Another quote is....."If you don't know where you've been then you won't know where you're going.".......THIS was prompted by the death of a few GREAT sports personalities whose passing was never given enough story coverage in tribute to their outstanding lives, both on the field and off.....
Stories that a younger, and uninformed group of media people, knew next to nothing about and lacked the inclination to even do their own research......SPORTS FANS have a right to know about the history of our teams and their great players...... YES, Harold, BABE RUTH DID win a few world series as a player for the BOSTON RED SOX......Only 8 of 75 college age fans knew that one........
Hopefully my stories will not only inform younger fans, but illuminate the accountings of a generation or two of the greatest sports town in America and our respective teams........
Some of these stories are just anecdotes but will illuminate the public perception we've had of them through the years........JOE DENUCCI, JAKE LAMOTTA (THE RAGING BULL), GENE CONLEY, and, most recently Winchester's own, JOE BELLINO......more than just a local sports hero......
Space, and time, does not allow a full story, right here. but I wanted you all to know that I will be doing a short story of personal recollections of each of these great men in the not to distant future.
I'll also be giving MY comments on what's happened with our CELTICS as well as comments on
the Patriot's recent NFL draft......I feel that the (very negative) media, in their hate for Bill Belichick, has totally mishandled the reporting of the future of OUR TEAM......Is anybody else sick of constantly hearing (and reading) of the impending doom of their "over 41 year old Quarterback?)
Most disturbing to me is the media's handling of Our BOSTON Celtics early exit from the NBA playoffs AND. most importantly, the IMMEDIATE future of the TEAM.......
Well, I'm not going to sit back and listen to the rantings and ravings of a gang of writers and reporters spouting off about all sorts of absurdities that THEY think MUST happen.......I hope all the fans of THIS column will stay tuned to MY thoughts, all based on the near 70 years of observing
the building and rebuilding of Celtic's teams through the generations........
Auerbach's formula is simple......All you older fans will enjoy recollections and be sure to bring the younger fans to the table to get a taste of Sport's History..........Stay tuned...........