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    WTF Ever Happened to Rich Gedman (and the 1987 Boston Red Sox)

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    WTF Ever Happened to Rich Gedman (and the 1987 Boston Red Sox)

    Some things Gedman told me "back in the day" come back to me when I read articles like that. He suffered from back strain arising from scoliosis like I do, and I can testify to the problems a back that's not quite on the plumb line causes. He wore a small wedge inside one shoe to help compensate.
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    WTF Ever Happened to Rich Gedman (and the 1987 Boston Red Sox)

    I was the Buffalo Head Society's point gal (the only one who could take time off from work during February and March) for Spring Training stories between 1987 and 1994 or so. Dave Nevard and a friend published their newsletter in the most primitive way for a year before I volunteered to upgrade...
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    WTF Ever Happened to Rich Gedman (and the 1987 Boston Red Sox)

    BTW, I used to be a SOSH member many years ago when the forum was in a much different format. I have no idea what my username was then.
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    WTF Ever Happened to Rich Gedman (and the 1987 Boston Red Sox)

    Yes, I did. He hit a ball off the instep of his right foot and broke a bone in that foot not very long after he was able to return to the team May 1st 1987. I remember he was still on crutches and not traveling with the team when they made their 1st West Coast trip that year. Then on July...
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