My Times With Ted
Posted on June 7th, 2009
It was a great honor to have this man as a friend. I spent lots of time around Ted Williams over the years and was able to know him in ways you don’t read in books. For example: nobody really talks about how funny he was. He had a great sense of humor. I thought here at the camp site and also on the Ted Williams League website I might be able to bring a smile to someones face with some stories of my times with Ted. So here is my first time with Ted…
I’m 8 years old on the streets of Boston throwing balls up and down the hot summer asphalt with my older brother Rick. We used to play in the school yards and a place called the Blakey. Which was a patch of grass big enough for little kids to play pick up baseball. It featured (and still does) a statue of William Blake from Dorchester, Massachusetts who fought bravely in the Cival War. William Blake later was very helpful and admired in politics.
I didn’t like baseball that much then it was too slow. I would much rather climb stuff and ride my bike. But Rick liked it and was always recruiting me for games with his friends. To make along story short I went to Sears & Roebuck with my parents who were shopping. Rick and I went off to the sporting goods department and started looking at stuff to kill time. I remember seeing Ted’s signature on everything bats, gloves, balls, tents, weights, fishing stuff and hunting stuff too. I remember asking my brother who Ted Williams was? I had no idea who Ted Williams was! Ted Williams was completely off my radar.
Rick’s response (though I can not remember it exactly) was that I was stupid and that I smell. (This was Rick’s response to most my questions.)
Today I have a saying… there is life in what you don’t know.
by Steve Ferroli
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Summer Camp Sessions 2010
Posted on June 5th, 2009
- April Vacation April 19 - 23
- Session A June 21- July 2 (See 1st Session Discounts)
- Session B July 5- July 9 (Day and Overnight 1 week)
- Session C July 12- July 23
- Session D July 26 - August 6
- Session E August 9 - August 13 (One week only)
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Girls Softball Day Camp
Posted on June 4th, 2009
Ted Williams / Steve Ferroli Instructional Baseball will be running an instructional girl’s softball summer day camp session for girls ages 13 -16. The baseball camp with over 20 years of operation, located at the Hanson Athletic Association on Reed Street in Hanson, has been asked by several parents over the past year to consider designing a girl’s softball instructional program. The program will run Monday through Friday from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm daily. The session will run for one week only from July 6 -10. Players will develop skills in hitting, base running, fielding and throwing while also learning situational game play. Players will play one game daily. The program will also feature a specialty section on pitching which will be optional for an additional cost.
The cost of the program is $190 with the pitching program an additional $35. The program needs a minimum of 20 girls to operate. Group rates and family rates are available. For more information please call 781 293-2700, Visit our website at: www.SteveFerroliBaseball.com or email us at: TedWilliamsLeague@yahoo.com. To register; please fill out the form below and send payments or a $50 deposit to Steve Ferroli Baseball, PO Box 1127, Pembroke, MA 02359. Payments in full before July 6 deduct $10 dollars!!!! Reg. Forms can be down loaded from our website! Click on Girls Softball Camp for more information. General information sheet mailed to you after registration.
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Summer Day Camp Costs
Posted on June 3rd, 2009
Day Camper Full Session $380
Day Camper 1 Week $225
Rug Rat Camper Full Session $200
Rug Rat Camper One Week $100
Family Discounts (Full Sessions Only)
Two Full Day Campers $665
Three Full Day Campers $915
Two Rug Rat Campers $350
Three Rug Rat Campers $450
One Full Day & One Rug Rat $505
Returning Camper Same Summer
Full Session Only $315
Returning Rug Rat $150
Specials
1st Week Session A $190
Full Session, Session A $360
Overnight Camp Costs
One Week $500
Two Campers One Week $950
All TWL Spring Players please deduct 10%.
All day campers require a non refundable $50 deposit.
All overnight campers require a non refundable $100 deposit.
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Career Batting Statistics for Ted Williams
Posted on May 14th, 2008
| Yr | Team |
G
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
BB
|
IBB
|
SO
|
GIDP
|
AVG
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
| 1939 | Red Sox |
149
|
565
|
131
|
185
|
44
|
11
|
31
|
145
|
107
|
-
|
64
|
10
|
.327
|
.436
|
.609
|
| 1940 | Red Sox |
144
|
561
|
134
|
193
|
43
|
14
|
23
|
113
|
96
|
-
|
54
|
13
|
.344
|
.442
|
.594
|
| 1941 | Red Sox |
143
|
456
|
135
|
185
|
33
|
3
|
37
|
120
|
147
|
-
|
27
|
10
|
.406
|
.551
|
.735
|
| 1942 | Red Sox |
150
|
522
|
141
|
186
|
34
|
5
|
36
|
137
|
145
|
-
|
51
|
12
|
.356
|
.499
|
.648
|
| 1946 | Red Sox |
150
|
514
|
142
|
176
|
37
|
8
|
38
|
123
|
156
|
-
|
44
|
12
|
.342
|
.497
|
.667
|
| 1947 | Red Sox |
156
|
528
|
125
|
181
|
40
|
9
|
32
|
114
|
162
|
-
|
47
|
10
|
.343
|
.499
|
.634
|
| 1948 | Red Sox |
137
|
509
|
124
|
188
|
44
|
3
|
25
|
127
|
126
|
-
|
41
|
10
|
.369
|
.497
|
.615
|
| 1949 | Red Sox |
155
|
566
|
150
|
194
|
39
|
3
|
43
|
159
|
162
|
-
|
48
|
22
|
.343
|
.490
|
.650
|
| 1950 | Red Sox |
89
|
334
|
82
|
106
|
24
|
1
|
28
|
97
|
82
|
-
|
21
|
12
|
.317
|
.452
|
.647
|
| 1951 | Red Sox |
148
|
531
|
109
|
169
|
28
|
4
|
30
|
126
|
144
|
-
|
45
|
10
|
.318
|
.464
|
.556
|
| 1952 | Red Sox |
6
|
10
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
0
|
.400
|
.500
|
.900
|
| 1953 | Red Sox |
37
|
91
|
17
|
37
|
6
|
0
|
13
|
34
|
19
|
-
|
10
|
1
|
.407
|
.509
|
.901
|
| 1954 | Red Sox |
117
|
386
|
93
|
133
|
23
|
1
|
29
|
89
|
136
|
-
|
32
|
10
|
.345
|
.513
|
.635
|
| 1955 | Red Sox |
98
|
320
|
77
|
114
|
21
|
3
|
28
|
83
|
91
|
17
|
24
|
8
|
.356
|
.496
|
.703
|
| 1956 | Red Sox |
136
|
400
|
71
|
138
|
28
|
2
|
24
|
82
|
102
|
11
|
39
|
13
|
.345
|
.479
|
.605
|
| 1957 | Red Sox |
132
|
420
|
96
|
163
|
28
|
1
|
38
|
87
|
119
|
33
|
43
|
11
|
.388
|
.526
|
.731
|
| 1958 | Red Sox |
129
|
411
|
81
|
135
|
23
|
2
|
26
|
85
|
98
|
12
|
49
|
19
|
.328
|
.458
|
.584
|
| 1959 | Red Sox |
103
|
272
|
32
|
69
|
15
|
0
|
10
|
43
|
52
|
6
|
27
|
7
|
.254
|
.372
|
.419
|
| 1960 | Red Sox |
113
|
310
|
56
|
98
|
15
|
0
|
29
|
72
|
75
|
7
|
41
|
7
|
.316
|
.451
|
.645
|
| Career |
G
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
BB
|
IBB
|
SO
|
GIDP
|
AVG
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
|
| 19 Years |
2,292
|
7,706
|
1,798
|
2,654
|
525
|
71
|
521
|
1,839
|
2,021
|
86
|
709
|
197
|
.344
|
.482
|
.634
|
|
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Ted Williams on Steve Ferroli
Posted on May 14th, 2008
Foreword for Hit Your Potential
I’ve been talking about this guy for fifteen years! Still, he doesn’t get the attention he deserves because he didn’t play baseball professionally. It’s really not fair. The way I see it, hitting a baseball and teaching someone to hit a baseball are two different things. And I’ll tell you what – Steve Ferroli can teach it every bit as good as I could hit it! Read the rest of this entry »
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Books by Steve Ferroli
Posted on May 12th, 2008
Steve Ferroli is the author of two hitting books; “Disciple of a Master” (1986) and “Hit Your Potential” (1997) both featuring forewords by Ted Williams.
Steve also wrote and directed the video/dvd “Hitting The Ted Williams Way”, (Parent, Coach and Player) featuring Ted and Steve together with an introduction by ledgendary Red Sox announcer Ken Coleman.
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Ted Williams on What’s My Line 1954
Posted on May 12th, 2008
Ted Williams appeared on TV’s What’s My Line in 1954 as the mystery guest. Here’s the video.
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The Splendid Splinter
Posted on May 12th, 2008
To anyone who remembers, there was nothing quite like watching Ted Williams hit a baseball. Here is a video of some great swings.
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Ted Williams and Steve Ferroli
Posted on May 12th, 2008
As a teacher, Steve Ferroli is the acknowledged successor to baseball’s greatest hitter and is credited on the Ted Williams Museum web site: Read the rest of this entry »
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