Hollywood ending Aug 1, 2008
There one finds vestiges of Bay's father's obsession, posters of Jim Rice and Carl Yastrzemski, odes to two of the best Boston has produced. "I could almost see him smiling through the phone," Bay said yesterday by telephone from Pittsburgh of telling his father, David, about the trade that made him a Red Sox. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Sox to host 'Futures at Fenway' twin bill Aug 1, 2008
"The first day, you get out here as a visiting player, or when these kids first get out here, they'll say to themselves, 'This is where Ted Williams played. This is where Jim Rice, Carl Yastrzemski and Carlton Fisk stood in this box. And Babe Ruth played here.' So, you have all these memories that just flush through your system, and it can be overwhelming. I think the week or two after the game, that's when it'll sink in.". "The best reaction I saw when I was here two years ago wasn't associated... (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Local resident looks to take Red Sox love to next level Jul 30, 2008
LeBon spent his childhood rooting for Carl Yastrzemski, although he said the greatest player in Boston s history was Ted Williams, who was before LeBon s time. In 1967, I was in junior high, the year they went to the World Series and he won the Triple Crown, LeBon said. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Whiteside honored by Hall of Fame Jul 28, 2008
Among the 64 living Hall of Famers who did not attend for various reasons were Nolan Ryan, Carl Yastrzemski, Stan Musial, Rod Carew, Robin Yount, and George Kell. Johnny Bench provided some comic relief, impersonating the late Harry Caray leading the crowd in a rendition of "Take Me Out To The Ball Game". (Boston Globe)
Inquiring and acquiring Jul 27, 2008
The biggest no-show at both the All-Star celebration and Cooperstown, where 54 living Hall of Famers gathered - Carl Yastrzemski. Split personalitiesIn this era of specialization, there likely won't be another player-manager in the game after Pete Rose and Frank Robinson. (Boston Globe)
Mets trying to get Beltran rolling Jul 27, 2008
Delgado passed Carl Yastrzemski for 32nd on the Major League's all-time home run list with shots in the third and sixth innings Saturday. He now has 453 home runs on his career, nine behind Jose Canseco for 31st all-time. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Nack: Gossage wanted to blow 'em all away Jul 27, 2008
And to the plate walked Carl Yastrzemski, another future Hall of Famer and one of the game's best players with a game, or a season, in the balance. So it was Goose against Yaz for all the cheese. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Williams' ways were basis for 0000284Ahis managerial success Jul 23, 2008
The highlight of the '67 Red Sox season was Carl Yastrzemski winning the Triple Crown, the last time a player has done so in the Major Leagues. Williams, who would later manage such Hall of Famers as Reggie Jackson, Jim "Catfish" Hunter, Rollie Fingers, Nolan Ryan, Gary Carter, Tony Gwynn and Goose Gossage, called Yaz's feat in '67 the greatest single season he ever saw a player have. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
So-longtoa realbaseball gentleman Jul 22, 2008
The late-'60s was a time when players like Carl Yastrzemski, Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, Brooks Robinson and Bob Gibson reigned. But Murcer caught my attention for two reasons. (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)
N.C.'s greatest athletes by number Jul 21, 2008
You won't find Carl Yastrzemski or any other great baseball player who made a minor league stop in North Carolina. There are simply too many of them -- and too many missing records. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Baseball (16) Jul 17, 2008
1970 Carl Yastrzemski, Boston, AL. 1969 Willie McCovey, San Francisco, NL. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Sheets, Lee named All-Star starters Jul 15, 2008
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Team identity Jul 13, 2008
Boston Red Sox: LF-1B Carl Yastrzemski, 1961-83. A Hall of Famer with 3,419 hits and 452 home runs, "Yaz" was the last player to win the Triple Crown in 1967, the year of Boston's "Impossible Dream" AL pennant. (USA Today -- Sports)
Snubbed Stars Jul 7, 2008
Berkman is in position to make a strong run at the Triple Crown, a feat that hasn't been accomplished since Boston's Carl Yastrzemski did it in 1967. The Cubs' threatened a couple of years ago, and if Berkman can take his quest into September, how cool would that be. (CBS News)
For Mussina, no time to get sentimental Jul 7, 2008
Carl Yastrzemski, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Cal Ripken Jr., and on and on were added to All-Star teams toward the end of their careers. While Mussina isn't in that category of players (his Hall of Fame credentials remain borderline), he was this year's version of that guy. (Boston Globe)
Summer of '68 seems like it was a million dollars ago Jul 7, 2008
Boston's Carl Yastrzemski won the American League batting title with a. 301 average. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Stottlemyre offers hitting expertise Jun 26, 2008
Mel Stottlemyre hit seven homers with 57 RBIs during his 360-game Major League career. Reed tracks one down. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Tenderized Goose Jun 20, 2008
Goose yielded a pair of runs in the eighth, the Yankees' lead narrowed to 5-4, and after putting runners on the corners with two outs in the ninth, Goose had to face the great Carl Yastrzemski. "I went to bed the night before going, 'I know I'm going to be facing Yaz' for the final out, and that's how it happened," Goose said. (Albany Times Union)
Yankee Stadium will be missed Jun 19, 2008
We would always go to a Red Sox game because I was in love with Carl Yastrzemski Memories I have of sitting near the Yankee dugout are of Mickey Mantle, Joe Pepitone, Roger Maris, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford The memory I have of Carl Yastrzemski is him sitting outside the Red Sox dugout and seeing his huge bicep. I would say, Please, look this way. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Baseball... Then and Now: Gold Standards Jun 17, 2008
Nonetheless, you might get an argument on this one should you ask Fred McGriff, Lou Gehrig (theoretically, of course), Stan Musial, Willie Stargell (again, theoretically), Dave Winfield, Jose Canseco and Carl Yastrzemski what they think. Or, ask Sheffield should, by chance, his body give out on him before he gets to 500. (Philadelphia, TheInsiders.com)
For all those classy guys Jun 16, 2008
Carl Yastrzemski was the Red Sox star, and we were all Yaz nuts, begging our mothers to buy Yaz bread. For Ricky to express such devotion to a guy who didn't even play for the Red Sox was, I now realize, pretty brave. (Boston Globe)
C's get some home cooking Jun 13, 2008
On hand for a preview tour of "Baseball As America," the traveling Cooperstown exhibit that opens to the public Sunday, were Red Sox legends Wade Boggs, Dennis Eckersley, Carlton Fisk, Bobby Doerr, and Carl Yastrzemski, along with Baltimore Orioles great Eddie Murray and ESPN's Peter Gammons (also in the crowd: former Sox first baseman Mickey Vernon). Gammons invoked the late Tip O'Neill's maxim that "greatness is not accidental" in praising Fisk's grit, Eck's sense of accountability, Boggs's... (Boston Globe)
Boston last stop for Hall of Fame exhibit Jun 13, 2008
" Joining Boggs and Fisk were four others also enshrined in the Hall, including Carl Yastrzemski, Bobby Doerr, Dennis Eckersley and Eddie Murray, as well as writer Peter Gammons, who is enshrined in the baseball writer's wing. On Thursday, at a private screening, Gammons related his own Hall of Fame experience in 2005 -- the day he was awarded the J.G. Taylor Spink Award. He was sitting between Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson hours before delivering his acceptance speech. "They were giving a... (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Scout.com Triple Crown QB Nominees Jun 12, 2008
The last Triple Crown winner in baseball was in 1967 when outfielder Carl Yastrzemski won the prestigious distinction. A few players have come close to winning the Triple Crown, but in a 162-game season - a season full of ups and downs it s hard to imagine a player who can be perfect in the three statistical categories (batting average, home runs and RBI s) that are measured. (CowboyUpdate.com)
Pierce heads home with chance to KO Lakers Jun 10, 2008
It comes from me growing up in Boston and seeing Carl Yastrzemski. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
John DonovanINSIDE BASEBALL Jun 8, 2008
382, second in the NL), home runs (17, third) and RBI (48, third), has also resurrected the possibility of someone becoming baseball's first Triple Crown winner since Boston's Carl Yastrzemski 1967. "I don't think he realizes how good he is," whispers his manager, Cecil Cooper. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Commentary: Which crown is tougher to win? Jun 7, 2008
This feat hasn t happened since 1967 when Boston Red Sox left fielder Carl Yastrzemski hit. 326, 44 homers and drove in 121 runs. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
New on DVD: Two great baseball franchises in action Jun 7, 2008
Back story: The BoSox set spans from 1967's pennant drive (Carl Yastrzemski hits his 44th home run) to those four consecutive homers against the Yankees on April 22, 2007. The Mets set complementing next week's release of Shea Goodbye: 45 Years of Amazin' (2008, MLB/Genius, unrated, $25) spans from Tom Seaver's Game 4 World Series win in '69 against the Orioles to the 2006 win over the Yankees. (USA Today -- Life)
Hamstring still bothering Victor Jun 4, 2008
According to Elias Sports Bureau, Hank Aaron and Carl Yastrzemski never had one. Barry Bonds, Willie Mays and Mel Ott had one each. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
Relive Fenway's greatest games Jun 3, 2008
1967 regular season vs. Minnesota Twins: Carl Yastrzemski hit his 44th home run as the Sox tied for the lead in a four-team American League pennant race. 1975 World Series Game 6 vs. the Cincinnati Reds:Widely considered one of the greatest games in baseball history, this classic ended with Carlton Fisk and his famous 12th-inning home run. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Another milestone for Marlins' Gonzalez Jun 2, 2008
Only four players in history have had more than 579 doubles and 350 home runs in their careers: Stan Musial (725 doubles, 475 homers), Carl Yastrzemski (646 doubles, 452 homers), Barry Bonds (601 doubles, 762 homers) and Rafael Palmeiro (585 doubles, 569 homers). "When you look at that doubles list, it is really mind-boggling to me to be up there with those guys," Gonzalez said. (MLB.com -- Florida Marlins)
Assistant a defensive expert Jun 2, 2008
Along the way, he picked up helpful pointers from Red Sox legends like Carl Yastrzemski and Dwight Evans, an experience he knows can only help his coaching career. I learned a lot, and I wouldn't trade it for the world,'' he said. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
BASEBALL PROSPECTUSWhen it comes to milestones, we should appreciate the career -- not just the round numbers. May 31, 2008
Some great hitters were affected by the second deadball era of the 1960s -- Carl Yastrzemski and Willie Stargell might well have hit 500 had they been born later. The point is that the list of the players to hit 500 or more home runs is just that: a list of names and numbers. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Hamilton sixth in ASG outfielder voting May 28, 2008
The season is only about 00000DFB one-third of the way through, but Hamilton is emerging as a threat to become the first Triple Crown winner since Carl Yastrzemski accomplished that for the Red Sox in 1967. "That's awesome," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
Maroons season slips away May 24, 2008
The catcher s knees buckled like Carl Yastrzemski chasing a Bucky Dent home run when she saw the ball sneak threw the fence. Hood was awarded the plate. (Montana Standard, MT)
Field rededicated in Rice's name May 18, 2008
The only two ahead of him on the team's all-time list, Ted Willliams and Carl Yastrzemski, are both in Cooperstown. But this windy, cloudy morning wasn't about his numbers, but rather his legacy. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Ex-Red Sox ace Monbouquette battles cancer May 16, 2008
And he once physically threatened a young Carl Yastrzemski, who he thought wasn't hustling. But at age 71, "Monbo" is facing his biggest challenge. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Clubhouse loose at roadtrip's end May 14, 2008
Ramirez has 145 RBIs in his career at Camden Yards, fourth-most all-time behind three Hall of Famers: Harmon Killebrew and Carl Yastrzemski (170 each) and Al Kaline (158). Tickets. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Yaz, Feller linked by historic jersey May 8, 2008
Raleigh's Rodley Redd owns the jersey once worn by Hall of Famers Carl Yastrzemski and Bob Feller ... Instead, a jersey worn by Bob Feller and Carl Yastrzemski -- likely the only one ever used in games by two different baseball Hall of Famers -- is a family heirloom and a piece of living history. (News & Observer -- Sports)
No. 8 a great fit for family May 8, 2008
Advertisements Tim Stevens, Staff Writer Bob Feller and Carl Yastrzemski are baseball Hall of Famers from different generations who are linked by a baseball jersey. Jonathan Redd and his older brother Reggie are siblings from different generations who are linked by the same jersey, as well. (News & Observer -- Sports)
DVD celebrates storied Red Sox history May 8, 2008
You'll revisit some of the greatest and most interesting players in Red Sox history, including Cy Young, Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski, plus Pedro Martinez, Bill Lee and David Ortiz. There's a little bit of everything in this DVD including the team's October heroes through the years, the classic near-misses in 1975, 1986 and 2003 and the water-cooler-discussion-inducing rundown of the best players in Red Sox history at every position. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Fans providing historic support for Red Sox May 2, 2008
Even when Boston fell in love with the slugging teams of the mid to late '70s -- filled with stars like Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice, Dwight Evans, Fred Lynn and Carlton Fisk -- there was a limit to the fan support. "You would have a lot of times in April and in early May, with our New England weather, and then, of course, you'd have September, where if you were kind of not right up at the top, you'd get lousy weather and people will hold off and say, 'Well, I don't need to buy those tickets way... (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
For a change, Delcarmen sticks with fastball Apr 20, 2008
It was his seventh with Boston, tying him with Jimmie Foxx, Jackie Jensen, Ram rez, Mo Vaughn, and Carl Yastrzemski for sixth in team history. It was only his second extra-base hit of the season and his first since April 2 against Oakland. (Boston Globe)
Duran faces off against Green Monster Apr 20, 2008
Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, who won seven Gold Gloves, was a master at it, but other outfielders have had problems out there because of the varying features, angles and surfaces of the wall. Washington admitted the assignment might be a bit daunting for a rookie just called up from Triple-A earlier in the week and making just his second Major League start. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
Red Sox' Lowrie gets around Apr 19, 2008
"Icing on the acheRighthander David Aardsma, who got hit on his glove hand in the eighth, was icing his palm after the game. He expected no long-term effects. He stayed in after the comebacker hit him . . . Francona said Jason Varitek didn't feel well coming out of the bullpen before the game, one reason the manager took the catcher out after the seventh inning and replaced him with Kevin Cash . . . The Red Sox have collected 10 or more hits in each of their last six games, batting .344 with 46... (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Big Papi slams down early slump Apr 19, 2008
The Official Site of The Boston Red Sox: News: Boston Red Sox News. 04/19/2008 12:18 AM ET Big Papi makes grand return Red Sox bash Rangers behind Ortiz's homer, five-run fourth By Mike Petraglia / Special to MLB.com. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Manny inches toward 500 homers Apr 18, 2008
NEW YORK -- Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez is getting closer to joining a club reserved for the best home run hitters of all time. By launching home runs in his first two at-bats against the Yankees on Thursday night, Ramirez now has 495 in his career. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Spring cleaning provides trip down memory lane Apr 15, 2008
The 1967 season was the "Impossible Dream" year; the 34th year of Tom Yawkey's ownership of the team; and the year that Carl Yastrzemski and pitcher Jim Lonborg led the Sox to the American League pennant. Yaz won the Triple Crown that year with 44 home runs, 121 RBIs and a. (Courier Publications, ME)
Red Sox 4, Yankees 3 Apr 13, 2008
Jimmie Foxx has 70, Ted Williams 62 and Carl Yastrzemski 52. Ramirez has seven homers against Mussina, the third most for any pitcher he's faced. (USA Today -- Sports)
Ramirez powers Red Sox Apr 13, 2008
It was also his 53rd home run off the Yankees, one more than Carl Yastrzemski and the same total as Hank Greenberg. Only Ted Williams (62) and Jimmie Foxx (70) have more. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Dice-K taking simple approach this season Apr 13, 2008
Ramirez has 53 career homers against the Yankees, passing Carl Yastrzemski and moving into a third-place tie with Hank Greenberg on the all-time list of Yankees opponents. Only Jimmie Foxx (70) and Ted Williams (62) have more. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Super Baseball Nickname Quiz Apr 11, 2008
October" 18. "Yaz" (you get an extra point if you can spell his real surname correctly from memory) 19. "The Yankee Clipper" 20. "Big Train" - - a. Joe DiMaggio b. Reggie Jackson c. Jim Hunter d. Pete Rose e. Honus Wagner f. Henry Aaron g. Ted Williams h. Walter Johnson i. Stan Musial j. Dennis Boyd k. Carl Yastrzemski l. Ty Cobb m. Willie McCovey n. Whitey Ford o. Lou Gherig p. Ozzie Smith q. Babe Ruth r. Carlton Fisk s. Cy Young t. Nolan Ryan - - Answers: 1l 2p 3f 4j 5t 6i 7m 8q 9r 10o 11n 12c... (Suite101.com)
Lower mound could be arm saver Apr 2, 2008
After the 1968 season, which was dominated by pitchers (Boston's Carl Yastrzemski won the American League batting championship that year with the remarkably low batting average of. 301), Major League Baseball ordered the pitching mound be lowered from 15 inches to 10 in order to generate more offense. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
No. 16 holds significance in Red Sox lore Mar 28, 2008
Other than American League MVP Carl Yastrzemski, no player put more "possible" into the Impossible Dream of 1967 than Jim Lonborg, No. 16. With acknowledgement to Ellis Kinder, who won more games than Lonborg for the Red Sox, MLB.com recognizes Lonborg as the foremost No. 16 in the history of the franchise because of his Cy Young exploits -- 22-9 record and league-leading 246 strikeouts -- in that implausibly grand run to the World Series. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
THE BONUS: Thirty-five years later, examining the DH rule Mar 24, 2008
That year Carl Yastrzemski, the American League batting champ, hit only. 301, and in the NL Bob Gibson had 13 shutouts and one of the lowest ERAs in history: 1. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Style points are just part of judging Mar 23, 2008
"When Darrell Johnson was managing the Red Sox, he'd sit Tommy Harper down against [Jim] Palmer. The fact is Palmer was terrified of Harper and I had the numbers to prove it. And he'd have [Carl Yastrzemski] in there against [Mike] Cuellar. I don't think Yaz had three hits in four years off Cuellar.". Identifying specific skills and knowing how to use the players you had was Weaver's idea of managing. (Boston Globe)
Conducting with flair Mar 23, 2008
Baiting Sox slugger Carl Yastrzemski, Stanky said, "Yaz is an All-Star from the neck down.". Weaver was the Stengel of the 1970s. (Boston Globe)
A field event as Carter tries to track down a spot on Red Sox Feb 24, 2008
His father, Bill, grew up in Ohio and was a huge Sox fan, making trips to Cleveland's old Municipal Stadium to see his idols, Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski. Carter made it to Fenway during a summer of playing for Yarmouth in the Cape Cod League, where he held a summer job raking seaweed on the beach. (Boston Globe)
St. Louis Cardinals #8 All-Time Team: 1968 Jan 22, 2008
301 (that average would have tied Carl Yastrzemski for the AL lead) and Lou Brock slugged 48 doubles and stole 62 bases in 74 attempts. The 1968 Cards led the race nearly wire-to-wire, but lost seven of their final 10 (a scenario familiar to observers of the 2005 team) going into the World Series. (St. Louis, TheInsiders.com)
Stating her case Jan 15, 2008
Known for his easy and entertaining on-air manner, Cain's shows often featured songs including parodies like "Fly Me to Metheun" and the ditty about Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski called "The Yaz Song," which was featured in the movie "Fever Pitch.". Celebrity swag timeThe lack of a red carpet at the Golden Globes deprived the celebrity world of a chance to show off their latest posh frocks. (Boston Globe)
Fergie Jenkins to speak at baseball Lead-Off Dinner Jan 11, 2008
Over that 19-year span, Jenkins competed with, for or against the likes of Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Ron Santo, Carlton Fisk, Carl Yastrzemski, Billy Martin, Hank Aaron, Leo Durocher, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Bob Gibson and Juan Marichal. "I played against the greatest players of all time," Jenkins said. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Goose cooked with high heat Jan 10, 2008
Gossage was less dominant against Carl Yastrzemski (12-for-32. 375), but Yaz proved the foil for the defining confrontation of his career. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Rice falls short Jan 9, 2008
" The last Red Sox player to be elected was Wade Boggs in 2005. The other eight Red Sox who are in the Hall of Fame are Joe Cronin, Bobby Doerr, Rick Ferrell, Carlton Fisk, Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove, Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski. Rice might still make it. Of the 20 other players who received 70-75 percent of the vote, all eventually were elected -- though some were voted in by the Veterans Committee. The highest percentage for a player who wasn't elected later was 63.4 by Gil Hodges in 1983,... (ESPN -- Baseball)
One-team HOFers vanishing Jan 9, 2008
And only the second time since Cincinnati's Johnny Bench and Boston's Carl Yastrzemski were easy choices in 1989. This year the well-traveled Goose Gossage, who played for nine teams, was the only player elected. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Some former big-leaguers face 'bewildering' wait for Hall pass Jan 8, 2008
" Historically, Idelson has discovered, writers tend to elect one player per position each era. Gwynn, who played from 1982 to 2001, was the first right fielder to make the Hall of Fame since Reggie Jackson (1967-87). The last left fielder to make it was Carl Yastrzemski (1961-83). That could open the door for Jim Rice (1974-89), who has been on the ballot for 14 years and inching ever so close. Rice garnered 29.8% of the vote in 1995 but has been on at least 63% of the ballots the last two... (USA Today -- Sports)
