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Monday, April 27, 2009

From Bat Boy to Red Sox Fan, a Tip of the Cap to No. 100 (NY Times)

From The New York Times:

By ALAN SCHWARZ
Published: April 23, 2009

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. — “Hi ya, young fella.”

Babe Ruth greeted Arthur Giddon as he did most 13-year-olds, even those in uniform. Giddon chatted with the Babe for a moment but tore himself away because he had a job to do. It was 1922, and as a Boston Braves bat boy, Giddon had to break out the bats, polish some spikes and otherwise outfit his players for that afternoon’s game at Braves Field.

Eighty-seven years later, Giddon reprised his role for his now-beloved Red Sox — as a special 100th birthday present, serving as the team’s honorary bat boy prior to the game against the rival Yankeess. The same hands that delivered bats to Billy Southworth and softened Rube Marquard’s glove did the same for Kevin Youkilis and Jon Lester.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/sports/baseball/24batboy.html?scp=1&sq=100%20year%20old%20Red%20Sox%20Fan&st=cse

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