tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post7042556676454831009..comments2024-01-18T00:32:55.427-06:00Comments on my cozy book nook: Boston: Y is for Yawkey WayMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08414201637917215413noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-22211376387849020712018-05-05T06:59:31.385-05:002018-05-05T06:59:31.385-05:00Thank you SO much for sharing this history - as we...Thank you SO much for sharing this history - as well as current news - with me. While I understand the reason for the name change, I'm glad the Yawkey name worked for my A-Z challenge :) I do hope to catch a Red Sox game at Fenway Park some day!Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414201637917215413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-89546681446269439652018-05-02T08:35:55.213-05:002018-05-02T08:35:55.213-05:00It's interesting you post this just now, becau...It's interesting you post this just now, because the City of Boston has literally just approved a plan to remove the Yawkey name from the street and resume calling it by it's original name, Jersey Street. Tom Yawkey was the owner of the Red Sox from the 1930s to 1970s and during this time he was known for keeping the Red Sox segregated long after other teams added Black players and for turning a blind eye to a sexual abuse scandal. He wasn't even a good team owner as the famous Red Sox "curse" was largely due to his mismanagement. So the current Red Sox owners don't want to be associated with the Yawkey name. The Yawkey name will live on in Boston though. Despite all his flaws, Tom Yawkey and especially his wife Jean Yawkey supported a lot philanthropies, so their name will remain in various hospitals and social agencies, which seems fair to me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-40246011224929050062018-04-28T17:14:25.981-05:002018-04-28T17:14:25.981-05:00... and of course, the required peanuts and cotton...... and of course, the required peanuts and cotton candy too :)Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414201637917215413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-44427661259544078492018-04-28T11:56:30.817-05:002018-04-28T11:56:30.817-05:00I'm not a big sports fan, but I do like going ...I'm not a big sports fan, but I do like going to baseball games when the weather is nice. There's something relaxing about watching it, while munching on a hot dog.The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.com