tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post6991467895579957629..comments2024-03-03T07:30:42.721-05:00Comments on Section 36: Why Does Wally Sit in a NY Chair?Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-30799889039299854132012-07-23T12:21:50.674-04:002012-07-23T12:21:50.674-04:00Westport, NY: Way closer to Boston than the Bronx....Westport, NY: Way closer to Boston than the Bronx.<br /><br />1903: The year the chair was invented AND the year the Red Sox won the first World Series.<br /><br />Adirondack bats used by many major leaguers, including Red Sox.<br /><br />And finally, the smoking gun I was looking for: "Gilborn traces the design of the Westport chair to the Lee family of Massachusetts, who spent their summers in Westport, N.Y., on the shores of Lake Champlain at the edge of the Adirondack region."<br /><br />The inventor was FROM Mass., he just vacationed in Westport, NY.<br /><br />(That same 1985 article uses quotes from a descendant of Thomas Lee named Mary Lee. Of course, we all know Quint in Jaws recited the poem that started "Here lies the body of Mary Lee, lived to the age of 103..."<br /><br />And we all know Jaws was filmed in Massachusetts, and...103? 1903? Coincidence?<br /><br />I think everything will be fine.Jerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448619048422750447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-52260435527435792372012-07-20T19:47:18.620-04:002012-07-20T19:47:18.620-04:00I think you should contact Jerry Remy and ask him ...I think you should contact Jerry Remy and ask him why he allows Wally to sit in that NY chair.<br />Someone may need to talk with Wally to make sure he is a true blue fan of the Red Sox Nation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com