Manuel Delcarmen, nicknamed The Pride of Hyde Park, is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He previously pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2005 through 2010, mainly for the Boston Red Sox; he was a member of Boston's 2007 World Series championship team. Delcarmen last played professionally in 2018. He served as an assistant coach with Fisher College in Boston during the 2022 season.
Delcarmen with the Boston Red Sox in 2006
Delcarmen warming up in 2007
The 2007 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2007 season. The 103rd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Colorado Rockies and the American League (AL) champion Boston Red Sox; the Red Sox swept the Rockies in four games. It was the Rockies' only appearance in a World Series. The Red Sox's victory was their second World Series championship in four seasons and their seventh overall; it also marked the third sweep in four years by the AL champions. The series began on Wednesday, October 24 and ended on Sunday, October 28.
The countdown page seen by many people attempting to buy World Series tickets: when the countdown completed it would either load a page to select seats or just restart the countdown.
Josh Beckett started and won Game 1.
Curt Schilling pitched and won Game 2, allowing only one run in five innings.
Daisuke Matsuzaka became the first Japanese player to start and win a World Series game.
