@bsox72.bsky.social
Super fan of Redsox and Celtics for over 50 years. Deep love for my kids
Pinned
bsox72.bsky.social
@bsox72.bsky.social
· Feb 14
Tim Wakefield in 1995 was released by the Pirates and picked up by the Redsox. In his first 17 starts he went 14-1, with a 1.65 ERA. Finished the year at 16-8, leading them to a division title. He is 2nd in Sox history in games pitched with 590, pitching out of the bullpen and as a starter. RIP.
Reposted
Jim Rice is given the 1st base bag from Umpire George Maloney after becoming the 1st player in 19 yrs to reach 400 Total Bases in one season on September 29, 1978. 1st base Coach Johnny Pesky is looking on.
February 10, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Jim Rice is given the 1st base bag from Umpire George Maloney after becoming the 1st player in 19 yrs to reach 400 Total Bases in one season on September 29, 1978. 1st base Coach Johnny Pesky is looking on.
Reposted
Rico Petrocelli’s 1969 Milton Bradley Baseball Card. That season Petrocelli hit .297 with 40 HR’s, 97 RBI’s, a .992 OPS, 168 OPS+ and a league leading 10.0 WAR, finishing 7th for MVP. The 40 HR’s at the time was the MLB single season record for a Shortstop.
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Rico Petrocelli’s 1969 Milton Bradley Baseball Card. That season Petrocelli hit .297 with 40 HR’s, 97 RBI’s, a .992 OPS, 168 OPS+ and a league leading 10.0 WAR, finishing 7th for MVP. The 40 HR’s at the time was the MLB single season record for a Shortstop.
Reposted
Happy 36th Birthday to Allen Webster, who the Red Sox acquired from the Dodgers in the Nick Punto trade on August 25, 2012. Webster made 18 Starts for the Red Sox during the 2013 & 14 seasons, going 6-5 with a 6.25 ERA and a -1.4 WAR.
February 10, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Happy 36th Birthday to Allen Webster, who the Red Sox acquired from the Dodgers in the Nick Punto trade on August 25, 2012. Webster made 18 Starts for the Red Sox during the 2013 & 14 seasons, going 6-5 with a 6.25 ERA and a -1.4 WAR.
Reposted
Carl Yastrzemski who made the final out catching Joe Morgan’s pop up with 2 men on in the 9th, rushes to embrace Luis Tiant, who beat the Reds 5-4 in game 4 of the 75 World Series. It was Tiant’s 2nd win of the series, he went 9 Innings, giving up 9 Hits and 4 Runs.
February 10, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Carl Yastrzemski who made the final out catching Joe Morgan’s pop up with 2 men on in the 9th, rushes to embrace Luis Tiant, who beat the Reds 5-4 in game 4 of the 75 World Series. It was Tiant’s 2nd win of the series, he went 9 Innings, giving up 9 Hits and 4 Runs.
Reposted
Deron Johnson’s 1976 Topps Baseball Card. Deron Johnson who had a 17 year MLB career appeared in 29 Games for the Red Sox from 1974-76. He hit .192 with 1 HR and a .533 OPS.
February 10, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Deron Johnson’s 1976 Topps Baseball Card. Deron Johnson who had a 17 year MLB career appeared in 29 Games for the Red Sox from 1974-76. He hit .192 with 1 HR and a .533 OPS.
Reposted
Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia and Mike Lowell look over their 2007 World Series Rings before a game against the Tigers on April 8, 2008. Red Sox players and Coaches were presented their rings during the pre-game ceremonies.
February 10, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia and Mike Lowell look over their 2007 World Series Rings before a game against the Tigers on April 8, 2008. Red Sox players and Coaches were presented their rings during the pre-game ceremonies.
Reposted
Jim Wright‘s 1979 Topps Baseball Card. Wright in 1978 appeared in 24 Games, 16 Starts, going 8-4 with a 3.57 ERA and a 2.3 WAR. The following season he pitched in 11 Games and had a 5.09 ERA. That was the extent of his MLB career.
February 10, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Jim Wright‘s 1979 Topps Baseball Card. Wright in 1978 appeared in 24 Games, 16 Starts, going 8-4 with a 3.57 ERA and a 2.3 WAR. The following season he pitched in 11 Games and had a 5.09 ERA. That was the extent of his MLB career.
Reposted
Happy Heavenly Birthday to Herb Pennock who passed away at the age of 53 in 1948. He pitched for the Red Sox from 1915-22 and again in 1934, going 62-59 with a 3.67 ERA, 8 Saves and a 11.5 WAR. After the 1922 season the Sox traded him to the Yankees where he became a HOF pitcher.
February 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Happy Heavenly Birthday to Herb Pennock who passed away at the age of 53 in 1948. He pitched for the Red Sox from 1915-22 and again in 1934, going 62-59 with a 3.67 ERA, 8 Saves and a 11.5 WAR. After the 1922 season the Sox traded him to the Yankees where he became a HOF pitcher.
Reposted
Fred Lynn at Spring Training in Winter Haven Florida March 1977.
February 10, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Fred Lynn at Spring Training in Winter Haven Florida March 1977.
Reposted
Carl Yastrzemski gets a base hit for his 3,000 career hit during the 8th inning in a game against the Yankees at Fenway Park on September 12, 1979.
February 10, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Carl Yastrzemski gets a base hit for his 3,000 career hit during the 8th inning in a game against the Yankees at Fenway Park on September 12, 1979.
Happy Heavenly Birthday to Herb Pennock who passed away at the age of 53 in 1948. He pitched for the Red Sox from 1915-22 and again in 1934, going 62-59 with a 3.67 ERA, 8 Saves and a 11.5 WAR. After the 1922 season the Sox traded him to the Yankees where he became a HOF pitcher.
February 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Happy Heavenly Birthday to Herb Pennock who passed away at the age of 53 in 1948. He pitched for the Red Sox from 1915-22 and again in 1934, going 62-59 with a 3.67 ERA, 8 Saves and a 11.5 WAR. After the 1922 season the Sox traded him to the Yankees where he became a HOF pitcher.
Happy 36th Birthday to Allen Webster, who the Red Sox acquired from the Dodgers in the Nick Punto trade on August 25, 2012. Webster made 18 Starts for the Red Sox during the 2013 & 14 seasons, going 6-5 with a 6.25 ERA and a -1.4 WAR.
February 10, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Happy 36th Birthday to Allen Webster, who the Red Sox acquired from the Dodgers in the Nick Punto trade on August 25, 2012. Webster made 18 Starts for the Red Sox during the 2013 & 14 seasons, going 6-5 with a 6.25 ERA and a -1.4 WAR.
Jim Wright‘s 1979 Topps Baseball Card. Wright in 1978 appeared in 24 Games, 16 Starts, going 8-4 with a 3.57 ERA and a 2.3 WAR. The following season he pitched in 11 Games and had a 5.09 ERA. That was the extent of his MLB career.
February 10, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Jim Wright‘s 1979 Topps Baseball Card. Wright in 1978 appeared in 24 Games, 16 Starts, going 8-4 with a 3.57 ERA and a 2.3 WAR. The following season he pitched in 11 Games and had a 5.09 ERA. That was the extent of his MLB career.
Deron Johnson’s 1976 Topps Baseball Card. Deron Johnson who had a 17 year MLB career appeared in 29 Games for the Red Sox from 1974-76. He hit .192 with 1 HR and a .533 OPS.
February 10, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Deron Johnson’s 1976 Topps Baseball Card. Deron Johnson who had a 17 year MLB career appeared in 29 Games for the Red Sox from 1974-76. He hit .192 with 1 HR and a .533 OPS.
Rico Petrocelli’s 1969 Milton Bradley Baseball Card. That season Petrocelli hit .297 with 40 HR’s, 97 RBI’s, a .992 OPS, 168 OPS+ and a league leading 10.0 WAR, finishing 7th for MVP. The 40 HR’s at the time was the MLB single season record for a Shortstop.
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Rico Petrocelli’s 1969 Milton Bradley Baseball Card. That season Petrocelli hit .297 with 40 HR’s, 97 RBI’s, a .992 OPS, 168 OPS+ and a league leading 10.0 WAR, finishing 7th for MVP. The 40 HR’s at the time was the MLB single season record for a Shortstop.
Fred Lynn at Spring Training in Winter Haven Florida March 1977.
February 10, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Fred Lynn at Spring Training in Winter Haven Florida March 1977.
Carl Yastrzemski gets a base hit for his 3,000 career hit during the 8th inning in a game against the Yankees at Fenway Park on September 12, 1979.
February 10, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Carl Yastrzemski gets a base hit for his 3,000 career hit during the 8th inning in a game against the Yankees at Fenway Park on September 12, 1979.
Jim Rice is given the 1st base bag from Umpire George Maloney after becoming the 1st player in 19 yrs to reach 400 Total Bases in one season on September 29, 1978. 1st base Coach Johnny Pesky is looking on.
February 10, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Jim Rice is given the 1st base bag from Umpire George Maloney after becoming the 1st player in 19 yrs to reach 400 Total Bases in one season on September 29, 1978. 1st base Coach Johnny Pesky is looking on.
Carl Yastrzemski who made the final out catching Joe Morgan’s pop up with 2 men on in the 9th, rushes to embrace Luis Tiant, who beat the Reds 5-4 in game 4 of the 75 World Series. It was Tiant’s 2nd win of the series, he went 9 Innings, giving up 9 Hits and 4 Runs.
February 10, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Carl Yastrzemski who made the final out catching Joe Morgan’s pop up with 2 men on in the 9th, rushes to embrace Luis Tiant, who beat the Reds 5-4 in game 4 of the 75 World Series. It was Tiant’s 2nd win of the series, he went 9 Innings, giving up 9 Hits and 4 Runs.
Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia and Mike Lowell look over their 2007 World Series Rings before a game against the Tigers on April 8, 2008. Red Sox players and Coaches were presented their rings during the pre-game ceremonies.
February 10, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia and Mike Lowell look over their 2007 World Series Rings before a game against the Tigers on April 8, 2008. Red Sox players and Coaches were presented their rings during the pre-game ceremonies.
Reposted
Happy Heavenly Birthday to Vic Wertz who passed away at the age of 58 in 1983. Wertz had a 17 yr MLB career, spending 1959-61 with the Red Sox. With the Sox he played in 324 Games, hitting .274, with 37 HR’s, 212 RBI’s, a .776 OPS and a 2.2 WAR.
February 9, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Happy Heavenly Birthday to Vic Wertz who passed away at the age of 58 in 1983. Wertz had a 17 yr MLB career, spending 1959-61 with the Red Sox. With the Sox he played in 324 Games, hitting .274, with 37 HR’s, 212 RBI’s, a .776 OPS and a 2.2 WAR.
Reposted
Mike Lowell is congratulated by teammate Julio Lugo after scoring a run in Game 4 of the 2007 World Series against the Rockies. The Sox would win the game 4-3 to sweep the Rockies and Mike Lowell would be named WS MVP.
February 9, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Mike Lowell is congratulated by teammate Julio Lugo after scoring a run in Game 4 of the 2007 World Series against the Rockies. The Sox would win the game 4-3 to sweep the Rockies and Mike Lowell would be named WS MVP.
Reposted
Reggie Cleveland’s 1976 Topps Baseball Card. That season Cleveland appeared in 41 Games, 14 Starts for the Red Sox, going 10-9 with a 3.07 ERA, 2 Saves and a 2.6 WAR.
February 9, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Reggie Cleveland’s 1976 Topps Baseball Card. That season Cleveland appeared in 41 Games, 14 Starts for the Red Sox, going 10-9 with a 3.07 ERA, 2 Saves and a 2.6 WAR.
Reposted
Mike Greenwell poses in front of his locker with a couple of toy gators before a game at Fenway Park, circa 1990.
February 9, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Mike Greenwell poses in front of his locker with a couple of toy gators before a game at Fenway Park, circa 1990.
Reposted
New Red Sox Closer shakes hands with Trainer Jim Rowe as he reports to his 1st Red Sox Spring Training at Fort Myers FL on February 17, 2004. Foulke would go on to record 32 Saves during the regular season and 3 more during the Postseason.
February 9, 2026 at 4:16 AM
New Red Sox Closer shakes hands with Trainer Jim Rowe as he reports to his 1st Red Sox Spring Training at Fort Myers FL on February 17, 2004. Foulke would go on to record 32 Saves during the regular season and 3 more during the Postseason.