As Supers start tomorrow let’s not forget where the “Tarps Off” movement started! On top of a garage off of Tway Way next to Jim Patterson Stadium! 😜🐔⚾️ #GoCards#TarpsOff#garageparty@SFAClubBsbl
Red Sox legends all throw out the first pitch!
Jon Lester, Johnny Damon, and Mike Timlin were inducted into the Red Sox HOF, and Bill Mueller's game-winning 2-run home run on July 24, 2004, was selected as the "Memorable Red Sox Moment." 🙌
Boston, we will miss you.
Gracias for making us part of you. #RedSoxNation, you are the ❤️ of that team, keep believing, you really care and that’s what pushes everyone in the @RedSox to give it all day in and day out.
With respect and love
AC
"Ted Williams was debating whether to play in the "Jimmy Fund Game" in Boston, at Fenway in 1972.
Wiilliams wasn't sure until Mr. Yawkey asked him personally to play, so he did.
Ted came into the dugout looking for a bat for batting practice.
He was in the zone now, not like the rest of us.
I used a W183 bat, I had no idea what it stood for, but he picked out that bat, and I later found out the W stood for Williams!
Ted grabbed the bat and said:
'Now this is a damn good bat.'
Then he went looking for pine tar and screamed out:
'There's too much f****** oil in this pine tar, no wonder you guys can't f****** hit.'
So Ted walked to the plate, and Lee Stange was throwing.
Ted screamed at him:
'Now throw the ball hard, don't be throwing any shit up here.'
He took the first pitch.
Ted Williams always took the first pitch.
I looked at a teammate and said"
'I hope he swings and misses 20 times.'
Ted took 15 swings, and hit every one on the sweet spot.
He hit every one hard.
I looked at Nellie Fox after the round and said:
'Nellie, that was pretty impressive….
The guy hasn't picked up a bat in five years and he hit every ball hard'.
Nellie Fox just looked at me and said:
'Ted`s been hitting in the cage for six weeks, just in case he decided to play today.
You didn't really think Ted Williams would go out there and embarrass himself?"
Tom Grieve's experience with Ted Williams.
Happy New Year to all the beautiful people on Baseball Twitter. I can’t wait to get into the nerdiest arguments with you over the next 7 months. I look forward to celebrating my team’s wins, reveling in my haters’ losses, gossiping about all the drama, and watching ding dongs.
Clayton Kershaw has confirmed that he will be removed from the Team USA roster after their win vs Canada, meaning his professional baseball career is officially over
Thank you for everything, Kersh 💙
Jack Lausch was QB1 at Northwestern before dropping football to focus on baseball.
He has now played college football in an MLB stadium (Wrigley Field) and baseball in an NFL stadium (U.S. Bank).
(via @adub_sports)