Born in Keene, NH, moved to Somerville in 1932. US Army, Mar. 1943 to Sept 1948. China Theater and Germany. Grad Northeastern U. Twice married, (Sept. 1948 & Oct. 1977). Moved to Ft Myers in 1978.
Chris Sale needed to be stuck in the bullpen at least 2 years ago. But nobody listened to Ole Bob.Will he come back. Doubtful, but he's the least of the Red Sox problems!
Connie Mack sold Lefty Grove to the Red Sox because he was going broke. Is John Henry going broke? I don't think so. Thank God we've got one ACE, at least!
Someone mentioned that Cole was a west-coast guy. Gee, so were Bill Russel and Ted Williams. I remember Russell;s first year here. Both were as independent as a young man could be. They did fine!
Watching the Yankees once again show, emphatically, the difference between the divisions. Excepting (maybe) Houston, the 3 best teams in baseball are in the East. And one of them has the lowest payroll in baseball, (I think)