Sox On The Town
It doesn’t sound like the guys are taking it easy in the offseason- they’re out and about in Boston (and otherwise) enjoying the spoils of victory.
Dustin Pedroia and Jonathan Papelbon both made appearances at Modell’s in Medford, Mass. last week to pick up some Sox gear and sign some autographs. (more on Jonathan’s appearance later…)
I noted earlier that Curt Schilling was in Philadelphia on Sunday night for the Eagles-Cowboys game, but before heading out of town he held his annual reception on Saturday afternoon for supporters of his Pitch for ALS charity. And afterwards, on Saturday night, Curt also helped throw a 40th birthday bash for his wife Shonda at the Children’s Museum. The party had an 80’s theme, so guests (including Tim Wakefield, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Doug Mirabelli, Mike Timlin and their respective wives) all partied in head-to-toe 80’s gear. Varitek rocked a mullet wig and parachute pants, Papelbon rolled with a fanny pack and headband. And naturally, several of the guys (Schilling, Wakefield, Mirabelli, Timlin and Papelbon) joined the party’s Journey cover band onstage to belt out “Any Way You Want It”. The coolest part isn’t the outfits or the singing, though- the coolest part is that as a birthday gift, Curt reportedly donated a nice chunk of money to the local high school in Medfield in Shonda’s name for the refurbishment of the baseball and softball field (which will now be named the “Shonda Schilling Field” in her honor).
Clay Buchholz attended the One Night Only event at Gypsy Bar, with DJ A.M. (yep, that DJ A.M.), DJ Vice and DJ Aoki. Isn’t he just the little clubkid! He’s throwing the peace sign and everything.
And Kevin Youkilis’s charity Hits For Kids is having their “Crackin’ It Up” function at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT this Saturday night. There will be a silent auction of Sox memorabilia, cocktail reception and dinner, and a comedy sketch written by SNL’s Seth Myers in the style of the Newlywed Game– which will feature Youk and his fiancee as well as other Sox players and their significant others. Tickets for the event are $500 and can be purchased from Ticketmaster- and Youk’s website has all the details.
Images and reports courtesy of the Boston Herald and NJ.com
I have to thank you for showing me those pictures of horrible 80’s dressed Red Sox…I cannot stop laughing
just to let you know, the donation from the schillings was for medfield high school, not medford.
Fixed!
is papelbon going for the two coreys look?
Can Pedroia and Papelbon come to Rhode Island? We’re not THAT far from Boston (less than 2 hours). I want to see these boys in person.
I feel like the Sox forget about the lovely out of state fans sometimes.