Monday, December 31, 2012
Your group of local patch editors weighs in on the standout sports moments of the year.
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Monday, December 31, 2012
Editor's Note: The following is part of a special "end-of-the-year" series in which local editors from your nearby Patch towns highlight their favorites in various topics. Jonathan Friedman - Editor, Attleboro-Seekonk Patch From my earliest days through college, I was a competitive swimmer. I was never good enough to be an Olympian, but I have a tremendous respect for those who are. And every four years, it is exciting to see swimming in the spotlight. Special kudos go to Michael Phelps, who looked like he had lost his magic when he didn't even win a medal in his first individual event, the 400 IM (first time since 2000 that had happened), but then regained it later in the week with spectacular wins in the 200 IM and 100 butterfly, while…
Thursday, October 4, 2012
The Boston Red Sox fired Valentine after an unsuccessful year at Fenway Park.
The Boston Red Sox have fired manager Bobby Valentine after the team experienced the worst season in decades. In fact, the 69-93 record was the team’s worst since 1965 and the first time the team has finished last in the American League East in more than a decade. Valentine’s one season at the helm was full of losses and run-ins with players. Valentine, who led the New York Mets to the World Series in 2000, followed Terry Francona, a fan favorite who was dismissed a year ago after taking the team to two World Series titles. We want to hear from you: Do you agree with the call? Was Valentine to blame for this year's horrible record? Who or what kind of manager would you like to see at Fenway Park?
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Foxborough’s hometown team has overtaken the Boston Red Sox as the region’s favorite to follow, according to an article in the Boston Herald. Do you agree?
The New England Patriots are the region’s favorite team, according to a Boston Herald article that published the results of an extensive fan survey conducted by Channel Media & Market Research in Burlington. The results of the survey were published in the Boston Herald Tuesday and showed the Patriots are New England’s favorite to follow and New England is on top of the sporting world by a wide margin. According to the Herald’s article, 42 percent of 7,200 “Fan Opinion Poll” respondents picked the Patriots as their favorite team. Forty-four percent picked the Patriots as the team they would choose to follow if they could only pick one. Other members of the Patriots topping the charts in their respective categories include: Robert Kraft (top…
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
With the recent death of Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky, you can find out more about the man by reading David Halberstam's "The Teammates."
When you go to a bookstore, you can find "The Teammates" in the sports section, but the book about four Boston Red Sox could very easily be in the relationship aisle. With the death of Johnny Pesky last week, Bobby Doerr is the last of the four great friends and teammates still alive today. Doerr and Pesky were together at Fenway Park, both in wheelchairs, as the Red Sox celebrated the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park in April. Both Ted Williams and Dom DiMaggio proceeded their life-long friends in death. But in the "The Teammates," they will be four young baseball players coming from humble roots on the West Coast to find fame on the East Coast, while wearing Boston Red Sox uniforms in the golden days of the 1930-40s. If you want to know …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Sharon Credit Union participates in 'Rally Against Cancer' for fifth year this Friday.
Singing "Take Me Out To The Credit Union" in Sharon during Friday's Boston Red Sox home opener would be appropriate. Employees at the Sharon Credit Union's Pond Street headquarters and five branches (Sharon, Mansfield, East Walpole, Foxborough and North Attleboro) will wear Sox gear Friday as a rally against cancer. For the fifth straight year, the financial institution is a player in the "Rally Against Cancer" supporting the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Sharon Credit Union corporate trainer Robin Burns said Monday. The event invites people to donate $5 or more for the right to wear their Sox jerseys and caps to work or school that day, according to an event press release. The top fundraising business and school are …
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