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October 12, 2007

PREGAME: Foul-ball kid tossing out the first pitch

Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach
Danny Vinik, the fan who helped the Red Sox beat the Angels in last Friday's game, waves to the crowd before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch.

BY KEVIN McNAMARA
Journal Sports Writer

BOSTON -- These Red Sox don't miss a trick.

Forget some old legend or civic leader. The Sox have chosen Danny Vinik to throw out the ceremonial first pitch Friday night. Vinik is the teen who snatched the foul ball out of Angels' catcher Jeff Mathis' mitt in last week's Game Two victory.

Vinik is the son of Jeff Vinik, a Red Sox limited parter and the former manager of Fidelity Investment's Magellan Fund.

Posted by Kevin at 3:29 PM to McNamara | Permalink

Comments

I think that is a great idea! The kid took the ball away from the Angels catcher AND made a great catch. Nice.

Ira | October 12, 2007 3:52 PM link

Talk about twisting the knife! Game three, Cleveland will have Bucky Dent throwing out the first pitch!

Lynda Durfee | October 12, 2007 4:41 PM link