Good morning y’all! This afternoon 70s and sunny. Mmm-mm.
In case you forgot (it happens), today is Thursday, Sept. 8. Day 251 of 2022, only 114 days remain in the year.
On this date in history:
Ford pardoned Nixon.
Ordinance Committee Meeting:
Tuesday’s Ordinance committee meeting ended…finally. Wowee. What a humdinger. The city of Bristol is now selling T-shirts that say, “I survived the Ordinance Committee Meeting.”
Hats off to Cheryl, Sue, and whoever stuck it out until the end.
Bristol Red Sox:
TBE contributing editor Rit Carter tells GMB via email that the Houston Astros will win the World Series. Does that guy still write for us? Wow. Who knew he could write something under 5,000 words?
Speaking of the Astros, let’s discuss the Bristol Red Sox. The “BriSox” came to Bristol in ’73 and left in ’82. They were a AA affiliate for the Boston Red Sox in the Eastern League and played their home games at Muzzy Field.
We all know the greats but here is to the guys that are not household names:
- Rick Jones
- Lanny Phillips
- Otis Foster
- Sam Bowen
- Steve Tarbell
- Steve Dillard
- Manuel Crespo
- Tim Blackwell
- Julio Valdéz
The first game in Bristol was Saturday, April 21, 1973, vs. Trois Rivieres Eagles (English: Three Rivers Eagles), a Cincinnati Reds affiliate. That Eagles team that year had several future major leaguers, including Doug Flynn and Pat Zachry but most notably a 20-year-old named Joaquín Andújar.
Before a sell-out crowd of 2,143, the Red Sox fell 12-8 despite a 2nd inning home run from a future Hall of Famer that eventually played left field for the Red Sox.
Today’s Bristol Trivia:
Who was the Bristol Red Sox’s first manager?
The Great Escape
We will see you tomorrow with the answer.
With that, see ya later, Bristol, and have a grand day!
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