By Tom Keegan | [email protected] | Boston HeraldPUBLISHED: February 22, 2019 at 6:00 pm | UPDATED: February 22, 2019 at 6:37 pm FORT MYERS — The Red Sox exhibition game at JetBlue Park opened with a moment of silence for deceased Boston Globe baseball columnist Nick Cafardo. Northeastern’s players stood along the first-base line, the Red Sox along the third-base line, caps on hearts. A few hours earlier, Red Sox manager Alex Cora was silent on all topics other than Cafardo in the interview room. Cora typically talks baseball as deftly as he manages it, but it was not a typical morning at JetBlue Park, where Cora preferred to talk about a baseball writer to talking baseball. Cafardo’s Thursday afternoon death had cast a pall that extended well beyond the press box. The manager’s words appeared to have a soothing effect on all who heard them. Cora, who lost his father just as he was heading into his teenage years, addressed the team about … [Read more...] about Alex Cora encourages team, others to celebrate life of Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo
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Boston Globe baseball writer Nick Cafardo dies at 62
Updated 1:49 pm PST, Thursday, February 21, 2019 Nick Cafardo, former Boston Globe sports columnist, poses in this undated photo. Longtime Boston Globe baseball writer has died after collapsing at the Red Sox's spring training ballpark. He was 62. The newspaper said Cafardo had an embolism Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, and Red Sox medical staff was unable to revive him. (John Ioven/The Boston Globe via AP) less Nick Cafardo, former Boston Globe sports columnist, poses in this undated photo. Longtime Boston Globe baseball writer has died after collapsing at the Red Sox's spring training ballpark. He was 62. The ... more Photo: John Ioven/Boston Globe, AP Photo: John Ioven/Boston Globe, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Nick Cafardo, former Boston Globe sports columnist, … [Read more...] about Boston Globe baseball writer Nick Cafardo dies at 62
The best way to watch the Red Sox parade: Tips from Boston Globe reporters and photographers
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page Globe Staff October 30, 2018 Where to stake out a parade spot If Parades of Champions Past are any indication, people are going to turn out in droves Wednesday to celebrate the 2018 Red Sox. And that means that finding the perfect nook among the revelers will be key for maximum enjoyment.Going to the wrong place could mean you’ll get stuck standing too far back of the crowd, or packed shoulder-to-shoulder with boisterous fans yelling in your ear and holding signs. It also puts you at risk of missing that great iPhone shot of Andrew Benintendi as he waves to the crowd from atop a duck boat.One place where you might find some room to breathe and move around — while also catching a lot of the action — is Boylston Street, across from the Hynes Convention Center between Hereford and Dartmouth streets. Advertisement This little slice of city … [Read more...] about The best way to watch the Red Sox parade: Tips from Boston Globe reporters and photographers
Gangster’s death brings abrupt end to old South Boston
Philip Marcelo and Denise Lavoie, Associated Press Updated 6:19 pm PDT, Tuesday, October 30, 2018 FILE - In this June 6, 2013 file photo, a Starbucks logo hangs across the street from the building, left, which once housed the Triple O's Lounge, a dive bar in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, frequented by crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger and his Winter Hill Gang. Bulger, who eluded authorities for nearly two decades before being caught in 2011 and convicted of multiple crimes in 2013, was found dead in a West Virginia prison Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. less FILE - In this June 6, 2013 file photo, a Starbucks logo hangs across the street from the building, left, which once housed the Triple O's Lounge, a dive bar in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, ... more Photo: Michael Dwyer, AP FILE - In this June 23, 2011 file photo, a customer departs a liquor store in Boston's South Boston neighborhood. The … [Read more...] about Gangster’s death brings abrupt end to old South Boston
Whitey Bulger, Boston gangster, found dead in prison at 89
Denise Lavoie, Associated Press Updated 10:40 am PDT, Tuesday, October 30, 2018 FILE - This June 23, 2011, file booking photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service shows James "Whitey" Bulger. Bulger died in federal custody after being sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. Officials with the Federal Bureau of Prisons say he died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. (U.S. Marshals Service via AP, File) less FILE - This June 23, 2011, file booking photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service shows James "Whitey" Bulger. Bulger died in federal custody after being sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. ... more Photo: AP FILE - This combination of 1984 file photos provided by the FBI shows James "Whitey" Bulger. Bulger was convicted Monday, Aug. 12, 2013 in a string of 11 killings and other gangland crimes, many of them committed while he was said to be an FBI informant. (AP Photo/FBI, File) less … [Read more...] about Whitey Bulger, Boston gangster, found dead in prison at 89