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| My Buddy Alfredo (FenwayNation Photo) |
The trade for
Chris Sale had some wags talking about how the new Sox lefty will bring a needed "edge" to the team. Of course, "edge" can mean anything from an aggressive competitiveness to outright wackiness. Last year's incident that saw Sale cut to shreds
all of his team's 'throw-back' jerseys kind of falls into the latter category. All of which reminds us that today is the 34th birthday of one
Alfredo Aceves.
Now we're talking wacky. Some of the staff of
FenwayNation will never forget the day in Pittsburgh when we encountered Aceves sitting alone at a hotel restaurant table—staring off into the void. It goes without saying that we did
not approach him for an autograph. I
was brave enough, however, to eventually approach him for a photo outside Fenway. Now, Alfredo was—at times—a very good performer for
The Carmine Hose. In his three years in Boston he was a more than respectable 16-13 with a 3.94 ERA. Happy birthday, Alfredo!
