Recent Posts Tagged With 'boston red sox'

• An Unexpected Slice of Life in Baltimore

  Posted on Sunday August 9th, 2009 at 19:02 in new york yankees, baltimore orioles, boston red sox, amtrak, baseball fans, long-distance train travel

  After seeing three games in Boston between the Red Sox and the Oakland A’s, I took Amtrak to Baltimore, where the Sox were to play a three-game series with the Orioles.Over the years, Baltimore has become a favorite destination for thousands of Red...

• I’m Off Again … This Time Heading East

  Posted on Thursday July 23rd, 2009 at 02:58 in boston red sox, amtrak, hawaiian airlines, california zephyr, empire builder, capitol limited, long-distance train travel, lake shore limited fenway park, chicago review press

  There will be some interruptions in these posts over the next few weeks because I’m leaving today on what has become my annual jaunt to Boston and a few evenings watching the Red Sox in Fenway Park. As you would expect, there will be several long d...

• Getting a Free Ride on Amtrak

  Posted on Thursday June 11th, 2009 at 21:04 in boston red sox, american airlines, fenway park, amtrak, empire builder, guest rewards, aadvantage program

  A lot of us are into the various awards programs run by the airlines. I’ve been in American’s Aadvantage program for years and we have used the miles earned for several free flights to the U.S. mainland and once for a round trip to Europe. Amtrak...

• Some Newfound Appreciation for the Men in Blue

  Posted on Saturday May 30th, 2009 at 16:29 in boston red sox, fenway park, bruce weber, as they see 'em

  I watch most of the Boston Red Sox games on television via satellite and manage to see them play in person almost every year … an excellent excuse to work a train ride or two into the picture.I’ve seen the Sox play on the road several times over ...

• Bigger and Fancier Doesn’t Mean Better

  Posted on Tuesday May 26th, 2009 at 16:52 in new york yankees, boston red sox, fenway park, yankee stadium

  Once a year, I use some airline mileage and go back to Boston, where I settle into a little B&B on Bay State Road, an easy ten minute walk to Fenway Park. That is not a coincidence. I’m a lifelong fan of the Red Sox and these annual trips are t...

• The Perfect Gift for the Ultimate Red Sox Fan

  Posted on Monday December 1st, 2008 at 13:57 in boston red sox, fenway park, custom caskets

  Apropos of a comment to the previous post, I came across this photo in today's Boston Globe. Yes, I follow the Boston Red Sox, and I try to see them play once every year, either at Fenway Park or in some interesting city elsewhere in the country. (I...

• Technology Taken for Granted

  Posted on Saturday November 29th, 2008 at 19:12 in boston red sox, major league baseball, fenway park, directv, st. louis browns, high-definition tv

  It was during a visit with my mother’s family in St. Louis, probably in 1948 or ‘49, that I saw a televised baseball game for the first time. My grandfather took me up to the corner and down the main street about a block to the local appliance st...

• Oh, Me of Little Faith

  Posted on Friday October 17th, 2008 at 20:45 in boston red sox, tampa bay rays

  After the last business session yesterday evening, I returned to my hotel room, snapped on the television set and went hunting for the Red Sox-Tampa Bay game which, I figured, would probably be in the 5th or 6th inning.I was not hopeful. The Red Sox ...