Fav Former Red Sox

[Dipre]

^ Sometimes the obvious is just not so obvious,huh?

[BSN07]

Reggie Jefferson....very underrated hitter. Played 1B/LF/DH, career in Boston: .316AV .363OB% .505SLG over 5 seasons.

 

Erik Hanson....I began watching every game in 1995, he was one of the reasons.

Stan Belinda....same as above

 

Tony Pena, dont know why....just always liked him.

 

Mo Vaughn....first real complete hitter I followed.

 

Billy Hatcher....I was at the game he stole home plate.

 

Aaron Sele....first pitching "prospect" I remember growing up.

Rich Garces.......just because he was fat AND good.

 

Arquimedez Pozo.....dont remember who he was traded for, but Duquette sold me on him as a slugging prospect....never did a thing though. Cool name.

 

Mike Benjamin.....those crazy sideburns.

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Jim Leyritz and his crazy batting stance bat twirl.

 

Bret Saberhagen

 

Brian Daubach

 

......I guess I liked alot of the former players haha.

 

Wow we must be around the same age. When I think of the Sox when I was a kid/early teen, those are a lot of the names that I recall watching.

 

Jefferson was always such a good hitter,Hanson had that one awesome year with the Sox, then fell apart. I'll never forget the Tony Pena crouch behind the plate, but my God he was horrible with the bat. Mo Vaughn was the man when I was young, got his autograph in Baltimore. I think he was one of the first real big superstars I remember watching on the Sox(I saw Clemens pitch, but it was his last few years in Boston before the roids, so he was basically a name). I remember when Hatcher stole home. I also remember him not catching the ball to Center when Danny Darwin was throwing a no-no. Only if he was like 2 inches taller:D Aaron Sele is also the first Pitching Prospect I remember following. And of course who doesn't love Rich "El Guapo" Garces?

 

Tim Nahering, Scott Cooper, Tom Brunansky(sp?), Bob Zupzic(God they had some awful players playing everyday LOL), Mike Greenwell, Troy O'leary are also so names I can think of when I really first got into watching and following the Sox.

[rician blast]

Reggie Smith

Tiant

George Scott

Jim Rice

Dwight Evans

Fisk

Rogelio Moret

Bernie Carbo

Pedro

 

 

Reggie Smith was my first favorite Sox player (when I was about 6?)...as I recall he had a gun for an arm.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Cesar Crespo

Mike Remlinger

[Dipre]

Jose Offerman.

 

His call to fame was kicking a pitcher's ass.

[rician blast]

His call to fame was kicking a pitcher's ass.

 

Not really...what marks his career is the bat attack in the Independent Atlantic League in 2007...hit the catcher in the head...what a piece of garbage this guy was.

As I understand it, the guy he hit is still messed up today.

[Dojji]

Even with all that's happened I still have a soft spot for the Rocket. He was my first sports hero.

 

I was fond of Mike Greenwell too and remember Dennis Boyd fondly. What happened to Aaron Sele still baffles me and I always thought Scott Cooper was better than he actually was.

 

Between about 1996 and 2003 I kind of drafted away from the team for awhile, at first because it didn't seem like they were going anywhere in particular and later more because of sheer lack of opportunity (no Sox on TV where I grew up, and a very limited and weak radio signal.

 

It wasn't until 2004 that I really learned what it was to actually be a fan of this team. That was the point where I never really looked back.

[BoSox21]

It wasn't until 2004 that I really learned what it was to actually be a fan of this team. That was the point where I never really looked back.

 

lolpinkhat

[chakes17]

hanley ramirez

[Cocos Disciples]

^ You're banned?

[yeszir]

^ You're banned?

 

He was Jamese22...among other people.

[rician blast]

Even with all that's happened I still have a soft spot for the Rocket. He was my first sports hero.

 

Mrs. Dave Stewart never did it for me, mainly cuz he couldn't win the big game.

[Cocos Disciples]

He was Jamese22...among other people.

 

Getting ridiculous...

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Pedro.

[Mr Crunchy]

Joe Foy, Reggie#7 and the Hawk were my boyhood heros.

Over the years I had the pleasure of seeing the most dominant pitching season in history when Pedro was here and then some incredible individual seasons by Rice, Mo Vaugh and Manny.

I saw Carney Lansford win the batting title and lose his job to Wade Boggs who was a machine with the bat...Boggs was a cock when he played here but he was unreal as a hitter.

Dwight Evans had the best arm in baseball for 15 years and he used to air it out every 10 games or so just to remind the other guys he still had it and was a better hitter at 35 than he was at 25.

Too many names, not enuff time or bandwith.

[Dipre]

Not really...what marks his career is the bat attack in the Independent Atlantic League in 2007...hit the catcher in the head...what a piece of garbage this guy was.

As I understand it, the guy he hit is still messed up today.

 

That's the incident i was referring to actually.

[Nutriaitch]

Todd Walker

 

watched most of his college career at LSU. when he went to Boston, I became a Sox fan.

he was just selected for the College Baseball Hall of Fame this year (induction ceremony is next month).

[Keeper]

Pedro.

 

I despised Shea Hillenbrand.

[Soxfan1]

Izzy Alcantra

[Youk Of The Nation]

That's the incident i was referring to actually.

 

Yeah, and I hope you were being sarcastic. The catcher he hit with the bat is still suffering today from the effects of the head injury (severe vertigo and bouts of vision trouble and memory problems), and can never play baseball again. He's suing Offerman for his medical bills and such (roughly 4 million) and Offerman's lawyer actually had the balls to say 'Jose made a bad decision, yes, but the question now is did he make a bad decision to the tune of 4 million dollars?'

 

I'd say he did, and he got lucky being a pro athlete. If I hit a guy in the head with a bat, you can bet Id've seen the inside of a cell for a year or so.

[Dipre]

Yeah, and I hope you were being sarcastic. The catcher he hit with the bat is still suffering today from the effects of the head injury (severe vertigo and bouts of vision trouble and memory problems), and can never play baseball again. He's suing Offerman for his medical bills and such (roughly 4 million) and Offerman's lawyer actually had the balls to say 'Jose made a bad decision, yes, but the question now is did he make a bad decision to the tune of 4 million dollars?'

 

I'd say he did, and he got lucky being a pro athlete. If I hit a guy in the head with a bat, you can bet Id've seen the inside of a cell for a year or so.

 

Sarcasm detection fail.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Yeah' date=' and [b']I hope you were being sarcastic[/b]. The catcher he hit with the bat is still suffering today from the effects of the head injury (severe vertigo and bouts of vision trouble and memory problems), and can never play baseball again. He's suing Offerman for his medical bills and such (roughly 4 million) and Offerman's lawyer actually had the balls to say 'Jose made a bad decision, yes, but the question now is did he make a bad decision to the tune of 4 million dollars?'

 

I'd say he did, and he got lucky being a pro athlete. If I hit a guy in the head with a bat, you can bet Id've seen the inside of a cell for a year or so.

[WhiskeyBreath]

I have a lot but Millar is definitely up there.

[BigPapiEnFuego]

I have been a fan since only 2003, but my favorite ex players are Manny, Pedro, and Pokey Reese. That's right, Pokey.

[DrewDaGreat]

Nomar. Pedro. Troy O'Leary just because of the '99 ALDS. I was always a Sox fan (from Mass, raised that way), but that's the first year I really followed a whole season.

 

I remember loving Mo Vaughn a few years before that when I was like 8 years old too.

[Dipre]

Yeah' date=' and I[b'] hope[/b] you were being sarcastic. The catcher he hit with the bat is still suffering today from the effects of the head injury (severe vertigo and bouts of vision trouble and memory problems), and can never play baseball again. He's suing Offerman for his medical bills and such (roughly 4 million) and Offerman's lawyer actually had the balls to say 'Jose made a bad decision, yes, but the question now is did he make a bad decision to the tune of 4 million dollars?'

 

I'd say he did, and he got lucky being a pro athlete. If I hit a guy in the head with a bat, you can bet Id've seen the inside of a cell for a year or so.

 

You HOPED, but the post was dripping with it.

[BOSOX11]

I forgot to add Rudy Pemberton....

[Lived2seeit]

(besides the obvious #9) Christopher Trotman Nixon

 

I started watching the minors when he first got called up, I was hooked. IMO he is the epitome of a Red Sox player, tough as hell and a hard worker.

[schillingouttheks]

(besides the obvious #9) Christopher Trotman Nixon

 

I started watching the minors when he first got called up, I was hooked. IMO he is the epitome of a Red Sox player, tough as hell and a hard worker.

 

Roids don't really seem to be the epitome of a Sox player...

 

Not that I have any evidence, but I just think it's nearly obvious.

[yeszir]

Nomar. Pedro. Troy O'Leary just because of the '99 ALDS. I was always a Sox fan (from Mass, raised that way), but that's the first year I really followed a whole season.

 

I remember loving Mo Vaughn a few years before that when I was like 8 years old too.

 

Troy O'Leary ruined my childhood by annihilating a guy in the first few rows with a line drive. I've never forgiven him.