By: Dan Podheiser, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
The Red Sox and Phillies are definitely not the biggest rivalry in baseball.
Since interleague play started in 1997, the two clubs get together to play a three-game series once, maybe twice a year. The stadiums are always packed, but in the end, it’s just like any other series between two competitive ball clubs.
But as the Sox get ready to welcome the Phils’ to Fenway for a three-game set this weekend, I couldn’t help but notice the recent cosmic connection between these two historic franchises.
In 2004, Boston welcomed a new manager to town by the name of Terry Francona.
Tito, a moniker that Francona assumed long before arriving in Beantown, had only managed for one other big league team before the Red Sox. That team was the Phillies, and he led them to a lackluster 285-363 record from 1997 to 2000. (Take a look at the picture above. Weird right? And Francona looks SO YOUNG!)
Before the “bloody sock” became part of Boston sports folklore, Curt Schilling made a name for himself in the City of Brotherly Love.
In 1993, the 27-year-old Schilling pitched a five-hit shutout in Game 5 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays.
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By: Jess Lander, YawkeyTalkies Editor
What headlines are buzzing via morse code today?
Bruins make a deal with the devil. Not really. The Bruins signed 35-year old Miroslav Satan, who has been inactive since winning a Stanley Cup with the Penguins last year. Pros of the deal: It is only costing $350,000 and Satan is known to score. Over 13 seasons he has scored 354 goals and added 367 assists over 1,012 games. Ten of his seasons have over 20 goals. Cons of the deal: He’s old, and rusty, not having played yet this season. Satan should be on the ice in about two weeks and we’ll see what he’s got. Either way, this deal can’t really hurt, and could possibly help.
Brady sees the glass half full. Brady addressed Wes Welker’s injury on WEEI and found a positive spin on his absence for this coming week. “It’s one less player they have to worry about, obviously,” Brady said. “But there’s going to be other things. We’re going to evolve a little bit as an offense now. It was a very Wes Welker-oriented offense. And now, maybe part of the advantage is Baltimore really doesn’t know what they’re going to see from us [...]