The feat of the repeat
March 31, 2008
Over the past 31 Major League Baseball seasons, only three teams have managed to repeat the following year as World Series champions (the 1977-78 New York Yankees, 1992-93 Toronto Blue Jays, and the 1998-2001 Yankees, who won a trio of titles). No team since the 2000-01 Yankees has even managed to m…
‘Sweet’ Sweet 16
March 31, 2008
It seems Davidson College has adapted Sweet Caroline as its theme song during its surprising run to the NCAA Sweet 16. Apparently the Oakland As have too since it boomed over the loudspeakers at the Tokyo Dome this past week, when the “home team” As hosted the Red Sox in the first two ga…
Fits the Bill
March 31, 2008
Morley Safer’s “60 Minutes” profile on Bill James finally airs this Sunday evening at 7 (inevitably due to be delayed due to the NCAA tournament games - adjust your DVR). Here’s a quick preview from the web site, as well as Safer’s “notebook” with further insight into James and his baseball beliefs….
For Pete’s sake
March 31, 2008
Ready for a 21-20 exhibition score?
Saturday night promises to be a home run haven for the Red Sox and Dodgers at the Los Angeles Coliseum, where a record crowd is expected to attend the charitable exhibition game. Most enticing for the hitters will of course be the short left field, just 201 fee…
Pinball wizards
March 31, 2008
It’s difficult to imagine that the Red Sox could find themselves in a land more foreign than the one they just vacated, but that will be the reality Saturday night when they (or perhaps a minor league lineup wearing Sox uniforms) take on the Dodgers in a Charles Steinberg circus production at the fa…
Bus stop
March 31, 2008
Im not sure I get the part that explains why exactly if the Dodgers were expecting 115,000 fans to show up for Saturday nights exhibition at the Los Angeles Coliseum, they figured only 5,000 would take advantage of the free shuttle service from Chavez Ravine.
As it turned out, the 40 buses on …
Bus stop
March 31, 2008
Im not sure I get the part that explains why exactly if the Dodgers were expecting 115,000 fans to show up for Saturday nights exhibition at the Los Angeles Coliseum, they figured only 5,000 would take advantage of the free shuttle service from Chavez Ravine.
As it turned out, the 40 buses on …
Bus stop
March 31, 2008
Im not sure I get the part that explains why exactly if the Dodgers were expecting 115,000 fans to show up for Saturday nights exhibition at the Los Angeles Coliseum, they figured only 5,000 would take advantage of the free shuttle service from Chavez Ravine.
As it turned out, the 40 buses on …
Police searching for suspects in Somerville shooting
March 26, 2008
By Daniel Peleschuk, Globe Correspondent
Somerville police are investigating a shooting outside a residence there this evening.
Captain Paul Upton, a police spokesman, said someone was shot outside 21 Sewell St. just before 6:15 p.m.
The victim was taken to an area hospital, but the victim’…
Transcript of the call from Cohenno Inc. to Stoughton Police
March 26, 2008
By Globe Staff
Here is a transcript of the call someone made at about 5:11 p.m. Tuesday from Cohenno Inc. to Stoughton Police, warning that the freight car had gotten loose. The audio was provided by the MBTA.
Dispatcher: 911, this call is being recorded. State your emergency.Caller: This is C…