A few days ago, I was honored with offer to write for Boston Sports Then and Now. I accepted the offer, as you can see, and I am very
Meet Marko the Boston Sports Fan From Serbia.
happy to be part of something like this.
Certainly it would be rude to not introduce myself to readers – My name is Marko Rancic (like Marco, Run + cic; like in Milan Lucic’s surname) and I am huge Boston Sports fan. I was born and raised in Pirot, small town in Serbia – tiny country in Balkans. Some people may find my passion for Boston and Boston sports strange since I’m thousand miles far from it, but it’s never far enough for love.
It’s been 10 years or more since I fell in love with Patriots. I started to like them first time I’ve watched them. They lost that game, but I was sure that they will be my favorite team and that they will make every single BS fan proud. Luckily, my guess was right. There is also ‘you just can’t help not loving Boston’ factor, which is, combined with first one, mostly responsible for love I feel for Boston teams and Bostonians in common.
Unfortunately, I had no real chance to connect with Patriots, Bruins, Red Sox or Celtics fans until we’ve found each other on Twitter.
That is one of the main reasons I write this, my believe in social media networks or let’s say it more trivially – connecting people. So, nowadays, I have plenty of friends with whom I like to spend time and watch games.
Tanya is representing the Black and Gold in England!
Firstly i’ll introduce myself, my name is Tanya, i’m 25 and i live in England, UK. Now i’ve been asked this question alot over the past 6 months or so…..why the Boston Bruins?
Well i’ll be honest, this is my first season as a Bruins fan, but my love for hockey started 10 or so years ago when a friend took me to watch the Milton Keynes Kings (who are now known as Milton Keynes Lightning. I still follow them and go to their games on a regular basis and I fell in love with the game pretty much straight away.
I attended as many games as i could, but eventually school/college work began to take over and my interest waned. Also moving to an area where the nearest hockey team was over 100 miles away did not help.
Fast forward to 2004 when I visited New York, now before this i’d never heard of the NHL. (shocking i know!) It was like all things hockey had exploded right in front of me, I was also shocked at the amount of tv coverage hockey got in the U.S.
I was even offered the chance to go see a live game but alas the people I was holidaying with prefered sight seeing.
It started as a Bruins tweet-up but has morphed to something bigger. Much bigger.
I am relatively new to the Boston sports blogging scene, I have been writing for Boston Sports Then And Now for six months. Writing is an untapped passion I never knew I had.
I have met a lot of great people via Twitter, who write about the Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics, Breakers, and Patriots. All of these bloggers write with passion and great dedication to their favorite team(s). Boston Sports bloggers are a tightly knit community and I can proudly say I have been accepted with open arms.
But, how do I get all of these Boston Sports Social Media Outlets (that’s what bloggers are folks!) in one place? Then it came to me in a vision!
Boston Sports Blogapalooza!
My event marketing background kicked in full throttle and the rest is history.
Why not organize an event where bloggers can meet, network, share social media ideas, and of course talk sports? Oh did I mention drinks and music too?
BSB will also provide a venue for Boston sports bloggers to meet local sports media members. Share your thoughts and opinions with the media bloggers, beat reporters, and radio show hosts in person! It’s all about networking folks and in a fun laid back atmosphere (no suits and resumes required!)
What can be better than spending an afternoon talking sports?
People have hundreds of stories or reasons, but one of the top choices is probably sports.
I have been crazy for the #8 since I was a little kid. When I was a little kid, I LOVED the Red Sox (probably on Jared Carrabis level). I recall spending summer days in my family’s screen house watching the Sox on a little black and white television.
My favorite player was you guessed it, #8 Carl Yastrzemski. I loved YAZ and I am not sure why. I just gravitated towards him and have been a fan of his ever since (I have bought my share of Yaz shirts over the years).
I still remember vividly watching Yaz day on TV during the ’83 season which proved to be his last. It was such an emotional and wonderful day. He received many gifts on that day at Fenway Park. I can still see him sitting in the rocking chair that was presented to him (I even cut out all the pictures from the Boston Globe).
Who can forget his lap around Fenway Park slapping hands with all the fans?
Christopher Klein has not only hit a home run with his latest book, “The Die Hard Sports Fan’s Guide to Boston”, but it is a bases clearing blast!
Christopher has masterfully combined a mixture of Boston sports history and the “what to know” regarding any and every sport in the area.
Test your Boston Sports knowledege below and enter to win a free copy!
Baseball.
Hockey.
Football.
Basketball.
Tennis.
Rowing.
Running.
Squash?
Yes that too!
From reading his book, I learned such fun facts as the Wilmington based (my hometown) Fenway Painters were chosen to apply the famous great coat to Fenway’s left field wall. It turns out Red Sox executives chose them because they thought the company’s name was fitting for the job.
I also uncovered that the NFL’s Washington Redskins and Indianapolis Colts started their roots in Beantown. Yes unbelievable, but true Patriots fans!
This book is choc full of historical tid-bits that will allow you to stump your co-workers around the water cooler/coffee machine or your buddies at your favorite sports bar.
Living in the “Hub” of sports aka Boston, you are immersed in sports. The Patriots, Sox, Celts, and Bruins are all meeting in a perfect storm of sports success. The city and region has experienced six championships since 2001 with only the Bruins missing out thus far on the bubbly (I have a feeling they may be drinking beer out of Lord Stanley’s cup this year!).
It’s a good time to be a Boston sports fan!
I have always listened to my share of sports radio and watched sports shows such as Comcast Sports Tonight, ESPN, NFL Network, NESN, and NECN to get my daily sports fix. However, now it’s part of my job/passion/hobby.
I am currently out of work. Some say things happen for good reasons. Days after being laid off, a few opportunities fell in my lap.
Friends have always said that I had a great knack to write (must have been all my blogs about nightmarish dates that I have been on). That gave me the confidence to blog for numerous sports websites (Trufan.com, Rootzoo.com) and help launch a new Boston sports site called Boston Sports Then and Now.
We honor Dwight Evans as the Boston Sports Then and Now Athlete of the Month. With the opening of the baseball season around the corner, the choice of “Dewey” Evans is fitting. He was a player who gave his all, all the time to the Boston Red Sox where he played from 1972 to 1990. He is one of the best players not in the Baseball Hall Of Fame.
Dwight Michael Evans made an immediate impact in his professional baseball career by winning the International League’s MVP in 1972. With AAA Louisville, Evans had 17 hrs, 95 RBI and hit .300.
Dewey was called up to the tail end of the ’72 season. On September 16th, he pinch ran and was 0-1 at the plate. He played 18 games and decent numbers during his call up. In 57 plate appearances, Evans had 1 hr, 6 RBI and batted .263.
Dwight Evans called right field in Fenway Park his home. He was a defensive standout and offensively could hold his own.
Living in the “Hub” of sports aka Boston, you are immersed in sports. The Patriots, Sox, Celts, and Bruins are all meeting in a perfect storm of sports success. The city and region has experienced six championships since 2001 with only the Bruins missing out thus far on the bubbly (I have a feeling they may be drinking beer out of Lord Stanley’s cup this year!).
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