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Post by Chris Hatfield on May 4, 2016 11:44:41 GMT -5
www.hardballtimes.com/the-doug-mirabelli-trade-an-oral-history/I figure this deserves its own thread, even if only for the part that former SP staff writer Tim Healey wrote it. Hilarious. Takeaways: - Josh Bard comes off as having gotten completely screwed. His wife was 8 1/2 mos pregnant? Yikes. - Towers would have done the trade straight up for Bard (grrrr) - Epstein tried to include Jermaine "AAAA" Van Buren instead of Meredith (lol)
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Post by mobaz on May 4, 2016 11:58:45 GMT -5
Also Josh Beckett being told he got traded for Mirabelli
Love the abrubt response by the State Police spokesperson too
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Post by brianthetaoist on May 4, 2016 13:25:20 GMT -5
Great piece, although I found the whole thing pretty embarrassing as a Sox fan. Theo just got worked over by Towers, and the crazed rush to get Mirabelli back to Boston was pitiful. Although, remembering Varitek running to the backstop every third pitch when Wakefield relieved in some playoff game gives me pause ...
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Post by rangoon82 on May 4, 2016 13:59:46 GMT -5
Great piece, although I found the whole thing pretty embarrassing as a Sox fan. Theo just got worked over by Towers, and the crazed rush to get Mirabelli back to Boston was pitiful. Although, remembering Varitek running to the backstop every third pitch when Wakefield relieved in some playoff game gives me pause ... This was kind of the height of Red Sox hysteria in MA IMO. Tax payer money was spent on a police escort to the ballpark for a back up catcher and no one really complained. Kinda crazy. Also this article reminds me of this classic gem from that era. |
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Post by Don Caballero on May 4, 2016 15:15:46 GMT -5
This was kind of the height of Red Sox hysteria in MA IMO. Tax payer money was spent on a police escort to the ballpark for a back up catcher and no one really complained. Kinda crazy. Also this article reminds me of this classic gem from that era. Dougie's Going Deep is probably my favorite piece of Boston sports lore. That's just all around beautiful. |
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Post by burythehammer on May 4, 2016 16:28:39 GMT -5
Dougie's Going Deep Tonight is what really deserves an oral history.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on May 5, 2016 8:58:34 GMT -5
Also Josh Beckett being told he got traded for Mirabelli Love the abrubt response by the State Police spokesperson too There was one thing that I couldn't remember but the extension that only lets me spend a certain amount of time on the Forum at work was about to lock me out so I just posted. That was it. Thanks. I can't believe that happened. Keep in mind that not only was that Beckett's first season with the team, but Theo hadn't even been the guy to trade for him. |
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