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Expert: - 10/7/2008


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Hi,

What is the story and history behind the Sox green uniform? When was this introduced and why?

Thanks,

Rich

Answer
The Red Sox wear the green jerseys on March 17th, St. Patrick's Day, during spring training. But, the last couple of years they've worn them at a few home games during the season to honor Red Auerbach's passing and also when the Celtics won the 2008 World Championship.

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Ken Fougère

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Boston Red Sox players, team & Fenway Park statistics and history are my strengths. Boston's minor league teams are not.

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I've been attending Red Sox games yearly at Fenway Park since 1969. I thrive on Bosox trivia. I have been a huge Red Sox fan since I was 12 years old. My knowledge of Carl Yastrzemski is exceptional. He was my boyhood hero and I still miss his (hard-nose, give 100% every game) playing style to this day. I 'live & die' with the Red Sox every season, game and even every inning.

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A senior member of Baseball-Fever.com forums (Baseball Almanac) since 1998. Author of the 'Bitter Rivals' thread, (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?6638-The-Bitter-Rivals-Thread). Since 2002, it has received over 9,500 posts and has been read by 415,000 viewers worldwide.

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University of Massachusetts - 1982 Bachelors Degree: Business Management and Computer Science.

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