I'll never forget him. I was talking about him just the other day. People ask you about people you've met. The announcers back in our day used to travel with us [on trains] and we would play cards with them. Those years there just seemed like there was a lot of affection there.
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*Boston Red Sox (, –)
*Detroit Tigers (–)
*Minnesota Twins/Washington Senators
"As manager"
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More Johnny Pesky on Wikipedia.He was in the clubhouse before the game. He was really easy to speak to. He dressed well. He was a peach of a guy.
I think about Vern often.
We had two years in a row with the Yankees. We always played them pretty good in those years. We beat them our share, but not as much as we should have.
It was for the whole shebang, you know? ... You play every day tooth and nail in order to be in a spot like that.
I can't remember him every criticizing a player. He was a peach of a guy.
He was a very unpretentious guy, and there was nothing conceited about him at all. He had a great body, and was good-looking with curly hair. He was a great guy to be around.
I thought the pole was plenty, ... When something like this happens, it makes you feel pretty good. But I don't want to die just yet.
If I was a poet laureate, I couldn't find the words.
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