Ian is the founder and webmaster of SOX & Dawgs. He originally started the blog “Random Thoughts” where he gave his thoughts about the UConn Huskies and Boston Red Sox among other things. As the blog grew, he changed the name to “SOX & Dawgs” as the main focus turned to his love of the Red Sox and UConn. The blog added the Patriots and Celtics when Steve came aboard last year, two teams Ian follows as well.
His love of UConn sports started back when he was a wee lad as his parental figures would take him to UConn sporting events. He remembers going to see UConn basketball play in the old field house and even remembers the day when the women’s basketball program would give away tickets to get people to show up. Now you can’t get a ticket.
In college, he played soccer for one year before a knee injury derailed that dream. He did continue to help out the soccer team at college while attempting to get his degree (he succeeded in 4 years much to the surprise of many). He also worked for the basketball team as the water boy (as his friends would call it).
After college, he worked in minor league baseball starting out in Albany, Georgia in 1994 for the Polecats, a single-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles at the time. He came back home in 1995 and worked for the New Haven Ravens until the start of the 2001 season when he left for greener pastures. He’s still searching for those greener pastures. He went back to work for the Ravens in the 2003 season while working for Makita Power Tools basically killing himself in the process of working two full-time jobs.
He still remembers what he was doing on that fateful day in 1978 (he was 7) when Bucky “Effin” Dent hit the home run. He was almost disowned by his mother when he gave Dent a ride to the airport in his car when he was working for the New Haven Ravens. His dream job is to work for the Red Sox but knows that will probably never happen. Ian’s just happy the Red Sox have won the World Series twice in his lifetime.
Feel free to contact Ian through the contact form located here or by emailing him at admin[@]soxandawgs[dot]com
