Apparently, former Red Sox pitcher
John Lackey really likes the number forty-one. Why else would he hand over
a perfectly good Babe Ruth-autographed baseball to teammate Pat Neshek for a dumb jersey number? We realize forty-two is
always unavailable, and 40, 43 and 44 are already taken on the Cards. OK, OK, and 45 is
Bob Gibson's
retired number. Alright, we take it back, nice move, Lackey. For sure.
