The guy I enjoyed meeting most, was Bob Cremins, who pitched in a few games for the Red Sox in 1927.
In the late 1980's, when I met Bob, he was renting out boxing rings for small time boxing and karate promotions, in and around NYC. As I was involved in some full-contact karate events, in those days, I had the opportunity to chat a little with Bob after he had installed the ring and before the fights began. Didn't gain any insights that were not already common knowledge among die-hard baseball fans, such as his facing Babe Ruth and getting him to ground out, but admit to being somewhat awed by this man, who had actually pitched to The Babe, so long ago.
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