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TCleary46 · 05-15-2005, 12:11 AM

This story is an "alternate history" of Major League Baseball, from the viewpoint of a young Third Baseman from Connecticut, William (Bill) Ronaghan, who is signed at the age of 18 by the Boston Red Sox in 1907. The story picks up at what is a tumultous time for the Red Sox in real life. Manager Chick Stahl, who had been very depressed, had just killed himself during spring training. Owner John I. Taylor would hire four managers in 1907, and also traded the team's top third baseman Jimmy Collins and solid pitcher Bill Dineen for disagreeing with his choices for manager. This would lead to 5 hectic seasons, as Taylor made bad moves, followed by even worse moves, while making only two good choices, the building of Fenway Park and the changing of the team's name to the Red Sox. In 1912 Collins sold the team to Washington Senator's manager James McAleer and Joseph Lannin.

However, in my "alternate history", Taylor sold the team in 1907 soon after the suicide, McAleer and Lannin made the right move of naming Collins Player-Manager again, by resurrecting the relationship between the team and Collins. The team was still renamed the Red Sox, and Taylor stayed as Vice-President, as he oversaw the beginning of the building of Fenway Park.

The main character of my story is William Ronaghan, who is based on my great-grandfather, who played minor league baseball in Connecticut for five years, but never made it any farther.

This William Ronaghan comes from Hartford Connecticut and is signed by the Boston Red Sox at the young age of 18 in 1907. The story follows his career, as well as baseball history, and the history of the time of his life.

(I'll admit this is almost a direct copy of Big Six's Pat O'Farrell story, but I have enjoyed reading that so much since I began earlier this week-somehow I had missed it for so long-that I had the urge to start my own story. I was planning on choosing another team, but I am to big of a Sox fan to not choose them. Also with William coming from New England, and my knowledge of Red Sox history I think its the best team for him to start with. I'll have more up soon.)

05-15-2005, 12:11 AM	#1
TCleary46 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 64	The Base Ball Career of William Ronaghan This story is an "alternate history" of Major League Baseball, from the viewpoint of a young Third Baseman from Connecticut, William (Bill) Ronaghan, who is signed at the age of 18 by the Boston Red Sox in 1907. The story picks up at what is a tumultous time for the Red Sox in real life. Manager Chick Stahl, who had been very depressed, had just killed himself during spring training. Owner John I. Taylor would hire four managers in 1907, and also traded the team's top third baseman Jimmy Collins and solid pitcher Bill Dineen for disagreeing with his choices for manager. This would lead to 5 hectic seasons, as Taylor made bad moves, followed by even worse moves, while making only two good choices, the building of Fenway Park and the changing of the team's name to the Red Sox. In 1912 Collins sold the team to Washington Senator's manager James McAleer and Joseph Lannin. However, in my "alternate history", Taylor sold the team in 1907 soon after the suicide, McAleer and Lannin made the right move of naming Collins Player-Manager again, by resurrecting the relationship between the team and Collins. The team was still renamed the Red Sox, and Taylor stayed as Vice-President, as he oversaw the beginning of the building of Fenway Park. The main character of my story is William Ronaghan, who is based on my great-grandfather, who played minor league baseball in Connecticut for five years, but never made it any farther. This William Ronaghan comes from Hartford Connecticut and is signed by the Boston Red Sox at the young age of 18 in 1907. The story follows his career, as well as baseball history, and the history of the time of his life. (I'll admit this is almost a direct copy of Big Six's Pat O'Farrell story, but I have enjoyed reading that so much since I began earlier this week-somehow I had missed it for so long-that I had the urge to start my own story. I was planning on choosing another team, but I am to big of a Sox fan to not choose them. Also with William coming from New England, and my knowledge of Red Sox history I think its the best team for him to start with. I'll have more up soon.) Last edited by TCleary46; 05-15-2005 at 09:59 PM.