For Sox Mental Skills Coordinator Adan Severino, Looking Away is Not An OptionIt happened at a high school game in Iowa in early July. A junior center-fielder by the name of Jeremiah Chapman, the only…Jan 29, 2021Jan 29, 2021
Never before told: Jonny Gomes, inserted into lineup after players protested, hit game-winning…AUTHOR JOAN RYAN REVEALS TALE IN NEW BOOK, “INTANGIBLES: UNLOCKING THE SCIENCE AND SOUL OF TEAM CHEMISTRY”Oct 12, 20201Oct 12, 20201
WHAT I AM READING: THE BIG CHAIRI have known Ned Colletti since he was a sportswriter covering hockey in Philadelphia, 40 years ago. He has been a media relations…Apr 6, 2020Apr 6, 2020
WHAT I AM READING: THIS OLD MANI have had the exquisite privilege of sharing a few pressboxes with Roger Angell, the great essayist and fiction editor for the New Yorker…Apr 5, 2020Apr 5, 2020
WHAT I AM READING: SEPTEMBER, 1918Two years ago, this book by long-time journalist, TV anchor and Google executive Skip Desjardin came to my attention,. “1918” has always…Apr 4, 2020Apr 4, 2020
WHAT AM I READING? LET ME SHARE A FEW WORDSI want to share with you snippets from some of the books I have. Some are newly published. Some I’ve had for a long time. Most will have…Apr 3, 2020Apr 3, 2020
A SOX COLLECTION IN CARDS: RICH GARCES, EL GUAPOMiddle relievers are not cut out to be cult figures, but Rich Garces broke that mold. The nickname had a lot to do with it: El Guapo (“The…Apr 3, 2020Apr 3, 2020
A SOX COLLECTION IN CARDS: LEADING OFF, VERN STEPHENSRed Sox curator Sarah Coffin, with assistance from such notable interns as Nate Lucchino and Rachel Kirby, has digitized thousands of…Apr 2, 2020Apr 2, 2020
Wally the Green Monster and the Steal of the CenturyBang! The bobbleheads on Wally’s shelf rattled. Water splashed out of the fishbowl in which Wally kept his goldfish, Yummy. And the…Jul 18, 2019Jul 18, 2019
