I hated the idea of losing Manny, and spewed bile in that thread. As Stiffy put it, I think later during one of the trade deadline wait-outs, there is but one Manny, and there shall be no equivalencies.
I dimly recall a loaf of yaz bread that had a sticker on the end of the loaf with a picture of yaz in his batting stance. You could peel off the sticker and stick it to something else. Very dim memory...
George Scott in 1968.
I vaguely recall the 1967 World Series but we lived out of state at the time so the sox weren’t a big cultural happening locally.
The Internet says Scott played 112 games at first base in 68 but my first game at Fenway on September 28, 1968, featured Dalton Jones at...
What a great rallying point for a good season and making the playoffs. And when after hitting a walk-off to win the WS he is met by Jesus at home plate and ascends directly to heaven, that will be awesome too.
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