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Jacoby Ellsbury on cover of Improper Bostonian
Look who is on the cover of the Improper Bostonian this week. I prefer this photo to the cover. The Red Sox home opener is in 14 days.
Happy Birthday Fenway Park (almost)
One month from today Fenway Park turns 100 years old, making it the oldest baseball park in Major League Baseball (Wrigley Field in Chicago was built two years later in 1914). The dreaded New York Yankees will arrive in Boston that day to start a 3-game series in the first meeting between the teams just to add to the drama of the centennial celebration… I can hardly wait.
Play ball
One month from today is Opening Day at Fenway Park. At 2:05pm local time the Boston Red Sox will host the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and this city will be abuzz with excitement.
Red Sox Captain Jason Varitek announces his retirement
Jason Varitek is a three-time all star and golden glove award winner, but for fans Jason is so much more. He’s the rare player today who spent his entire career with one team, the Red Sox. Jason has been the team Captain since the 2005 season, and he proved to be a great role model, letting his bat and glove do all the talking and leaving the trash talk to players with less class.
Jason’s retirement comes on the heels of Tim Wakefield’s announcement last month. I’ll miss Jason in the upcoming season and hope he doesn’t disappear from Red Sox nation entirely.
Tim Wakefield retires
Tim Wakefield announced his retirement from Major League Baseball today. Aside from being the longest serving player on the Red Sox with 17 seasons under his belt (he started playing for the team in 1995), he is a man who has shown a lot of class in a sport better known for players who do the exact opposite.
Wakefield may go down as one of my all-time favorite Red Sox players. His knuckle ball could confound teams (esp. the New York Yankees) and was so much fun to watch. I will definitely miss this man who had more than 200 career wins with the Red Sox.
Wicked Awesome: Jet Blue’s Red Sox airplane
JetBlue Airlines – the official airline of the Boston Red Sox – unveiled the latest addition to its fleet today, an Airbus A320 custom Red Sox-themed plane. Its first flight today was to Ft. Meyers where Red Sox spring training is underway.
UNH vs. Merrimack College
Above from left to right: my father, my brother Tim, my partner Sergio, me, and my brother-in-law Travis.
This past Saturday I went to see the UNH / Merrimack College hockey game. The evening out and hockey tickets were a Christmas gift from my father. In lieu of buying us things for Christmas, he has started planning things we can do together, and I have to admit I far prefer having these “dates”. Each year its a guaranteed great evening.
Australian Open
More seeds fell in the second round of the 2012 Australian Open. Not only did the US lose their highest ranking seed, Mardy Fish, but perhaps the most famous American male tennis player still active, Andy Roddick, had to retire in the third set of the second round. I won’t list all the seeds that dropped but here are a few men who won’t be gracing ESPN 2 in later rounds of the tournament.
Mardy Fish from USA – Ranked 8
Nicolas Almagro from Spain – Ranked 10
Andy Roddick from USA – Ranked 15
Alex Bogomolov from Russia – Ranked 32
Play ball (almost)
One month from today pitchers and catchers for the Boston Red Sox must report for spring training, and I couldn’t be happier or more excited to have the 2012 baseball season start.
This will be an historic year for the Boston Red Sox or to be more specific their home / our home, Fenway Park. On April 20, 1912 Fenway Park opened for business and its been the home for the Red Sox and the heart of Red Sox nation ever since.
Plus I needed a plausible excuse to post this picture which makes my jaw drop.
Australian Open
Long time readers know that I’m a huge tennis fan. I’m so excited that the 2012 Australian Open has finally started. This is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events. Even though the first round play in Melbourne is not quite finished there have been a few upsets with a handful of seeded players.
Say goodbye to the following.
Fernando Verdasco from Spain – ATP ranking #24
Juan Monaco from Argentina – ATP ranking #27
Ivan Ljubicic from Croatia – ATP ranking #30
As you can see, you need not know much about tennis to enjoy watching.
Frozen Fenway
The Boston Globe has published the Frozen Fenway calendar which spans 16-days. This year, the calendar includes a free skating day, six college hockey games (notably University of New Hampshire vs University of Maine on January 7th) as well as boys and girls high school hockey games.
Are you a hockey enthusiast or interested in joining the crowds looking to participate in the Mayor’s community skate day scheduled for January 1st? Check out the full schedule and more details here.
How to survive a Boston winter
Each month I’ve been providing a bit of advice on how to survive a Boston winter, but really the suggestions are applicable to anyone residing in the northern hemisphere coping with shorter days and cold temperatures.
In September, I suggested one way to survive a Boston winter was to plan ahead by scheduling a trip someplace warm. In October, I offered a more economical option by identifying a ‘cuddle buddy’ you can turn to for body heat. My advice in November is not as economical as last month but need not be as extravagant as September’s suggestion.
This month, I’m suggesting that you embrace the fact that you are living in what resembles a frozen tundra and make the best of it by adopting the “if you can’t beat’em then join’em philosophy.” Book a trip to one of the many Gay Ski Weeks that are held around the world. There are many options through out North America and Europe so choose a local option to avoid costly airfare and extra travel / vacation time. In the northeast, the Stowe Gay Ski Week is a great local alternative. If interested you can read more about the Gay Ski theme week many in New England attend, here.
Sadly, I cannot promise that the three friends above will be attending your specific ski week rendez-vous.
Posted in GetMeTheHellOutOfHere Syndrome, Sports
Tagged BosGuy, Boston Guy, Gay, Gay ski week
47th Head of the Charles: October 22-23
The Charles River divides Boston from Cambridge and each autumn the Head of the Charles (the largest regatta in the world) occurs. The two-day sporting event includes more than 8,000 rowers competing in over 50 races and draws more than 300,000 spectators (many of them college students proudly -and somewhat drunkenly- cheering on their school).
The seven bridges that criss-cross the Charles River along the race course provide excellent vantage points, but I’m more partial to viewing from the Cambridge side nearer Harvard University and Harvard Square.
If you are new to Boston or rediscovering the city after many years of calling this place home I would strongly recommend coming out and watching the Regatta. Harvard Square pubs and streets are overflowing with people and the city is abuzz with rowers who have come from all over to compete in this prestigious and largest regatta in the world.
This event is uniquely Boston’s (or perhaps to be fair I should include Cambridge too). Like the Boston marathon, its an athletic event that falls far outside the purview of mainstream sports, but it is a tradition here that many in the city come out to support and enjoy. 
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