After the Red Sox won in 1967, people would flock in there to see anything. There was a mystique to the place that still exists. |
I'd go out and get plenty of respect. But they would still call me Gino. He would go out and be called Babe. I was married and Gino was single, so that things interesting. |
The New York Giants had been big in New England for years ? they were New England's team. Their games were televised in New England for some time before we came along. So starting a new team in Boston was not easy. |
We had great fans, but they were hard fans. They used to cheer when I got hurt. We did have to prove ourselves. |