This story needs a bump and let everyone who isn't familiar with the story to learn about it. Rice had quite a reputation of being tough and surly with fans as a player, but stories like this show the true character of the man.
In more recent days, I've been very fortunate to have gotten to know Rice a little bit, through a mutual friend. He has been amazingly kind to my son, and has talked baseball at length with him, asked him details about his games, etc.
I am thrilled for Rice to be in such a good place in his life right now, and wish him continued success as a Red Sox pre/postgame analyst.
This is a favorite picture of mine, as Jim was lecturing my son about why he should play left field instead of shortstop. Some of Jim's language was unsuitable for my son's 10 year old ears, but it was worth it!
Last edited by scooter729; 06-26-2023 at 08:12 PM.
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