(Source: kaityballgame)
• Ask me anythingRED SOX (12-18)
Sweeney RF
Pedroia 2B
Ortiz DH
Gonzalez 1B
Middlebrooks 3B
Nava LF
Aviles SS
Byrd CF
Shoppach C
Pitching: RHP Josh Beckett (2-3, 4.45)
Still hitting Sweeney bats lead off, slightly slumping Aviles slides down, and Nava gets called up and starts in LF. He was batting .316 with three homers and 17 RBI for Pawtucket. Per the Globe: “He was hitting .435 (10-for-23) with runners in scoring position, .286 vs lefthanded pitchers and .328 vs. righthanded pitching.”
(Source: Boston.com)
Fenway Park public address announcer Carl Beane has died in a car crash, reports NECN. The vehicle belonging to Beane was involved in an accident in Sturbridge, Mass. The Suzuki SUV, which has Beane’s name on the rear tire cover, was involved in an accident on Holland Drive in Sturbridge at about 12:45 on Wednesday afternoon. According to the report, the car slammed into a stand of trees and stone wall about 25 yards from the road. Beane was 59 years old. He had served as the public address announcer for the Boston Red Sox since 2003.
Read more at: http://www.nesn.com/2012/05/report-vehicle-belonging-to-fenway-park-announcer-carl-beane-involved-in-sturbridge-crash.html
Rest in Peace.