Boston Sox Journalism

Carl Yastrzemski left his mark in baseball asone of the elite hitters of his generation. The eighteen-time All-Starbecame one of the greatest of all the Red Sox despite having to fill the shoes of one of the greatest in history, Ted Williams, in left field.

Yaz may not have been Ted Williams, but ...

One of the best athletes of his era, Tony Conigliaro was someonewho had a great future ahead of him. People looked at him as apotential all-time great, yet he was set back by a series of misfortunes and a tragic death.

To this day, the story of Conigliaro is still remembered in Boston, as the team named a section in the outfield of Fenway Park in 2007 "Congliaro's...

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The following is an article re-published from another site I once wrote for. It has been untouched as you will clearly see and it is and forever will be one of my favorite articles. I thought it would be a nice idea to show that Boston Sox Journalism is about more than just news.

Each July we celebrate and commemorate baseball's greatest over three ...