Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
MARK COFMAN
162-0: IMAGINE A RED SOX PERFECT SEASON
By Mark Cofman/Foreword by Tony Massarotti
Even the greatest baseball teams lose 30 percent or more of their games each season. The Boston Red Sox have put together some very impressive regular season records in recent history, including their World Series championship teams in 2004 and 2007; however, they never won more than 65.3% percent of their games during those two years.
But imagine, Boston fans, a year in which the Red Sox never lose a single game. An undefeated regular season including a season-long sweep of the dreaded Yankees…perfection at its greatest! Author and Boston journalist Mark Cofman envisions just that in his new book 162-0: Imagine a Red Sox Perfect Season
Complete with a foreword from Boston Globe writer Tony Massarotti, Cofman chronicles the most memorable victories on each and every single day of the baseball calendar season, including:
¨ The first ever game at Fenway – a win against New York – on April 20, 1912
¨ Roger Clemens striking out a record 20 Mariners on April 29, 1986
¨ Cy Young chalking up the only perfect game in Red Sox history on May 5, 1904
¨ Cancer survivor Jon Lester’s no-hitter against the Royals on May 19, 2008
¨ Ted Williams home run in his career finale on September 28, 1960
¨ Carl Yastrzemski winning the AL Triple Crown on October 1, 1967
Ranging from games with incredible historical significance to great individual Red Sox achievements, 162-0: Imagine a Red Sox Perfect Season is a classic must-have for Sox fans that reflects back on the greatest moments in Boston Red Sox lore and ponders the impossible…a perfect season both at Fenway Park and on the road.
About the author: A 30-year newspaper veteran, Mark Cofman is currently a freelance writer and an adjunct professor at Endicott College in Beverly , Massachusetts . A 1979 graduate of Emerson College in Boston, he began his newspaper career at the Marlboro ( Mass. ) Enterprise and was the sports editor of the Fitchburg ( Mass. ) Sentinel before joining the sports staff of the Boston Herald in 1985. He worked at the Herald as a beat writer and editor for 18 years, and in subsequent years continued to contribute to that newspaper on a freelance basis. Cofman also served as editor of the Boston Globe’s weekly sports publication, OT, which ended operation in March 2009. He lives in Hull , Massachusetts , with his wife, Paula, their 11-year-old daughter, Giana, and the family’s four-year-old dog, Homer.
By Mark Cofman/Foreword by Tony Massarotti
Even the greatest baseball teams lose 30 percent or more of their games each season. The Boston Red Sox have put together some very impressive regular season records in recent history, including their World Series championship teams in 2004 and 2007; however, they never won more than 65.3% percent of their games during those two years.
But imagine, Boston fans, a year in which the Red Sox never lose a single game. An undefeated regular season including a season-long sweep of the dreaded Yankees…perfection at its greatest! Author and Boston journalist Mark Cofman envisions just that in his new book 162-0: Imagine a Red Sox Perfect Season
Complete with a foreword from Boston Globe writer Tony Massarotti, Cofman chronicles the most memorable victories on each and every single day of the baseball calendar season, including:
¨ The first ever game at Fenway – a win against New York – on April 20, 1912
¨ Roger Clemens striking out a record 20 Mariners on April 29, 1986
¨ Cy Young chalking up the only perfect game in Red Sox history on May 5, 1904
¨ Cancer survivor Jon Lester’s no-hitter against the Royals on May 19, 2008
¨ Ted Williams home run in his career finale on September 28, 1960
¨ Carl Yastrzemski winning the AL Triple Crown on October 1, 1967
Ranging from games with incredible historical significance to great individual Red Sox achievements, 162-0: Imagine a Red Sox Perfect Season is a classic must-have for Sox fans that reflects back on the greatest moments in Boston Red Sox lore and ponders the impossible…a perfect season both at Fenway Park and on the road.
About the author: A 30-year newspaper veteran, Mark Cofman is currently a freelance writer and an adjunct professor at Endicott College in Beverly , Massachusetts . A 1979 graduate of Emerson College in Boston, he began his newspaper career at the Marlboro ( Mass. ) Enterprise and was the sports editor of the Fitchburg ( Mass. ) Sentinel before joining the sports staff of the Boston Herald in 1985. He worked at the Herald as a beat writer and editor for 18 years, and in subsequent years continued to contribute to that newspaper on a freelance basis. Cofman also served as editor of the Boston Globe’s weekly sports publication, OT, which ended operation in March 2009. He lives in Hull , Massachusetts , with his wife, Paula, their 11-year-old daughter, Giana, and the family’s four-year-old dog, Homer.
MARK GOODMAN
Mark Goodman is a high school sports editor in the Greater Boston area for Gatehouse Media and a European soccer correspondent for World Soccer Reader. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, he attended his first pro soccer match in 2003 and has been hooked ever since.
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Coach Mike Salmon
Coach Mike Salmon returns in 2010 to the Ice Storm after a three year hiatus. An original member of the team, Mike played in 2001 and 2002 as a defensive back and linebacker. In 2002 Vermont went on to win the championship of the New England Football League by defeating the New England Stars 18-0 in Boston, MA.
In 2003 Salmon retired from playing to concentrate on coaching. Over the next four years he coached the defensive backfield, special teams, running backs and in 2006 was elevated to the defensive coordinator position. That year, 2006, the team moved up to the Triple A level and entered the Empire Football League. The Ice Storm advanced to the second round in the national tournament before bowing to the eventual National runner-up team, the Albany Metro Mallers.
In 2007 Salmon took a leave from the Ice Storm and along with his wife Linda successfully formed a single A semi-pro football team located in Barre, VT. Salmon as the Vermont Ravens Head Coach for two years and defensive coordinator for one helped the team reach the New England Football league's championship game two out of three years.
Mike is a 1977 graduate of South Burlington High School and a former football player for the Rebels. Shortly after graduating from SBHS he met his wife Linda with whom he has shared the last 32 years. Together they have five children and eleven grandchildren.
Coach Salmon has been employed by Triangle Metal Fab in Milton for the past 14 years as shop Foreman. Residing in Colchester, the family enjoy boating on Lake Champlain, and cheering on the local sports teams from UVM, St. Michael's, the Lake Monsters and Frost Heaves. In his spare time Mike coaches the Colchester Rockets, who are the recreation department's 5-6 grade basketball team.
In 2003 Salmon retired from playing to concentrate on coaching. Over the next four years he coached the defensive backfield, special teams, running backs and in 2006 was elevated to the defensive coordinator position. That year, 2006, the team moved up to the Triple A level and entered the Empire Football League. The Ice Storm advanced to the second round in the national tournament before bowing to the eventual National runner-up team, the Albany Metro Mallers.
In 2007 Salmon took a leave from the Ice Storm and along with his wife Linda successfully formed a single A semi-pro football team located in Barre, VT. Salmon as the Vermont Ravens Head Coach for two years and defensive coordinator for one helped the team reach the New England Football league's championship game two out of three years.
Mike is a 1977 graduate of South Burlington High School and a former football player for the Rebels. Shortly after graduating from SBHS he met his wife Linda with whom he has shared the last 32 years. Together they have five children and eleven grandchildren.
Coach Salmon has been employed by Triangle Metal Fab in Milton for the past 14 years as shop Foreman. Residing in Colchester, the family enjoy boating on Lake Champlain, and cheering on the local sports teams from UVM, St. Michael's, the Lake Monsters and Frost Heaves. In his spare time Mike coaches the Colchester Rockets, who are the recreation department's 5-6 grade basketball team.
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