Greetings PawSox Fans!

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend after your week of hard work. It’s a fantastic morning here at our hotel in Pineville, NC. This stop is the only one that we don’t stay in the same city/town as the ballpark. The ballpark is actually in another state. It’s just about 15 minutes to the ball park located in Fort Mill, SC. It’s also the longest trip to the field.

The PawSox kept their winning streak alive last night beating the Charlotte Knights 3-1. Graham Godfrey pitched 6 shutout innings, allowing just two hits and fanning five. The PawSox have won their last five games.

As we all know hitting fouls is part of the game of baseball. However, hitting fowls is not. After the last game in Gwinnett County Georgia on Thursday, it was one of those very rare times that its daylight when we travel from city to city. The game started at 10:35 in the morning, and I was heading here by 3:00 o’clock.

It’s just about a 3.5 hour drive all on a 70 mph highway. While traveling on said highway with the pedal to the metal I was in the passing lane overtaking a pickup truck loaded with old lawn mowers. This thing was loaded with some of the mowers hanging over the side. It is a safe bet that by the time this guy arrived at his location, he was minus a couple of them anyway.

After I pass the lawnmower man, driving near the median which had tall grass, some type of fowl felt is was a good idea to cross the highway. I have no idea if it was a turkey, pheasant, peacock or just a giant bird, but whatever it was, its timing was bad. I felt and heard the Thud, Thud and checking in my side mirror saw the feathers flying. Being an animal lover I did feel bad. It was just a bit ironic that a truck carrying baseball equipment hits a fowl.

Upon arrival at Knights Stadium without any further incidents, I meet with Cale the new clubhouse guy. Its my first time back here since the PawSox won the Governors’ Cup Championship in 2012, sweeping the Knights in three games. I also had in the Penske two championship rings belonging to Tony Pena Jr. and Zach Stewart who now play for the Knights.

While in Georgia the rings had been locked up in the hotel safe. I checked every day to be certain they were there. When traveling, the rings were always in the cab of the truck and the truck was never out of our sight. The hotel here had safety deposit boxes, but the box the rings were in didn’t fit in them. The other option was in the managers safe. However, the manager was the only one that had the key meaning that he had to be there when I needed the rings. I put the rings under the bed in my room and slept with one eye open.

After getting the truck unloaded at the ballpark I left a note for Pena and Stewart to have one of them call me so we can meet up and give them their rings. Yesterday afternoon Tony Pena Jr. called and we agreed to meet at the ballpark for 6:00.

I get to the ballpark at the scheduled time and head to the Knights clubhouse. Joel Skinner, the Knights manager takes me in to the clubhouse and jokingly tells me how bad he wanted the rings. Tony and Zach get into the cardboard boxes that inside there is a triple layer of bubble wrap around the shiny wooden ring box.

Both have a big smile as they try them on.

They were gracious enough to take a photo with their Championship rings.

Both said how big and beautiful they were and we talked about the celebration last year on this same field. They called Team President Mike Tamburro and thanked him.

It’s almost game time and there are some awesome folks having a real ballpark dinner

The PawSox take the lead early and as always there are Sox fans in the crowd who cheer loudly.  Some cheer for former PawSox player Lars Anderson as he heads into the dugout.

The Chick-fil-A Cow is very popular down here. During a break in the game, the cow takes to the dugout to do the Chicken Dance…The PA announcer lets everyone know that the cow had some great mooooves and that if the cow should tumble off the dugout it would be an Udder Disaster!

They choose a fan of the game. I have never in my life seen anyone so happy to be the fan of the game!  This guy was hooting and hollering, throwing his arms in the air.

He continued to scream, and wave to everyone!

It was time to share some game pictures with broadcaster Jeff Levering. Upon entering the booth, it seems Jeff is very happy with the PawSox lead and happy to see me! You gotta love these guys! Our radio guys do an awesome job behind the mic, with interviews and writing and I like them a bunch.

I also like seeing the PawSox win. Game 2 is tonight at 7:15 and hopefully another win. We return back home on May 14th for our first of the season peanut free night. This gives all out fans, young and old with a nut allergy to enjoy a game at the best stadium in the world. It’s also Ten Thousand Dollar Tuesday where a lucky fan will have a chance to win 10k.

Season ticket holder Tom Northup came within a mere inch of tossing the baseball through the hole for the loot. Visit pawsox.com for all the latest news, special events and promotions and of course to check out the blogs. Doing it all for you all the time and being…………..”Here For You!”

I have now entered the Twitter world and ask that you please follow @rollwithrick

I love hearing from you!

Yours in Baseball,

Rick Medeiros

Greetings PawSox Fans!

Greetings PawSox Fans!

During the chilly weather down here in Georgia, the PawSox were able to beat the Gwinnett Braves last evening. There was a threat of rain, and there was a cool wind and a temperature that is not conducive to growing those famous Georgia Peaches.

This is our longest drive of the season traveling a shade more than 1,100 miles to Cool-Ray Field home of the Gwinnett Braves the Triple A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. Turned field is just about the same distance from here as Fenway is to McCoy. Makes it easy for call-ups when the team is home.

The drive took just about 17 hours and was almost uneventful. Almost being the key word. There was the expected traffic issues in Connecticut and Pennsylvania due to construction that never seems to end. There was some heavy fog and torrential rain along the way causing us to travel at a snail’s pace sometimes. Then there was the bridge issue.

As I have mentioned many times before, we put our full faith in the GPS. The GPS we use has a heavy traffic feature. When it detects heavy traffic ahead, it gives you an alternate route. The problem is, you can not override the new route and take your chances battling traffic.

We decide to follow the instructions of the GPS. Once off the exit there is a sign: Passenger Cars Only. Too late! We look at each other and wonder if we would have the same problem with the low bridge like we did last year in Connecticut when the GPS sent us on a route to avoid the traffic with a low bridge that the Penske was just barely able to squeak under.

I drive on and Lou and I feel the anxiety as we get closer and closer to jumping back on the highway somewhere in Virginia. Suddenly, there it is! an arch bridge with a clearance of 8.5 feet…The Penske truck is 9 feet. Oh no, its deja vu all over again! We need to squeeze 5 inches off the truck.

We pull over to the side of the road and discuss our options. Do we turn around and head back? Do we let the air out of the tires? Do we call in air support to air lift us over the bridge? As we sit there pondering what to do, we wonder if the guy who made the sign could have been just 5 inches off.

A short while later a police cruiser pulls in behind the truck with the lights activated. The office arrived at my window just as I finish rolling it down. He looks at me and says, “Looks like y’all got yurself a dilemma son.” My response, “Yes sir we do.”  ”Didn’t y’all see the sign passenger cars only?” Yes sir, but it was too damn late.”

Just then a second police car arrived. They asked what we were “hawling” and I told him it was all baseball gear for the Pawtucket Red Sox. He said he is a Boston fan and said he would help. The other officer said he hated the Sox and he refused to help. I felt better when he chuckled about it.

The officers positioned their vehicles to stop traffic. It was now just drizzling as I very slowly watched as the officer guided me to the center of the bridge. With precision accuracy I was able to guide the Penske under the middle of the arched bridge with no damage to truck, bridge, officers or people.

Once on the other side, the cars that had piled up waiting, blew their horns, and only one driver waved at me using only one finger. The officers warned me about obeying the signs and sent us on our way! Thanks guys!

While listening to the radio, an announcement came on again about the cicadas and the 17 years are up and they are ready to pull out from the ground and start swarming from Georgia to Maine. I never knew what a cicada was until the Tim McGraw song. It’s an insect. We are hoping we miss them so they wont splatter all over the windshield like in those movies with the locusts.

They are gross looking buggers

As night turned to day the miles dragged by and it felt we would never get there. Finally, we were about an hour away from the ballpark. I called the clubhouse guy Jon Wise and let him know that we were close by. Within the hour, we pulled into the property of Cool-Ray Field!

The drive was a long, rough one and Lou and I both required a shower and rest. We headed to check into the hotel and make arrangements to meet later grab a late lunch and head to the game. We arrived before the game started and I took my seat on a rocking chair up on the suite level. What a nice way to enjoy a game.

Chopper danced atop the dugout…

And gave high fives to all the fans…

It’s a nice looking ball park with great people who all talk with that southern drawl. We all braved (play on words since we were playing the Braves) the weather and watched the PawSox cruise to victory!

PawSox season ticket holder Ryan was at the game way down here! (Wearing his PawSox shirt 2nd from left) Great seeing you guys!

Hopefully they do it again tonight. Tonight is Boston Strong Night at the ballpark with Varitek, Rodney Harrison former Pats players, Dee Brown, formerly of the Celts and QB Matt Ryan are scheduled to be there.

No matter where we are on the road, I still miss McCoy Stadium. Be sure to check out pawsox.com for all the upcoming promotions for the next homestand. Look forward to seeing everyone cheer on the PawSox when we get back and Ya’ll we see we are………”Here For You!”

Love hearing from you!

Yours in Baseball,

Rick Medeiros               rickm@pawsox.com

Greetings PawSox Fans!

It appears that spring is upon us and PawSox baseball fills the air. The Dollar Menu Mondays have been a big hit, and the Ten Thousand Dollar Tuesday has everyone wanting to give it whirl!

The weather has been great and with a couple of 12 noon games already under our belt it’s like we’re already in mid-season form. The team has lost a few rough ones, but we must never give up and cheer them on as they defend The Cup.

It’s always said that you never know who’ll you see at McCoy and that has proved true already this early in the season. Big Papi was with us during the opening series, and pitchers Breslow and Hanrahan have also made some rehab appearances. We got to see Dice K pitch a no-hitter for 5 innings before leaving the game with what appeared some type of torso problem.

During the last few days former Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez has been to McCoy. Pedro and former Red Sox Catcher Jason Varitek are employed by the Boston Red Sox as Special Assistants to the General Manager. It was nice to see Pedro here. He certainly is one funny guy. He spent some time with Paws.       

        

Pedro also spent some time with Team President Mike Tamburro and GM  Lou Schwechheimer chatting and sharing some hearty yuks.

It’s also said that McCoy is a place where Dreams Come True. Think of the players that dreamed about playing in the Major Leagues and have played for the PawSox. Most recently the likes of  Pedroia, Jacoby, Youk, Buchholz, Lester, Reddick and a slew of others saw their dreams come true.

There are the managers, coaches and trainers who have gone on to the bigs to fulfill their dreams. We all know about the PawSox broadcasters who have fulfilled their dreams. Even some staff members have obtained their dream job in the top-level.

But what about the fans? Can a fans dream come true at McCoy Stadium? The answer is Absolutely!  Almost every fan has a favorite player. For that matter, some people have a favorite person that would love to meet. It is really something special when you witness the dream being fulfilled.

Several years ago I saw a young autistic boy who looked to Trot Nixon as a role model. Trot had set up a special meet and great with the youngster after a game. Trot gave him a pair of his batting gloves and his game used cap.

The young fella looked at Trot and said, “Thanks Christopher, I really like you a lot!” (Christopher is Trot’s name) They hugged and the guy couldn’t stop talking about how he can’t wait to go to school to show everyone the batting gloves.

While David “Big Papi” Ortiz was here on a rehab I was standing at Gate A as we were waiting for him to come out. There were several people around wanting an autograph. There was this one lady who was dressed in a Papi shirt. Her dream was to meet Big Papi.

As we chatted a bit, the sweet lady named Donna explained to me that her dream was to meet big Papi. She explained to me that she had a bunch of memorabilia of Papi but never met him. Now here with her son and daughter she had a chance!

When Papi came out the door he saw Donna, and without hesitation made a bee-line to her. They talked a bit and took some pictures together. Donna had a new friend and his name is Big Papi! Donna’s dream came true!

As Papi was going to leave, Donna gave him a necklace she was wearing. She had made a promise that if she ever met him she would give him the necklace. He took it and said he would wear it

Donna sent us a letter about how her dream came true and sent a photo she took from the TV with Big Papi wearing the necklace she had given him!!!!!!!!  Now that is cool stuff!

Dreams can come true! McCoy is a special place. Thanks to Donna and her family for being fans. It was great seeing a dream come true…..and it was awesome being…………”Here For You!”

Love hearing from you!

Yours in Baseball,

Rick Medeiros                                 rickm@pawsox.com

 

Greetings PawSox Fans!

It feels great to be back at the warm and sunny confines here at McCoy Stadium. The Buffalo vs. the PawSox game was rained out last evening and as I type this, they are playing a double-header. The PawSox took the first game 8-3 and are losing 2-0 after a 2 run blast from Buffalo.

Yesterday I learned that brand new PawSox Broadcaster Bob Socci was offered the job as the radio voice for the New England Patriots! Another broadcaster heading to the big leagues! It’s just incredible!

I called Bob last evening to congratulate him and he is very happy to say the least. He told me that he knew he was in the running for the gig for the last couple of days and that he was told yesterday while in Buffalo that the job was his.

Bob is an awesome broadcaster who in a short time I grew very fond of. He was a true gentleman, reserved and quiet, a lot like me. Bob is a local guy who lives in Milton and will be taking over for the recently retired Gil Santos who was the voice of the Pats for the last 36 years. Hopefully Soc has the same kind of run.

Bob will be handling the play and play with partner Scott Zolak, former Pats Quarterback.

Bob will stay on with the PawSox until July when he will begin his new job. As I listen to Bob right now broadcast the PawSox game from Buffalo he really has a great broadcasting voice. I make sure I always take a photo of the broadcasters from every ballpark. I only got to do a few with Socci. This one from Monday’s game in Rochester.

We wish Bob all the best on heading to the Bigs. Regardless if its baseball, football, basketball or hockey it’s still the Bigs! He joins a long line of recent PawSox Broadcasters who are plying their trade in the MLB or the NFL. After the 2012 season, Aaron Goldsmith headed for the Houston Astros after he replaced broadcaster Dan Hoard who headed to the NFL as the voice for the Cincinatti Bengals. There have been many more before them who got the call and are doing well. Good Luck Buddy, Im sure you will shine!

In watching the Red Sox game last night against Oakland, I saw some former PawSox players now playing in the Bigs with Oakland. Josh Reddick, Brandon Moss and Jed Lowrie all are now in the Bigs and former PawSox players.

I also received an email from friend and season ticket holder Rick Nadeau. He is back in the Netherlands and made it a point to meet the Uden Red Sox. During the last home stand Rick spoke to me in Dutch which was pretty impressive. He sent a nice photo with some members of the team. (The older good looking guy with the glasses, on one knee is not a player.)

Don’t forget the exciting weekend coming up and to check out the Take the Field ticket for the fireworks game. Check out the #1 minor league baseball site at pawsox.com. It all up to date with great pictures and awesome videos. You can spend hours checking out the website. Kevin spends hours working on the website making sure that all PawSox fans are always well informed and cementing the motto that we are always………..”Here For You!”

 

Love hearing from you!

 

Yours in Baseball,

 

Rick Medeiros                                      rickm@pawsox.com

Greetings PawSox Fans!

The PawSox beat the Rochester Red Wings last evening 8-2 and hopefully are back on the winning track. The thermometer on the scoreboard read 57 degrees but it was the coldest 57 degrees I have ever felt.

I arrived in Rochester yesterday just around lunch time after a very uneventful and peaceful drive. The only problems were those very costly tolls on the NY Thruway. The beautiful view of Upstate New York is not without a price I guess.

Having been to Rochester before I always wanted to check out Nick Tahou’s, Home of the Garbage Plate. I heard about it from the locals and saw it on TV. Now was the perfect time. it was lunchtime and the game wasnt for several more hours. Here’s what I lifted from Wikipedia about the joint:

Nick Tahou Hots, originally known as Hots and Potatoes,^[1] is a Rochester, New York, landmark restaurant featuring a dish called the Garbage Plate. The restaurant was founded in 1918 by Alex Tahou, the grandfather of the current owner (also named Alex Tahou), and named for Nick Tahou, the founder’s son, who operated the establishment until his death in 1997. While there are other Upstate New York variants, Nick Tahou’s is the originator of the Garbage Plate and, as holder of the trademark, the only restaurant able to use the name.

A Garbage Plate is a combination of one selection of cheeseburger, hamburger, red hots, white hots, Italian sausage, chicken tender, fish (haddock), fried ham, grilled cheese, or eggs; and two sides of either home fries, French fries, baked beans, or macaroni salad. On top of that are the options of mustard and onions, and Nick’s proprietary hot sauce, a sauce with spices and slowly simmered ground beef. It’s served with rolls or Italian toast on the side,fresh from the bakery next door. Health.com named the Garbage Plate the fattiest food in the state of New York.

I can only assume that at one time there was a sign in front of the place. Some photos showed a marquee type sign. As my GPS told me I had arrived, I knew there was parking around the rear of the building but had no clue to where the entrance was.

As I pulled around back I saw a glass door that people were coming in and out of. It was the door to the Garbage Plate haven!

Once inside I knew I was amongst Garbage Plate elite as I listened to them order. The menu was very interesting.

There was three gentlemen who were ordering and I inquired about the Garbage Plate. I was told you can get it was hamburger, cheeseburger, hot dog, fish, etc…I went with the cheeseburger. They add the ingredients pretty swiftly so you have to pay attention. Here is what I could identify in the dish. Macaroni salad, cheeseburger about the size of a card table, onions, home fries and chili sauce dumped all over it. You get 2 slices of bread and a couple of pads of butter. Take a look at this creation!

For some reason they cut the hot dogs in half.

The burgers sit alongside the dogs.

A big pile of “taters” await their turn to be added to every masterpiece.

I grab a table near the guys that I met at the counter. Really nice guys who know all about the place. The handsome guy with the fancy hairdo on the right, who many say is the spitting image of Bruce Willis, tells me he has been coming here for well over 30 years!

Now with a full belly and three new friends from Rochester I head to Frontier Field. Game time isn’t for a few more hours so I take a rest in the Penske, listen to an audio book and chat it up a bit with the PawSox bus driver.

As game time nears I head in. I see Jackie Bradley Jr for the first time this season in a PawSox uniform. Last time I saw him was at the Hot Stove Party at McCoy. As he does his stretching and tossing a boatload of fans are yelling for him to sign autographs.

After his pre-game routine he obliges the many fans.

As I watch the game I realize that while on defense the players have their mouths open. It leads me to wonder that while on defense, do ballplayers have the same issue that women have while putting on mascara? Can a woman apply mascara with their mouth not agape?

Starting pitcher Terry Do is an example.

Jose Iglesias has his slightly open.

Look, even the ump in guilty of the open mouth mode.

However, while attempting to bunt, the mouth must be tightly closed.

The PawSox go on to win the game 8-2. After the game I meet with Clubhouse Legend Terry “The Thurmanator” Costello. The Thurmanator is an icon in the world of clubhouse managers. He has been doing this for close to 30 years and its rumored that he has hung up more briefs, washed more clothes and fed more people than that Old Lady that Lived in a Shoe!

After the game, he has his crew ready and the Penske is packed and ready to go in record time. He gives his patented Thurmanator Thumbs Up to signify that everything is set to go after triple checking.

It’s only a shade over an hours drive to Buffalo this time of night. Upon arrival in Buffalo another great clubhouse manager meets me with his crew. Scott who leads a team of clubhouse attendants unloads the truck in record time. These clubhouse guys are a different breed. They have 2 seasons. Winter and Baseball. They all survive on very little sleep, hardly ever see their wife/girlfriends, friends and family and must have everything perfect without deviation. A real tough gig that makes my life a lot easier.

After these four games in Buffalo, the PawSox head back home to play on Saturday the 27th of April. Activities at McCoy start at 8am when Shred-It will be there to destroy all your private documents free of charge courtesy of Shred-It and Channel 10.

Then its the Classic Car and Motorcycle show with food, music and a lot of vendors. After that its time to head into the ballpark to cheer on the hometown team. Fasten your seat-belts because its still not over as you witness the first of the season PawSox classic fireworks show!

There is a brand new ticket offer for Saturdays game called Take the Field! This has just been released! The ticket is a reserved seat, hotdog, soft drink chips and a pass to watch the fireworks from the field! All this for just $17.50 per ticket! Incredible! Get on the phone right now and call 401-724-7300 and order your tickets. This ticket offer is just another way the PawSox prove that they are indeed……….”Here For You!”

Love hearing from you!

Yours in Baseball,

Rick Medeiros       rickm@pawsox.com

 

 

Greetings PawSox Fans!

Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the victims and families of the Boston Marathon Bombing. Hopefully law enforcement captures the 2^nd man responsible for the cowardly attack soon. We must remain positive, strong and vigilant.

As anticipated the first home stand of the 2013 season, there was loads of fun an excitement. You already know about Opening Night and how awesome that was but the rest of the home stand was just as enjoyable!

The Season Ticket Holder pre-game BBQ was on Saturday, April 13^th the same day as Bark in the Park. A lot of pooches enjoy a great day at a PawSox Game. Long time season ticket holders Arthur and Diane Vincent have their great looking dog in full PawSox uniform.

       

There was a Pooch Parade along the warning track.

Hot dogs in the concession stands and hot dogs on the field.

Every Sunday after the game, kids are welcome on the field to run the bases.

Always a popular event.

Monday Dollar Menu went very well. Great way to have a Ball Park Family dinner at a very affordable price.

Ten Thousand Dollar Tuesday is a new event for the 2013 season. Prior to the game all fans can sign up for a chance to win Ten Grand! Just fill in the form at the table along side the Main Gate or the CoxFanCenter to give it a try.

If your name is drawn, you head onto the field and get a chance at the loot. All you have to do is toss a baseball through the hole.

Jeff Bradley lays down the pitching rubber that’s a Big League 60 feet and 6 inches from the target.

The fan took his best shot and came mighty close. (It’s an awesome photo)

The first four games of the home stand were terrific as the PawSox swept the Rochester Red Wings and had Big Papi in the line-up.

The next four games were not as good as those Iron Pigs took 3 out of the 4 games. Glad to see those Pigs get out of Pawtucket and head to their sty.

We have to continue on winning. Come cheer on your hometown team! I have a beautiful ring for the 2012 season and would love one for the 2013 season on the other hand.

The PawSox head back home on April 27^th with post game fireworks. We still have tickets available for the game. Visit pawsox.com for all the upcoming events and promotions.

Don’t forget to check out the fantastic blogs of radio broadcasters Jeff Levering and Bob Socci. Both tremendous writers and very informative. Its there first year here, and they know that they are also……….”Here For You!”

Love hearing from you!

Yours in Baseball,

Rick Medeiros

Greetings PawSox Fan!

Opening night was Fantastic! Close to 11,000 fans enjoyed watching the PawSox kick off the 2013 season with David “Big Papi” Ortiz in the lineup. The Big Man went 2-3 knocking in a run and the PawSox won 5-4 now having a 6-1 record.

Although it was a bit chilly, the rain help up and wasnt a bad evening at all! It was a festive atmosphere with the New Block Party area behind blocked off to traffic. The Heart and Soul Band was terrific and the fans loved the music.

The Police and Fire were honored during the per-game.

The Guards of Thunder were on hand with their booming cannons.

The table was set up holding all the 2012 Governors’ Cup Championship rings.

It was truly an amazing ceremony and the players were very happy to get their beautiful new rings.

Fresh back from Boston and smacking a home last evening Jose Iglesias gets his ring. After the game last night as Jose was walking to his vehicle he said in his accent, “These rings are beautiful man, they ‘re really something!”

Earlier in the day Alex Wilson who had been called up to the big leagues on Wednesday, wanted to come by and get his ring. He met with Team President Mike Tamburro who presented Alex with his ring.

Alex was excited about heading for the bigs for the first time in his career and now with a beautiful ring. He eagerly opened the great looking box.

Soon he was sporting his new Championship Bling!

Earlier today we had our own little ring ceremony. Team Owner Mrs. Madeleine Mondor and Mike Tamburro presented us our rings. Tommy Linehan gets his ring and as you can tell is very happy. As we all were!

Here is the Ring Team! Thank you Mrs. Mondor and the PawSox Organization

Make sure you get out and cheer on the PawSox who are off to a great start. Visit pawsox.com for all the latest special events and promotions. It’s a special place with special people who are all………….”Here For You!”

Love hearing from you.

Yours in Baseball,

Rick Medeiros                                   rickm@pawsox.com

 

Hello PawSox Fans!

            The wait is over! The Pawtucket Red Sox home opener is Thursday night. Now is the time to get your tickets. It’s going to be a fantastic action packed evening. In case you haven’t heard, its being reported that David “BigPapi” Ortiz will don a PawSox uniform and be in the lineup for tomorrow night’s game!

            The last time Papi was in the house a few years ago it was standing room only. Call, click or head to the box office to grab your tickets. If you’ve been following the PawSox on local radio they are off to a great start and currently 5-1 with their last game this evening in Lehigh Valley against those Iron Pigs.

            Adding Papi to the line-up will hopefully continue the PawSox terrific start. Papi loves McCoy and sailed a few out when he played here last. He never gets cheated on his swing.

            After signing some autographs prior to the game, Papi takes a seat and gets ready for the games. The fans really enjoy fishing for autographs.

The Big Man gets ready to get his turn at the plate.

Jose Iglesias will also be back with the PawSox and you’ll have a chance to see his magical defensive glove. You’ll also be able to watch Jose get his 2012 Governors’ Cup Championship Ring with the other players on the PawSox roster from last year’s team in a pre-game ring ceremony. We all had a chance to see the rings and I tried mine on. Incredible.

The players are looking forward to getting the rings and have said so. At the airport getting picked after spring training, the players from last year asked how the rings were and when they were getting them. They won’t be disappointed!

All the rings in their boxes are lined up.

Some of the press showed up and took photos and video.  The case is a work of art.

When you open the case, these two little very bright lights shine down on the ring. This is the big time!

Look at the detail on these babies!

Every ring has its own case. You could plainly see that each case can sleep 5 rings very comfortably.

There will be some extra bling in Pawtucket on Thursday so be sure to check it out. While cooking some broiled chicken for dinner I reached in the oven to pull it out. You ever see that bright orange-colored wire inside the oven? Well guess what……Its very hot! I know this because my pinkie finger brushed against that bright orange wire and got burned. Good thing it wasn’t my ring finger!

Come join the PawSox for opening night and enjoy the live band Heart and Soul that will be playing outside the main gate. See the Police and Firefighters honored with many honor guards taken part. Come watch Big Papi swing for the fences! Come see the 2013 PawSox Team.

Check out all the ways to enjoy a PawSox game throughout the season with a pre-game reception room, BBQ’s, hospitality suites, a group outing or very affordable flex tickets. Cheer on the home town team as they defend The Cup. It’s the best ticket in town! A great family venue. Check out all the new promotions and special events at pawsox.com

The PawSox do it all for you, the fans! That’s why each and every game we are………”Here For You!”

Love hearing from you!

Yours in Baseball,

Rick Medeiros                                  rickm@pawsox.com