Jimmy Fund Telethon

8.15.08 - Boston, Mass. - The Jimmy Fund Telethon was Friday and the day was action packed for the Sox photo department (Full House: Mike, Babs, Megan and I). The Fund reached its goal of $4 million just before rain cancelled the game around 7:54pm (but who's counting). Below are some images. 

Red Sox wives answer the phones. 
Dustin Pedroia's wife, Kelli.
Pedroia talks about how he'd like to play with Johnny Peske at a talk with fans raise money. 
Jed Lowrie and Pedroia share a laugh. 
Jason Bay takes the mic at WEEI to talk about what it's been like playing with the Sox. 


Think: Cover of the Quiz Show, the movie. 

Futures at Fenway

8.9.08 - Boston, Mass. - The Single A Lowell Spinners played the Hudson Valley Renegades at Fenway Park for the annual Futures at Fenway event. The game was a stellar, 12-inning affair with a walk-off single with the bases loaded by Will Middlebrooks of the Spinners in the 12th that broke the 3-3 tie. Great game on a beautiful day. What more can I say?

-Will

Colin Kerrigan, 6, of Southboro, Mass. 
Middlebrooks after the game winning hit. 
Spinners teammates Luis Sumoza and Stolmey Pimental do the chicken dance in between innings. 
double play
Minor league promotions are the B-E-S-T, best! And border collies are awesome. 
ditto.
Auzzie Mitch Dening gets a lead-off hit in the 12th.
A Renegade signs autographs as he leaves the field. 

Northeastern Football Media Day

08.05.08 - Brookline, Mass. - Hooray, College Football! For some reason the sport has yet to grow legs here, but for a Southern boy there are few more exciting days than the first day of football practice. Luckily, I wasn't practicing, but I was shooting an assignment for the Patriot Ledger, who is following five players from Brockton High School who play together at Northeastern. Great day; nice people; the season couldn't have started better.

Best,

Will

The "Brockton Five" too cool for school
The "Brockton Five" down the line. 
Kicker Paul Branco and his goalpost
Punting practice
The long snappers warm up. I used to do this drill before every practice, so I guess this is more for nostalgia than anything else. 

Japanese Little League team visits Boston

8.1.08 - Boston, Mass. - The Red Sox Foundation hosted a Japanese Little League baseball team from Kyoto this week and their tour ended with two short games at Jim Rice Field on Friday.

Pitching, second game.
Hitting, second game. 
A ball shots through the third-short gap in the first inning of the second game against Hill House of Beacon Hill. 
The Japanese team bows in thanks to the RBI team from Roxbury they played in the first game which the Japanese team won, 4-0.
A player prepares the "Japan Chant" they do before each game. 
Shortstop
Pizza in between games with the Japanese coach. 
The kids sign a ball before the second game. 
On the field!
Fielding fly balls off the Green Monster

Red Sox v. Angels

7.29.08 - Boston, Mass. - John Lackey of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim came within two outs of throwing a no-hitter at Fenway Park, which would have been my third of the year (one high school and Lester's the other two). Alas, Dustin Pedroia sent a shot past Angels shortstop Malcer Izturis with one out in the ninth to break it up and Kevin Youkilis followed with a home run to give the Sox 2 runs in an otherwise mediocre performance. 

Almost a great photo, I blame Lackey.
diddo

Youkilis high fives Pedroia after the late-inning home run. 

Red Sox v. Yankees

7.27.08 - Boston, Mass. - Wasn't the best series for Boston (even Mike Lowell got ejected), but Leann Rimes did sing the national anthem on Friday and Julio Lugo signed the Green Monster in a guest appearance at the Monster Mash, sponsored by the Red Sox Foundation. 

Lowell takes exception to umpire Marty Foster's called third strike at the end of the Sox 1-0 loss, Friday. 
Jed Lowrie hits on Sunday.
Pedroia hits his foot on Sunday.
Leann Rimes, Friday. 
Lugo's makes his mark on the Monster.