So Im not much of a Boston Red Sox fan - Im a Yankees -Mets- fan-BUT let me tell you who I am a fan of John Farrell- let me tell ya something!!!(fire marshal Bill Voice) This gentleman grew up a few doors away from my buddy. He grew up down the shore at Monmouth Beach went to high school at Shore Regional and was a pitcher there as well. Got drafted right out of high school by the A's and opted to go to college instead
After college at Oklahoma he got drafted -started playing for the Indians.
We all know the story from there '
The guy goes and gets the job as Manager of the Red Sox and leads the worst team in the league to win The 2013 World series.
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So to get on with the story-My buddy Ernie says "hey you and Eddie want to meet john- I said "quit messin with me " He said serious . Meet Saturday at noon . So my son and I go and sure as hell there he is at some school down the shore signing autographs and taking pictures.
My son and I sat with him for a while and talked -Hes a fisherman as well. He signed balls -gloves some Christmas stuff for my friends. He was as good as it gets.He stayed til everyone was finished. Had to say I became a fan of this guy that day -It was the way he carried himself around the fans. GOOD FOR YOU JOHN A class act

Congrats of winning The 2013 world Series

Now Im 5'11 and 215 -This guy was a monster standing next to me

Now Im 5'11 and 215 -This guy was a monster standing next to me

sorry to hear about the yankees/mets fan thingee.

So Im not much of a Boston Red Sox fan - Im a Yankees -Mets- fan-BUT let me tell you who I am a fan of John Farrell- let me tell ya something!!!(fire marshal Bill Voice) This gentleman grew up a few doors away from my buddy. He grew up down the shore at Monmouth Beach went to high school at Shore Regional and was a pitcher there as well. Got drafted right out of high school by the A's and opted to go to college instead

After college at Oklahoma he got drafted -started playing for the Indians.

We all know the story from there '

The guy goes and gets the job as Manager of the Red Sox and leads the worst team in the league to win The 2013 World series.

...

So to get on with the story-My buddy Ernie says "hey you and Eddie want to meet john- I said "quit messin with me " He said serious . Meet Saturday at noon . So my son and I go and sure as hell there he is at some school down the shore signing autographs and taking pictures.

My son and I sat with him for a while and talked -Hes a fisherman as well. He signed balls -gloves some Christmas stuff for my friends. He was as good as it gets.He stayed til everyone was finished. Had to say I became a fan of this guy that day -It was the way he carried himself around the fans. GOOD FOR YOU JOHN A class act

Congrats of winning The 2013 world Series

He's a nice guy. He still lives in the Cleveland area, and I've ran into him before.

What a wonderful story.

 

And what makes it even better is that he is a Red Sox player. We don't hear much about baseball players, especially the World Series winners, doing much outside of baseball with the public.

 

I stopped watching MLB after their last strike and could care less about the World Series but to read about one of the players who is doing something nice for society is refreshing.

 

Thanks for sharing.