A signed 8X10 image of Luis Tiant was the primary autograph I ever owned. I didn’t even meet the person in-person (he swung by means of the restaurant the place my dad labored sooner or later) and I by no means even noticed him play, however I cherished that image and the foundational period of Red Sox baseball it represented. I point out this solely as a result of I think that there are extra Luis Tiant autographs scattered round New England than autographs of every other former Boston athlete — that’s how a lot El Tiante ingratiated himself into the neighborhood. RIP to a Sox legend. (John Powers, Boston Globe)
Actually, Tiant could have been “the hippest, coolest cat ever to put on a Pink Sox uniform.” (Steve Buckley, The Athletic)
And as a testomony to the energy of his character, tributes to Tiant have been flowing in from everywhere in the baseball world. (Lauren Campbell, MassLive)
However whereas he’s beloved all through this area, Tiant sadly by no means made it to Cooperstown. To many Sox followers and media members, that’s a rattling disgrace. (Peter Abraham, Boston Globe)
If there’s anybody destined to imagine Tiant’s mantle of beloved Latin star who stays in and across the membership for the remainder of his life, that individual is definitely David Ortiz. However we’ve bought a very long time to go earlier than Papi eases into the lounging round Jersey Road earlier than video games stage of his life. And proper now Papi is busy serving to Mookie Betts bust out of a hunch throughout the Nationwide League Division Sequence between the Dodgers and Padres.
However he’s hardly the one former Pink Sox participant making headlines within the MLB Postseason. Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts at present finds himself in the midst of the world’s dumbest baseball scandal, which includes Manny Machado and a calmly tossed baseball. Not an awesome look, Dave. (Erich Richter, New York Post)
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