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the oldest baseball stadium. You probably know the aforementioned. But here are a few more facts that are not common knowledge. Let's dig deeper into the world of Red Sox. Number Seven: Rat in the Wall You probably remember the famous photograph of Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk signaling his home run ball fair in the sixth game in 1975 World Series. It was one of the most notable shots in Baseball's history. Did you know that the story behind the unique shot is an interesting part of the baseball folklore

The longest sports drought in history was finally put to bed after 108 years the Chicago Cubs have reached mountaintop as World Series champions. They did it in style coming back from a 3-1 deficit and being part of the most-watched baseball game and 25 years. It's one of those sporting event you are going to remember exactly where you were when the Cubs broke the curse. Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer, and Joe Madden will probably have children named after them because they were able to band together

On “September 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland”, starting World War II. Two years later on December 7th, “Japanese planes and submarines [attacked] the American fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor,” killing 3,457 people and launching America out of neutrality and into the second world war. In the following days many young americans rushed to enlist in the war effort, one of them being 22 year old all-star Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller. With his enlisting in the Navy, Feller marked the beginning of

level for decades. That said, a recent change in the rules has stirred a bit of controversy among managers, players and fans. As is often the case with rule alterations, the change seemed to stem from a play in Game 2 of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets last season. Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley aggressively slid into second base in an attempt to break up a double play. In doing so, Utley slid to the outfield side of second base and collided

Lou Gehrig was born on June 19th, 1903 in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan New York.His parents Heinrich and Christina Gehrig, were german immigrants who moved to the United States before Lou was born. Lou was the only one of his four siblings to survive infancy. He grew up around poverty, his father struggled to stay sober and keeping a job while his mother wanted to create a better life for her family brought it upon herself to work constantly cleaning houses and cooking meals for wealthy

setting the single season record for homeruns, the MLB established the steroid and performance enhancing drugs bans. Barry Bonds was one of the athletes under investigation. Barry Bonds’ Steroid Scandal was a huge shock to the sport of baseball and the world of sports. Barry

Babe Ruth was the 20th century greatest baseball player in the world. Babe Ruth played for 2 teams and became a coach in his life. Babe Ruth was a professional baseball player. Babe Ruth got kicked out of the New York Yankees .Babe Ruth exceeded rookie limits in 1915 Babe Ruth left a mark on St. Pete spring training history. A Babe Ruth contract fetches 1.02 million at an auction Babe Ruth was the most sought and valuable baseball player. Babe Ruth was kicked out of the New York Yankees. Did you

into Marriage from being Baseball’s Famous Bachelor For two decades, Derek Jeter was Major League’s Baseball’s most famous bachelor. The New York Yankee player earned the nicknames “Captain Clutch” and “Mr. November Man.” He won his team five World Title series and was rewarded with millions of dollars, All-star games, and an enormous popularity with the ladies. Aside from being one of the biggest names in sports, Jeter has never been associated with any major controversies or scandals. During the

Competition is what makes sports and entertainment worthwhile. When two of professional baseballs best players such as Mike Trout and Bryce Harper compete to be number one, it is something that no one should miss. There are many ways in which Bryce and Mike can be similar and different. Mike Trout and Bryce Harper are both talented young players that can both prove themselves in the near future, if they continue to perform this way, they can have great futures. First off it all comes down

“‘I’m not perfect. Nobody’s perfect. But I love baseball and I love to play hard.’ Adrian Beltre.” In the spring of 1998 at the age of 19 Adrian Beltre made his debut in Major League Baseball (MLB). When he was growing up baseball wasn’t even his main focus it was pushed onto the backburner, the sports that were his main focus were tennis and basketball. That has not stopped him though because he is the 31st MLB player to hit the 3,000 hit club and he is the first player from the Dominican Republic