mike cameron – fenwayfanatics.com https://www.fenwayfanatics.com Home to Boston Red Sox fans everywhere Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:47:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.fenwayfanatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cropped-20140720_164226-1-54985962v1_site_icon-32x32.png mike cameron – fenwayfanatics.com https://www.fenwayfanatics.com 32 32 63874896 Red Sox Set for Opening Day and the 2011 Season https://www.fenwayfanatics.com/content/2011/04/01/red-sox-set-for-opening-day-and-the-2011-season/ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.fenwayfanatics.com/content/?p=297 With great anticipation, the Boston Red Sox will open the 2011 season this afternoon at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington against the 2010 American League Champion Texas Rangers.  The revamped Sox, who last season missed the playoffs for only the second time under manager Terry Francona, have the baseball world abuzz as they are considered the pre-season favorite by many, including ESPN, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sportsline, FOX Sports, and The Hardball Times, to win the World Series this fall.

The Opening Day lineup includes two of the newest Red Sox players, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and left fielder Carl Crawford, as well as several familiar faces, including second baseman Dustin Pedroia, third baseman Kevin Youkilis, center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury, and designated hitter David Ortiz.  On the mound will be Jon Lester, who is another pre-season media favorite as the 2011 Cy Young Award winner.

Here is the complete Opening Day roster for Boston (asterisk denotes Opening Day starters):

Starting Pitchers: Lester*, John Lackey, Clay Buchholz, Josh Beckett, Daisuke Matsuzaka

Relief Pitchers: Matt Albers, Daniel Bard, Bobby Jenks, Jonathan Papelbon, Dennys Reyes, Tim Wakefield, Dan Wheeler

Catchers: Jarrod Saltalamacchia*, Jason Varitek

Infielders: Gonzalez*, Jed Lowrie, Pedroia*, Marco Scutaro*, Youkilis*

Outfielders: Mike Cameron*, Crawford*, J.D. Drew, Ellsbury*, Darnell McDonald

Designated Hitter: Ortiz*

]]> 2169 Ellsbury, Cameron to be Honored with NLBM Legacy Awards https://www.fenwayfanatics.com/content/2010/01/12/ellsbury-cameron-to-be-honored-with-nlbm-legacy-awards/ Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.fenwayfanatics.com/content/?p=226 Continue reading "Ellsbury, Cameron to be Honored with NLBM Legacy Awards"]]> Red Sox outfielders Jacoby Ellsbury and Mike Cameron will be honored by the Negro League Baseball Museum when the 10th annual Legacy Awards are presented at the Kansas City Convention Center on 30 January 2010.  Ellsbury, who set a new single-season mark for the franchise last season with 70 stolen bases, will receive the Cool Papa Bell Award as the 2009 American League Stolen Bases leader and Cameron, a recent free-agent pickup by Boston, will receive the Pop Lloyd Award in recognition of baseball/community leadership.  Tickets for the event are $150 each, which include a one-year membership to the museum, and can be obtained by calling 816.221.1920.

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