Wade Boggs Story

[a700hitter]

My friend went to a Bass Fishing tournament on Friday. While I was having some drinks after work, my friend called to tell me that Wade Boggs had been at the tournament and that he was drinking with Boggs. He asked Boggs to say hello to the biggest Sox fan he knew. Boggs took the phone and was very friendly, but it was noisy where I was and where he was, so I really could n't hear much of what he had said. My friend had told me that Boggs was in the picture he had sent me earlier in the day. He had sent me a picture of his prize winning fish. After speaking to Boggs, I checked the picture. Boggs was not in the picture. I sent a text to my friend telling him that Boggs was not in the picture. My friend insisted that he was. Now I am starting to think that someone is pulling my leg with a prank. I text my friend a question for Boggs to verify his identity. I told him to ask Boggs the significance of 7:17. My friend has no clue, so he can't answer it. My friend is cracking up and he tells Boggs that I suspect that he is a fraud. He read the text wrong and asks Boggs: "what is 7 for 17?" Boggs looked at him like he was nuts and says "is he talking about the time I went 7 for 7?" I text my friend: "not 7 for 7. Ask him about 7:17 pm." He shows Boggs the text, and Boggs says "Oh, I went to the batting cage at 5:17 and ran my wind sprints at 7:17." He asked my friend for his phone so he could call me and verify his identity. They fumbled the hand off and dropped the phone breaking it to smithereens. Boggs says tell me his number and I call him on my phone. My friend of course doesn't have my cell phone # memorized because it is programmed into his phone. We had a pretty good laugh the next day.

[VA Sox Fan]

So it was really him? Not in the pix though? That's wild.

[a700hitter]

So it was really him? Not in the pix though? That's wild.

Yeah it was Boggs. Apparently, he is a big time tournament fisherman. The picture my friend had sent me did not have Boggs. He sent me the wrong picture.

[VA Sox Fan]

Yeah it was Boggs. Apparently' date=' he is a big time tournament fisherman. The picture my friend had sent me did not have Boggs. He sent me the wrong picture.[/quote']

 

 

Very cool. Get a few beers in some people and they'll send you the wrong picture!

[a700hitter]

Very cool. Get a few beers in some people and they'll send you the wrong picture!

Sometimes it is the right picture, but a bad decision.

[BoSox21]

thats a pretty good story actually. well done

[Lastings Milledge]

im better then wade boggs

[Cocos Disciples]

Cool story.

[castigs850]

too bad he didnt know your number, otherwise you could have wade boggs' number programmed into your phone, which would be sick

[Taliesin]

He'd probably just will his number invisible. This so reminds me of this Cheers episode:

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539696/plotsummary

[a700hitter]

He'd probably just will his number invisible. This so reminds me of this Cheers episode:

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539696/plotsummary

Yes, I remember that episode. They pantsed Boggs. lol!!!

[Gom]

Wade Boggs is a cool guy. When he played for the Yankees, he used to frequent a lounge my father used to go to. He said he was very polite and very approachable.

[a700hitter]

Here's a picture of Boggs at the tournament taken with my friend's phone. I cut my friend out of the picture, because I wasn't sure that he would have wanted his picture posted on the INTERNET.

 

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Edit: As a Yankee fan, my friend did not want his picture on a Red Sox Forum.

[Quinny]

Got his autograph a couple years back at an airport.... nice guy

 

got some ginormous hands

[mtbykr]

He'd probably just will his number invisible. This so reminds me of this Cheers episode:

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539696/plotsummary

 

Great episode!

[a700hitter]

Bump for Taliesin.