Titanic Shipwreck in Boston

On the 100th anniversary weekend of Fenway Park which coincides with the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the Red Sox have a disaster of their own.  With VIPs in attendance to celebrate the centennial of the park's first game, the Yankees took an early 3-0 lead to quell the excitement and never looked back.  After the 6-2 loss on Friday, the weekend turned worse for the Sox.  Saturday, Boston would enjoy their only highlight of the weekend by jumping off to a 9-0 lead on the hated bums from the bronx.  The Yankees then scored 15 unanswered to crush the spirits of the Fenway faithful who responded with boos for new manager Bobby Valentine.  The good news was that Sunday's game was cancelled due to rain, perhaps avoiding an ugly scene in Boston.

This 4-10 start may be the signal of an end of an era.  With the departure of Theo Epstein and Terry Francona, the Sox amazing streak through most of the 2000s may have officially came to an end.  While the end of last season raise concerns, I think the ship's captain may have abandoned ship rather than trying to save her or at least prolong her life.  I have no reason (yet) to not support Valentine but the previous regime deserved a better fate than they received.

The Sox head out of town this week to visit the Twins and the White Sox.  Hopefully their departure will allow them to escape the negative atmosphere in the city and refocus on the season.  It is early and there is still a lot of baseball to be played.  Go SOX!

Reds Ready to Take the NL Central

With the exporting of Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder, Joey Votto, Brandon Phillips, Jay Bruce and Company look to take the NL Central this season.  April can't get here fast enough for OhioMLBfans!  The Reds make their way south for camp which opens February 19th for pitchers and 24th for the rest of the squad.  Get the rundown at Reds on MLB.com

Papi,Sox Agree to 1-year Deal

The Red Sox have come to terms with David 'Big Papi' Ortiz on a one-year deal for $14.575 million.  This agreement comes on the heels of Spring Training opening camp and allows Papi to focus on the season.  For more see Big Papi at mlb.com

A Brief History of the Single Season Homerun Record

 

 Source:  http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/ss_home_run/ruth_60th_photo.htm

The National Baseball Hall of Fame website has a great timeline of the single season homerun record.  Starting with just 5 HRs by George Hall in 1876 to the current (and disputed) 73 by B.B. whom I refuse to name or give credit.  It's a great story that you can read in 5 minutes.  It's worth the read.
http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/ss_home_run/index.htm