Word: jim
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...BLOHARDS are popular. We?re ?in.? Like all things Sox, we?re riding high. I saw this at the year?s first BLOHARDS luncheon, which coincided with the Sox? second visit to the Stadium this season. My friend Jim Powers called me in advance of the date and asked if I would join the entertainment slate, which already included Jerry Trupiano interviewing Bronson Arroyo, Dr. Charles?s State of the Franchise address and, not least, Powers himself, regaling and cracking wise. ?Shaughnessy can?t make it,? Jim said. ?Hell with ?im. Your book?s better anyway...
...Thanks, Jim,? I said without undue sarcasm. ?Sure...
...World Champs-the Benevolent Loyal Order of Honorable and Ancient Red Sox Diehard Sufferers of New York are, today, something bordering on semi-famous. ESPN found out about us in early ?04, and FOX followed, as FOX is wont to do. We got better known throughout the season, and Jim Shea, a diligent BLOHARDS exec, now tells me the membership roll is climbing up to some crazy number like two thousand. Front-runners are certainly among our rookies, but, hey, what the hell. They pay their dues, they?re fine with...
...such as Jim Powers...
...BLOHARDS gained in organization and sophistication, the membership growing to 150, 250, 350 and more. Officers were selected by Powers, and he became president. ?He is the always and forever leader,? was how one member put it to me, back when. ?The BLOHARDS without Jim would be the Vatican without the Pope...