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Don't Forget to Rub Your Kangaroo Testicles

By Tom FornelliFeb 26th 2008 – 2:26PM

Baseball players have always been a very superstitious bunch. Whether it's simple things like Wade Boggs eating fried chicken before every game, Turk Wendell jumping over the baselines, or a refusal to change a jock strap during a win streak: baseball players look for anything that might bring them good luck.This however,...

The Devil Rays Know How to Party

By PostmanRNov 5th 2007 – 8:18PM

As we've mentioned previously here, the Devil Rays are the Devil Rays no longer. They have absconded the evil-doing front end of their name and are now quite simply, the Rays. But if you thought they were just going to make the switch with little to no fanfare, think again.It's going to be a par-tay.The team is going big...

Ichiro Ties American League Record for Consecutive 200-Hit Seasons

By PostmanRSep 3rd 2007 – 4:44PM

The summer of records keeps plowing right along. This certainly isn't as jaw-dropping as Barry Bonds' new home run mark or Roger Clemens' 350 games won, ( or is it?) but just a bit ago, Ichiro Suzuki homered off Clemens -- oddly enough -- giving him 200 hits on the season.That ties Suzuki with Wade Boggs for the American...

Joe Mauer: Lead-Off Hitter?

By Tom FornelliAug 19th 2007 – 2:05PM

Obviously during the course of a baseball season, you have to try new things. It's even more important to change things up when your original plan isn't working. As a result you end up with some wild and crazy ideas, like the one the St. Cloud Times columnist Mick Hatten has for Ron Gardenhire.Why not bat Joe Mauer...

Who Has Former Rockies Slugger Todd Helton Become?

By Larry BrownMay 14th 2007 – 5:52PM

There was a time when Todd Helton's power numbers could make Rockie fans forget who their original first baseman was. There was a time when Todd Helton was a 40-home run hitter, nearly reviving the Blake Street Bombers. There was a time when 30 home runs was the least Todd Helton would produce. Now, not so much. As Purple...

WadeBoggs News From the Web

  • 05/19/12 Ed Burns, Wade Boggs And A Fishing Tournament In New... Source: Forbes Brooklyn-born Captain Frank Crescitelli , master of the New York City Harbor light tackle and flyfishing scene, simultaneously plays the role of Savior and Apostle Paul to his home waters.
  • 05/11/12 HOFers not taking Field of Dreams Game lightly Source: MLB Don't tell the participants in Saturday's Pepsi MAX Field of Dreams Game that it's an exhibition.
  • 05/11/12 Boggs: I'm no racist Source: New York Post - New York NY Wade Boggs lashed out yesterday at former Red Sox teammate Dennis "Oil Can Boyd, calling him a "delusional drug addict after Boyd accused Boggs of being a bigot who used racial epithets in the clubhouse on a daily basis.
  • 05/10/12 How Middlebrooks Compares to Wade Boggs as a Rookie Source: WBZ NewsRadio 1030 - Boston MA It took the injury of Red Sox third baseman Carney Lansford in 1982 for a young Wade Boggs to get his chance to play in the big leagues.
  • 05/10/12 Boston Red Sox: How Will Middlebrooks Compares to Wade... Source: Bleacher Report It took the injury of Red Sox third baseman Carney Lansford in 1982 for a young Wade Boggs to get his chance to play in the big leagues.

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