(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 …
Every four years we get to check in with Loudmouth, the American sportswear company established in 2000 by Cranston native Scott “Woody” Woodworth. Mr. Woodworth graduated from Brown University a few decades ago with a degree in semiotics, so these fabrics must mean something. Seen here is the Norwegian curling team now in Sochi. The …
(1.2) The Brown Athletic Department reports; Due to the impending snow event, the game time of the 155th men’s basketball meeting between Brown and Rhode Island scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, January 2 at the Pizzitola Sports Center, has been changed to 6pm. Tickets can be purchased here or in-person on Thursday at the Pizzitola Sports …
I bumped into this segment last night and became utterly transfixed. On the left is commentator Andy Gresh. According to his bio he attended URI on a football scholarship, graduating with a degree in journalism. He’s been in the sports radio and broadcast business since, notably as part of the Patriots Radio Network Broadcast Team …
Avoid the crowds. The PawSox Pro Shop at McCoy Stadium has gifts at all price points. There is not much in the women’s apparel area but many of the men’s shirts (most of which are available in Large, X-Larger, XXX-Larger, and “Step Away From the Nachos”) make good ladies lounge wear. I have my eye …
(11.23) Head downtown Saturday for the 2013 Providence Roller Derby Championship double header bout. First at 6pm, the ladies in black and gold of the The Mob Squad will bring their syndicate of terror to the track as they play against the Boston Train Wrecks. Then at 8pm it’s on to the main event — …
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(11.20) Head down to the Rhode Island Convention Center Wednesday afternoon to see the 2013 Red Sox World Series trophy and view assorted local politicians grinning and gripping for the camera. (If you have always wanted a photograph of Teresa Paiva Weed standing next to a baseball trophy . . . here’s your chance.) Once …
And series MVP — Number 34, Big Papi — David Ortiz. Was that ever in doubt? Check out these stats from today’s ProJo. Ortiz’ playoff and World Series numbers are whoppers. He finished the World Series with a .688 batting average (11-for-16) and an amazing .750 on-base percentage. He had seven walks in the series, …
Closing pitcher Koji Uehara has been named MVP for his performance in the ALCS; his one win, three saves, eight strikeouts, and zero walks were key in getting the Red Sox to this year’s World Series. Koji admitted to some nerves (Red Sox). Asked whether he could feel the pressure of the moment, the closer …
(10.19) The second and final night game to be held at Brown Stadium this season finds Brown taking on Princeton. This will be the 80th meeting of the two teams since they first met in 1898, with the Tigers holding a 52-27-0 series advantage. Last year, Princeton shut out the Bears, 19-0, at Princeton Stadium, …
(10.15) And big kudos to ProJo photographer Glenn Osmundson who caught that Gatorade shower, meant for Jarrod Saltalamacchia, as it flew through the air towards its unintended (?) target, professional Fox blond Erin Andrews. She took a direct hit, and in all fairness, she took it pretty well. (Which is worse, bathing in Gatorade or …
The October issue of GQ came out with a new list of “The 20 Worst Sports Franchises of All Time” and look who comes in at Number 8 — the Providence Steamrollers. In the late 1940s, the Steamrollers, billed as “The Fleetest, Fastest-Breaking Team” in pro basketball, promised fans “a Ding Dong Battle” on the …
(10.5) Come on Rams we can take this guy! It’s time once again for the Governor’s Cup — that classic face-off between the salt-of-the-earth land granters of the University of Rhode Island and a bunch of Ivy League bed-wetters. This will be a historic night for URI. The game at Brown Stadium Saturday is the …
(8.30) The PawSox host the Syracuse Chiefs Friday with Clay Buchholz (9-0 with a 1.71 ERA in 12 starts for Boston this season) making a rehab start as he continues his comeback from a neck strain that has kept him on the disabled list and out of the Red Sox rotation since June 9. More …