Gill on Wednesday before deciding on surgery.

The Red Sox haven't commented on Schilling's condition yet, but will likely do so in the hours leading up to Friday night's game against the Mariners.

If Schilling never pitches again, his last start will wind up being Game 2 of the 2007 World Series, when he led the Red Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Rockies.

Schilling joined the Red Sox in 2004, vowing to help the club end an 86-year championship drought. He did just that, becoming a legend during that postseason by pitching with his right ankle tendon literally sutured into place. With the now famous "bloody sock," Schilling won Game 6 of the American League Championship Series against the Yankees and Game 2 of the World Series against the Cardinals.


Sad to see the Schill go out like this!!

Go Cards!


/ducks!

3 & half back and there's new competition in the East.

Peace