Half a century (minus a few days) has passed since I met The Monster. Yes, it was scary. It happened on October 10, 1975. The monster I met that day was a green hunk of tin that stood 37 feet, two ...

BOSTON — The origins of the “River Monster” remain somewhat nebulous, but this much is known: a celebration from a back-of-the-team-plane poker game morphed into the Red Sox’ new on-base celebration — ...