The Lenny DiNardo Era in Boston officially came to a close today as the Oakland A's claimed the lefty off waivers today from the Red Sox. And more importantly, the Sox put J.D. Drew on the 40-man roster, so DiNardo was put on waivers to make room for him.DiNardo was the first former Brooklyn Cyclones player to get a World Series ring, with the Sox in 2004. I remember seeing Lenny pitch at KeySpan Park back in 2001. The Red Sox originally got DiNardo from the Mets in the Rule V draft back in December 2003.
He ends his three-year Red Sox career with a record of 1-3, an ERA of 5.53 in 81.3 innings, and he appeared in 43 total games, 7 of them starts.
I do wish Lenny all the best in Oakland, as I hear he's a good guy.
He got his one and only Red Sox win last May 7th at Fenway Park against the Baltimore Orioles. I remember it well because I was in the stands at Fenway for that game last year.
I guess it's something I can tell the grandchildren about someday.
Perhaps you're Lenny's good luck charm? Maybe he'd be willing to sport you tickets when the A's come to town.
ReplyDeleteI would respectfully decline them if they were for a game against the Red Sox. Now, if he wants to give me tickets to a game against the Yankees, maybe we can work something out...
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