The Banners

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The first banner was dedicated in 2001 to Brendan Grant, a Belmont native and baseball player at American International College who was just 19 when he suffered fatal injuries when he collided with his center fielder during a game. Though Brendan never played in the Oldtime Baseball Game, he was made a posthumous selection in […]

Oldtime Game Alum Matt Paré Nominated

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] From BCEagles.com: Baseball senior Matt Paré was one of 30 baseball student-athlete to be named candidates for the 2013 Senior CLASS Award®. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must […]

Skip Flanagan: “The Best Day Of His Life”

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by Kyle Lawless On May 8, 1994, Susan and Sean Flanagan’s lives changed forever. It was on that day, seventeen months after the birth of their son Sean, they realized their child was deaf. One day later, the Flanagans purchased their first book on American Sign Language. Their infant son’s first sign? He cupped his […]

A Very Special Night at St. Peter’s Field

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by Matt Tracy The 19th annual Oldtime Baseball Game reminded me of the film “Field of Dreams” – so much so that I kept waiting for a voice encouraging me to “go the distance.” As for the film’s signature line – “If you build it, he will come” – that wasn’t necessary. Cambridge’s St. Peter’s […]

Third annual Greg Montalbano Award

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] During pregame ceremonies, the third annual Greg Montalbano Award was presented to former Framingham State College star Orazio Azzarello. The award is named in memory of Greg Montalbano, a former Red […]

Oldtime Baseball Cards in The Boston Globe

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[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] It’s time, once again, for the annual Oldtime Baseball Game, a charity contest held at St. Peter’s Field in Cambridge in which players wear uniforms from dozens of teams plucked from […]

Second annual Greg Montalbano Award

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] During pregame ceremonies of the 2011 Oldtime Baseball Game, the second annual Greg Montalbano Award was presented to former Boston College pitcher Steve Langone, who is now advance scouting coordinator for […]