Just slow the f*#k down everybody!!! This is a big decision and requires some calm reflection. The new PawSox owners have announced that they will be moving the team out of Pawtucket and are eying the newly opened up I-195 land on Dyer Street, right on the river, for a new stadium and, of course, …
Local sports fans who did not go into full cardiac arrest yesterday may be reaching for the nitroglycerin once again this morning. Details are thin on the ground but rumors are swirling that the PawSox are to be sold to members of the Boston Red Sox ownership group and, according to an editorial in the …
Pinsetters?! This place looks pretty much perfect. BreakTime Bowl & Bar in the Hope Artiste building had a soft opening last night. From their Facebook page. Come get relieve that Holiday hangover and be the first to experience BreakTime Bowl and Bar, Rhode Island’s most unique 1920’s style duck pin bowling and bar. Relax and …
(12.5) We don’t send you out of town often but this looks like fun and we like Downtown Boys and we like Lang’s Bowlarama. And it’s free. Lang’s was opened in 1960 by Ed Lang and is run today by his grandchildren. They have been updating the look of the place inside and out, including …
(9.27) Tickets still available for the Saturday Brown vs. Harvard game under the lights, although Lot A is sold out. Stick around for the 250th Anniversary Fall Celebration post-game fireworks (or watch from the sidewalk or the steps at Nathan Bishop). [Results: 22-14 Harvard.] Tickets here: $20 in advance, $22 day of game. 6pm, Saturday, …
(9.17) PawSox fans are invited to a Victory Celebration at McCoy Stadium today, Wednesday, September 17, at 12:30pm to honor the 2014 Governors’ Cup Champion Pawtucket Red Sox. The team is scheduled to arrive back at McCoy via bus from T.F. Green Airport at approximately 12:45 pm. Several players, manager Kevin Boles, coaches, front office …
(9.10) Tickets still available at the time of this writing for Game Two of the Governors’ Cup Championship tonight at McCoy. Pawtucket took a 1-0 series lead last night in their 3/2 win over the Durham Bulls. ProJo writer Tim Britton notes Edwin Escobar’s solid pitching, Escobar’s performance, and the continued success of Pawtucket’s pitching …
Take a walk and check out the bocce at Grant’s Block on Westminster Street. Founded in 2010, Providence Downcity Bocce League runs from April to September on the Grant’s Block bocce court at the corner of Westminster and Union Street. Matches are played Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings at 5:30pm and 6:30pm. Spectators welcome. Learn …
(7.3) McCoy Stadium will have fireworks following the games July 2nd and 3rd. On the mound tonight is Matt Barnes, 3-5 with an ERA 4.52. From Sox Prospects, Tall right-hander with projectable body. Easy repeatable delivery. Heavy fastball sits 91-95 mph. Can reach back to 98 mph in tight situations. Shows excellent downward finish in …
Okay! . . . okay, okay, okay. We don’t write about sports often. And soccer? Never. But this is kind of an event; it certainly seems likely to disrupt the workday across the country for a few hours. Also, U.S. defender Geoff Cameron is a URI alum! Go Rams. (Bill Reynolds has more on his …
I can hardly make sense of this picture and I took it. Discovered today on Hope Street — artist Michael Macaulay. What this work will look like by tomorrow is anybody’s guess, but you’ll have to play in traffic to get a good look. Macauley, a New York transplant, employs different media on various surfaces …
So there are several reasons for not wanting to watch the Red Sox this season, but one of them can be fixed. Having color analyst Jerry Remy, father of confessed murderer Jared Remy, in the booth is unsettling and unpleasant, and watching baseball is supposed to be fun. It may have been a little harder …
(5.26) At the time of this writing tickets are still available for Memorial Day Monday at McCoy Stadium when the PawSox will host the Gwinnett Braves. After the game, fans will be treated to a spectacular fireworks show. And it’s Dollar Menu Monday. The PawSox need some love right now (ProJo 5.23.14) go cheer them …
(4.3) Tonight is the PawSox season opener against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. “Bullpen Cop” Stephen Horgan is driving down for the occasion and boy are his arms tired. (Go here for that video.) Pre-Game festivities begin at 6pm. Opening night poster giveaway. Be sure to get here early for the spectacular pre-game festivities starting at …
(3.31) The Boston Red Sox kick off the new season today against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. Some stuff to know: 1) Shaaaaaane! According to the Boston Globe and the Red Sox Shane Victorino has pulled a hammie and, at the time of this writing, is still questionable for opening day. Jackie Bradley Jr. …
(3.19) Sooner or later . . . you’re gonna crash. Make sure you are wearing these crash pants from G-Form. From their headquarters in the Jewelry District, G-Form has been shaking up one industry after another with their Reactive Protection Technology™ — a proprietary composite, that on impact, instantly absorbs over 90% of the energy. The …