jim rice
- Linda Bunk, of Finksburg, grew up with Asperger's syndrome, bipolar disorder, and ADHD — attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
- Orioles Hall of Famer Jim Palmer tweeted about David Ortiz's antics Sunday and has been hearing about it on Twitter from Red Sox Nation.
- In honor of the Roman Catholic Church naming Francis I its new pope, Baseball historian/statistician Bill Arnold put together a list of all-time, home-run leaders under each of the 11 popes since Major League Baseball was officially formed.
- The Pesky Pole got the best of the Orioles on Sunday afternoon. In the Orioles' 2-1 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park, the 100-year-old ballpark's fabled right-field corner played a huge part in two key plays.
- They call the right-field foul pole at Fenway Park the "Pesky Pole" after Red Sox great Johnny Pesky, who was honored after the game with a ballpark memorial service that drew about a thousand admirers and featured several dozen former Red Sox players, including Roger Clemens, Jim Rice and Carlton Fisk.
- Going through my notebooks after a rainy Tuesday at Ripken Stadium