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Fenway at 100

The Sounds of Fenway


FENWAY AT 100: MORE STORIES
By Ibby Caputo
The crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd, the love it/hate it chorus of "Sweet Caroline": the experience of a Sox home game is as much aural as visual. We meet the people who make the musical magic happen.
Red Sox

Pedro Martinez: The Man, the Myth, the Interview


WATCH GREATER BOSTON
Newly honored by the New England Sports Museum, the former Red Sox pitcher talked with Emily Rooney about Boston, his career and what it's like to be immortalized in art.
FENWAY FRIDAYS

Video: The ZOOMers Sing at Fenway


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By Cristina Quinn & Elizabeth Deane
On Kid Nation Day, we go back to 1999 when the cast of the popular WGBH kids program got the chance to perform the national anthem on the field. Watch their performance and find out where some of them are now.
FENWAY FRIDAYS

From The WGBH Vault: Jean Shepherd at Fenway Park


WATCH ON OPEN VAULT
By Elizabeth Deane
Jean Shepherd, New York radio icon and a diehard Chicago White Sox fan, offers up a bittersweet song of praise for Boston’s great ballpark.
Fenway at 100

Remembering Carl Beane


ON THE EMILY ROONEY SHOW
KICKING OFF WGBH'S FENWAY FRIDAYS
By Annie Shreffler
Known to Boston sports fans as the Voice of Fenway, Red Sox announcer Carl Beane died this month at 59. We remember him with a few of his appearances on WGBH.
Fenway at 100

The Poet of Fenway


WGBH: FENWAY AT 100
By WGBH News
His luve's like a green, green monster ... Dick Flavin, the official poet laureate of Fenway Park, talks about the creative inspiration he finds in baseball and reads his special centennial verse.
FENWAY FRIDAYS

The Day I Rooted for the Red Sox


WGBH: FENWAY AT 100
By Danielle Dreilinger
Danielle Dreilinger, author and web producer for WGBH.org, shares her memory of conversion from New York-bred Yankees fan to a die-hard member of the Red Sox Nation, and the effect it's had on her loved ones.
FENWAY CENTENNIAL

The Voice of Fenway: Carl Beane


By Bob Seay
As our beloved ballpark prepares to mark its 100th, we're launching a special series: Fenway Fridays. For this installment, the "voice of Fenway" joins Bob Seay to maybe give some insider info about the April 20 celebration.
Red Sox

Red Sox Season Opens Under a Cloud


By Danielle Dreilinger
One year ago, everyone forecast a banner year for the Sox. Now, everyone's gloomy. But perhaps the pendulum of public opinion's swung too far?
Red Sox

The New Sox Season


By Edgar B. Herwick III
Every year, hope and baseball both spring anew. As spring training gets underway, Sox president/CEO Larry Lucchino talks about new skipper Bobby Valentine, Jason Varitek's future and being an underdog.
Red Sox

LOUUUUUUKing Forward To The Red Sox Season


By Frannie Carr
Remember that other sport? With only a month to go before spring training starts, veteran infielder Kevin Youkilis reflects on the team's new manager and prospects for 2012.
Red Sox

Former Batboy Talks About Alleged Abuse In Sox Clubhouse


MORE GREATER BOSTON
By Toni Waterman
Another man has joined the list of Red Sox attendants who say they were molested by deceased club manager Donald Fitzpatrick.
Red Sox

Baseball Insiders <3 New Sox Manager


N.Y. SNEERS AT SOX CHOICE
EMILY ROONEY SHOW: BOBBY V.
Bobby Valentine is coming to town, and Red Sox fans will have to get used to a manager with a louder personality than they're used to. Analysts are looking forward to it.
Red Sox

N.Y. Fans Sneer At Sox Hire


By Danielle Dreilinger
Bobby Valentine, new Red Sox general manager: Good news for Boston fans? Judging by the chatter near Yankee Stadium... maybe not.
Red Sox

The Valentine Era Dawns For Sox


AT NOON: "EMILY ROONEY" ON BOBBY V.
By The Associated Press
Will he bring the beleaguered team to victory? "The Emily Rooney Show" talks about new manager Bobby Valentine at noon in advance of tonight's press conference.
Red Sox

Lasorda on Bobby Valentine: 'He's Got It'


MANAGER EPSTEIN LEAVES SOX
By The Associated Press
Tommy Lasorda has told the AP that the Boston Red Sox have picked Bobby Valentine to be their next manager.
SPORTS

Papelbon To Leave The Sox


EMILY ROONEY SHOW: THEO DEPARTS
By The Associated Press
He's shipping off from Boston: A source says Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon has agreed on a four-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.
LOCAL SPORTS

No 'I' In Team — But Plenty In Epstein's Farewell


MORE EMILY ROONEY SHOW
By WGBH News
Does grammar tell the tale of former Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein’s self-interest? WGBH commentator Bob Lobel says yes as Ben Cherington takes over with the Sox.
The Emily Rooney Show

The Knuckler: Tim Wakefield Shares His Story


LISTEN
Hitting the knuckleball has been described as trying to “eat Jell-O with chopsticks.” We talk with Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield, co-author of the new book Knuckler: My Life With Baseball’s Most Confounding Pitch, about the unpredictability of the pitch.
Sports

Best Sports Moments Of 2010


MORE BEST OF 2010
Despite the lack of a championship in 2010, it's truly is a golden era for Boston sports fans. Steve Safran and Bob Lobel share a few of the most memorable sports moments of the year.
Ken Burns

Believe Again! Ken Burns revisits Baseball


WATCH A PREVIEW

Thousands of bats, three home run records, and one "curse" have been broken since Ken Burns made his landmark 1994 PBS series Baseball. Now, Burns updates the series with The Tenth Inning. Watch the curse reserve and believe in a band of idiots all over again.

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