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Team-building fueled Medford girls’ soccer turnaround

The start was discouraging - a pair of shutout losses - and first-year coach Rachel Perry felt a sitdown chat was in order with her Medford High varsity girls’ soccer team. “I actually could tell you the date . . . Sept. 15, and we had the day off from ...

From MAUREEN MULLEN, Boston Globe,  5 Nov 2009

Former coach wages her own title fight

On a recent rainy morning, Mary Sullivan looked out from her living room across the harbor in Marshfield to the Edna Grace, a 40-foot lobster boat she and her husband, Richie, would be working. But an impending northeaster had the Edna Grace battened ...

From MAUREEN MULLEN, Boston Globe,  23 Oct 2009

Monbouquette gains edge against a tough opponent

Bill Monbouquette turned 73 in August. But the former Boston Red Sox pitcher and Medford native celebrated his first “second birthday’’ yesterday. A year ago, a stem cell transplant benched his acute myelogenous leukemia. So Oct. 3, 2008, would be ...

From MAUREEN MULLEN, Boston Globe,  4 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Billy Martin,  Boston Red Sox,  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,  Mike Andrews,  Johnny Pesky

Martinez set to face former club

BOSTON -- Upon learning of the July 31 trade from the Cleveland Indians, the team that signed him as a 17-year-old out of Venezuela in 1996, Victor Martinez found it difficult to keep his emotions in check. Now, almost two months later, Martinez will ...

From MAUREEN MULLEN, MLB.com,  1 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Victor Martinez,  Cleveland Indians,  New York Yankees,  Jon Lester,  Melky Cabrera

Brown's appearance sets dubious record

BOSTON -- In his regular job, it's not uncommon for catcher Dusty Brown to make trips to the mound during a game. Usually, it's to discuss strategy with a pitcher. On Wednesday night, though, he was the pitcher during the Red Sox's 12-0 blowout at the ...

From MAUREEN MULLEN, MLB.com,  1 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Roy Halladay,  Nick Green,  Jonathan Van Every,  Terry Francona,  Randy Ruiz

Sox's watered-down lineup no match for Doc

BOSTON -- Fronting a lineup that looked more suited for a split-squad Spring Training game, Tim Wakefield gamely took the mound against the Blue Jays at Fenway Park on Wednesday night. Wakefield, hampered by a lower back strain which landed him on the ...

From MAUREEN MULLEN, MLB.com,  30 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Tim Wakefield,  Randy Ruiz,  John McDonald,  Roy Halladay,  Aaron Hill

Epstein looks back, ahead

BOSTON -- Sitting in the home team's dugout before Wednesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein reflected on his team's season and their recent history of success, earning a playoff berth for the ...

From MAUREEN MULLEN, MLB.com,  30 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Theo Epstein,  Toronto Blue Jays,  Victor Martinez,  Terry Francona,  American League

Most of Sox's lineup gets night off

BOSTON -- Despite the oversize fans blowing from opposite ends of the Red Sox's clubhouse, and the early morning ministration's of a cleaning crew, the scent of a celebration still hung in the air Wednesday afternoon, a reminder of the team's reaction ...

From MAUREEN MULLEN, MLB.com,  30 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Terry Francona,  TBS,  US Marine Corps,  Brad Mills,  David Ortiz

Tillman to get first start at Yankee Stadium

BOSTON -- Yankee Stadium can be an intimidating venue for even the most seasoned visiting pitchers. The question for the Orioles, then, is how to prepare two young pitchers who have never faced the Yankees and never set foot on the mound in Yankee ...

From MAUREEN MULLEN, MLB.com,  10 Sep 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Baltimore Orioles,  Dave Trembley,  Andy Pettitte,  Brian Roberts

Roberts makes history with 50th double

BOSTON -- Brian Roberts carved out a bit of history for himself Wednesday night alongside three Hall of Famers. Roberts doubled in the fifth inning of Wednesday's 7-5 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park, collecting his 50th double of the season and ...

From MAUREEN MULLEN, MLB.com,  10 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Brian Roberts,  Tris Speaker,  Paul Waner,  Stan Musial,  Craig Biggio

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