Great Fenway Documentary

No, the season hasn't started yet (except Oakland in Japan). However, I happened to stumble upon an excellent documentary the other night about Fenway. Made for its 100th anniversary this year, the film combines numerous interviews with some fabulous footage from the entire history of the park. Produced by National Geographic, it is called "Inside Fenway Park: An Icon at 100," and is narrated by Matt Damon, a native Bostonian and long-time Sox fan. Really worth seeing; something to get every member of Red Sox nation primed for the coming season! Enjoy!

RIP - Mel Parnell

Well, Mel Parnell died yesterday. If you're not of my generation or older, you won't know him, possibly won't even recognize the name. But in the 40's and 50's he was one of the best lefties in the game. He threw one no-hitter and was an All-Star twice. His career ERA was in the mid-3's, and his best year was 1949, when he was 25-7, and led the AL in wins, ERA (2.77), complete games (27)(not a misprint--pitch counts didn't exist then--hurlers threw--period!) and innings (295 1/3)(again, no typo). No Cy Young for all of this, or any year, as they didn't have the award then. What was really amazing was his record at Fenway. A lefthander, he didn't have the usual problems most southpaws did with the short left field and the Monster. His career record at the Fens was 70-30, an awesome .700 winning percentage! Overall career stats were 123-75, which, at ,621 wasn't too shabby either!
I enjoyed watching him and extend this site's condolences to his family and friends.