Comments on: What is Up With the Parrot In the Red Sox Bullpen? http://www.dandunn.org/blog/2007/09/what-is-up-with-the-parrot-in-the-red-sox-bullpen/ Arlington, Mass, and More Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:36:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: paul http://www.dandunn.org/blog/2007/09/what-is-up-with-the-parrot-in-the-red-sox-bullpen/comment-page-1/#comment-8128 paul Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:25:18 +0000 http://www.dandunn.org/blog/archives/261#comment-8128 after 3 years... Mike Timlin #50: I miss you!!!! after 3 years… Mike Timlin #50: I miss you!!!!

]]> By: Dan Dunn’s Podium » The Parrot in the Red Sox Bullpen http://www.dandunn.org/blog/2007/09/what-is-up-with-the-parrot-in-the-red-sox-bullpen/comment-page-1/#comment-2065 Dan Dunn’s Podium » The Parrot in the Red Sox Bullpen Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:44:28 +0000 http://www.dandunn.org/blog/archives/261#comment-2065 [...] reasons that defy logic, the most popular post on my blog my post from last summer about the parrot in the Red Sox bullpen.  I’m not one to argue.  I people love the parrot, they love the parrot.  Here’s a [...] [...] reasons that defy logic, the most popular post on my blog my post from last summer about the parrot in the Red Sox bullpen.  I’m not one to argue.  I people love the parrot, they love the parrot.  Here’s a [...]

]]> By: Juddmansee.com » Trail Report - Fenway Park, April 8, 2008 http://www.dandunn.org/blog/2007/09/what-is-up-with-the-parrot-in-the-red-sox-bullpen/comment-page-1/#comment-1356 Juddmansee.com » Trail Report - Fenway Park, April 8, 2008 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:34:27 +0000 http://www.dandunn.org/blog/archives/261#comment-1356 [...] No parrot sighting. The hawk did make two appearances, one during the National Anthem and one during the 2nd [...] [...] No parrot sighting. The hawk did make two appearances, one during the National Anthem and one during the 2nd [...]

]]> By: dunster http://www.dandunn.org/blog/2007/09/what-is-up-with-the-parrot-in-the-red-sox-bullpen/comment-page-1/#comment-1197 dunster Thu, 06 Sep 2007 03:41:18 +0000 http://www.dandunn.org/blog/archives/261#comment-1197 That explains alot. That explains alot.

]]> By: Foley http://www.dandunn.org/blog/2007/09/what-is-up-with-the-parrot-in-the-red-sox-bullpen/comment-page-1/#comment-1195 Foley Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:09:03 +0000 http://www.dandunn.org/blog/archives/261#comment-1195 Aha, here's a good explanation. And apparently Rob Bradford is the only writer who's really honed in on it. From http://www.redsoxchick.com/blog/2007/8/23/arrr.html "The short version, for those who haven't read about it, is that the bullpen guys call the Fenway bullpen "The Black Pearl", refer to themselves as "The Pirates of the Caribbean", and have secret handshakes and secret names for each other (And, now, they even have a stuffed parrot in the bullpen! This I have to see!). Sounds a little sappy? Maybe. But bullpen coach Gary Tuck thinks it is wonderful, so does new addition to the bullpen Eric Gagne. The guys playing pirate in the bullpen is just another indication of how close this team is. Something we, as fans, have been looking for since 2004. " Aha, here’s a good explanation. And apparently Rob Bradford is the only writer who’s really honed in on it.

From http://www.redsoxchick.com/blog/2007/8/23/arrr.html

“The short version, for those who haven’t read about it, is that the bullpen guys call the Fenway bullpen “The Black Pearl”, refer to themselves as “The Pirates of the Caribbean”, and have secret handshakes and secret names for each other (And, now, they even have a stuffed parrot in the bullpen! This I have to see!). Sounds a little sappy? Maybe. But bullpen coach Gary Tuck thinks it is wonderful, so does new addition to the bullpen Eric Gagne. The guys playing pirate in the bullpen is just another indication of how close this team is. Something we, as fans, have been looking for since 2004. “

]]> By: Foley http://www.dandunn.org/blog/2007/09/what-is-up-with-the-parrot-in-the-red-sox-bullpen/comment-page-1/#comment-1194 Foley Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:06:13 +0000 http://www.dandunn.org/blog/archives/261#comment-1194 It's part of the bullpen's identity as "The Pirates of the Caribbean." It was mentioned in a Herald article (now archived) and one or two Red Sox bloggers have referenced it as well. It’s part of the bullpen’s identity as “The Pirates of the Caribbean.” It was mentioned in a Herald article (now archived) and one or two Red Sox bloggers have referenced it as well.

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