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46 entries.
Krissy Massey
from Branford wrote on November 19, 2020:
Happy HAPPY BIRTHDAY Coach Luis! 80 times around the sun! Your book tugged at my heartstrings. Love reading more about your life and baseball. Especially your story about how you and Maria met. Reading that love story in the beginning chapters was like reliving hearing you tell us at the coach’s dinner at my first RSFC camp in 2015. You’re amazing player, coach, person and friend. May you have many more trips around the sun and celebrations!
Happy HAPPY BIRTHDAY Coach Luis! 80 times around the sun! Your book tugged at my heartstrings. Love reading more about your life and baseball. Especially your story about how you and Maria met. Reading that love story in the beginning chapters was like reliving hearing you tell us at the coach’s dinner at my first RSFC camp in 2015. You’re amazing player, coach, person and friend. May you have many more trips around the sun and celebrations!
Keith Wallman
from New Haven, CT wrote on November 19, 2020:
Happy Birthday, Mr. Tiant! I am honored to have played a part in publishing your outstanding book -- SON OF HAVANA -- a baseball odyssey for the ages! A career highlight for me, sir.
Happy Birthday, Mr. Tiant! I am honored to have played a part in publishing your outstanding book -- SON OF HAVANA -- a baseball odyssey for the ages! A career highlight for me, sir.
Saul Wisnia
from Newton Centre wrote on November 19, 2020:
Happy Birthday my friend! It is truly wonderful when your childhood heroes turn out to be as great off the field as they are on it. It has been an honor to help share your amazing and inspiring life story. Here's to many more!
Happy Birthday my friend! It is truly wonderful when your childhood heroes turn out to be as great off the field as they are on it. It has been an honor to help share your amazing and inspiring life story. Here's to many more!
Dan Paradis
from Southington, CT wrote on November 19, 2020:
Happy 80th birthday Luis! We hope to see you back at Hawk's Landing Country Club soon. from all of us at Hawks!!
Happy 80th birthday Luis! We hope to see you back at Hawk's Landing Country Club soon.
from all of us at Hawks!!
Momma Judy
from Maine wrote on November 18, 2020:
Happy 80th Birthday Luis. I am so happy that Frank Malzone introduced me and my daughters to you at Spring Training years ago. I hope to see you in Fort Myers next year! Stay well! 💔
Happy 80th Birthday Luis. I am so happy that Frank Malzone introduced me and my daughters to you at Spring Training years ago. I hope to see you in Fort Myers next year! Stay well! 💔
Susan Downard
from Watertown wrote on November 18, 2020:
It’s always inspiring to see you at Fenway. You have brought smiles to so many faces over the years. Have a very happy birthday!
It’s always inspiring to see you at Fenway. You have brought smiles to so many faces over the years. Have a very happy birthday!
Susan Zeiba
from QUINCY wrote on November 18, 2020:
Happy Birthday Luis!!! Thank you for lots of memories over the years!! one wasn't even on the ballfield it was when my dad's barber Gigi told me he knew you and had cut your hair!! As an 8 year older I thought this was such a big deal at the time!!
Happy Birthday Luis!!! Thank you for lots of memories over the years!! one wasn't even on the ballfield it was when my dad's barber Gigi told me he knew you and had cut your hair!! As an 8 year older I thought this was such a big deal at the time!!
Steve Piraino
from Framingham MA wrote on November 18, 2020:
Hi Luis- My wife Gayle and I have had the good fortune to cross paths with you many times in our lives, and you are always so kind and a true gentlemen. One of the highlights of my sports career is to have had as a coach at Red Sox Fantasy Camp. I had the chance to read your book a few months ago, and I now have an even better understanding of you and your challenging journey. Best wishes for a happy Bday with many more to come. Steve and Gayle
Hi Luis-
My wife Gayle and I have had the good fortune to cross paths with you many times in our lives, and you are always so kind and a true gentlemen. One of the highlights of my sports career is to have had as a coach at Red Sox Fantasy Camp. I had the chance to read your book a few months ago, and I now have an even better understanding of you and your challenging journey. Best wishes for a happy Bday with many more to come.
Steve and Gayle
Douglas Robertson
from Fitchburg wrote on November 18, 2020:
Happy Birthday Mr. Tiant! May you have many more years of health and happiness! You brought me great joy watching you pitch from the late 60’s to early 70’s. (Not so much with the Yankees, haha). Again, much health and happiness to you, sir! Doug Robertson
Happy Birthday Mr. Tiant! May you have many more years of health and happiness! You brought me great joy watching you pitch from the late 60’s to early 70’s. (Not so much with the Yankees, haha).
Again, much health and happiness to you, sir!
Doug Robertson
John
from Braintree wrote on November 18, 2020:
Happy birthday Louie
Happy birthday Louie
Robert Bonino
from Manchester wrote on November 17, 2020:
Happy Birthday Luis we are lucky we had you as a Red Sox Ace
Happy Birthday Luis we are lucky we had you as a Red Sox Ace
Richard Rediker
from Hampden wrote on November 17, 2020:
I will never forget driving from Chicago to Cincinnati on Oct 15, 1975 to watch you throw an unbelievable 163 pitch (not a typo) complete game to beat the Reds in Game 4 of the World Series. Compare your feat with Tampa's Blake Snell being removed, having thrown only 73 pitches, in game 6 of this year's Series after only giving up only 2 hits. After the game we drove the 6 hours back to Chicago from Cincinnati arriving in time for our 8 AM class at our university. Thank you for the memories and Happy 80th!
I will never forget driving from Chicago to Cincinnati on Oct 15, 1975 to watch you throw an unbelievable 163 pitch (not a typo) complete game to beat the Reds in Game 4 of the World Series.
Compare your feat with Tampa's Blake Snell being removed, having thrown only 73 pitches, in game 6 of this year's Series after only giving up only 2 hits.
After the game we drove the 6 hours back to Chicago from Cincinnati arriving in time for our 8 AM class at our university. Thank you for the memories and Happy 80th!
Joe Alexander
from South Easton, MA wrote on November 17, 2020:
Happiest of birthdays El Tiante and many many more. Most definitely should be in Cooperstown. Thank you for all the great memories. God bless.
Happiest of birthdays El Tiante and many many more. Most definitely should be in Cooperstown. Thank you for all the great memories. God bless.
Mary
from Norwood wrote on November 17, 2020:
Happy Birthday Luis!
Happy Birthday Luis!
Beth Houston and Karl Gerds
from Watertown wrote on November 17, 2020:
Happy birthday and all best wishes!
Happy birthday and all best wishes!
Scott C. Day
from Palmer wrote on November 17, 2020:
Happy birthday El Tiante!! Thanks for all of the great memories you provided me as a kid. Game 1 in the 1975 World Series was a great thrill. May God bless you!!
Happy birthday El Tiante!! Thanks for all of the great memories you provided me as a kid. Game 1 in the 1975 World Series was a great thrill. May God bless you!!
Robert Bilodeau Bilodeau
from Lyman wrote on November 17, 2020:
Happy birthday el tiant from angela hart mia hart and bob Bilodeau
Happy birthday el tiant from angela hart mia hart and bob Bilodeau
Mitch Macknin
wrote on November 16, 2020:
A native Clevelander, I’ll never forget the shot of excitement from your debut against the Yankees in 1964. Complete game - ten or eleven Ks. We all imitated your motion. And your photo smoking a cigar some post-game in the locker room! I have always admired you and am so glad they are celebrating you on your 80th. I only wish it could’ve been Cleveland instead of Boston, as you had a special place in the hearts of us who came of age in the ‘60s. I’ve always admired you. Happy happy birthday to El Tiante - a man among men. Mitch Macknin (have lived in Chicago the last 45 years but still an Indians fan!).
A native Clevelander, I’ll never forget the shot of excitement from your debut against the Yankees in 1964. Complete game - ten or eleven Ks.
We all imitated your motion.
And your photo smoking a cigar some post-game in the locker room!
I have always admired you and am so glad they are celebrating you on your 80th. I only wish it could’ve been Cleveland instead of Boston, as you had a special place in the hearts of us who came of age in the ‘60s.
I’ve always admired you.
Happy happy birthday to El Tiante - a man among men.
Mitch Macknin (have lived in Chicago the last 45 years but still an Indians fan!).
Paul Weldon Jr
from West Boylston wrote on November 16, 2020:
Happy Birthday Luis, I enjoyed watching you Pitch. You are a great person I meet you fir the first time when you opened up your restaurant outside of Fenway I was taking my son (Brady) to a game and I said to him that is Luis Tiant we need to get lunch there, but as I was standing in line I realized you were there that day and we got up to front of line you were awesome to him you talked to him for about 5 -10 minutes even though he didn’t know you you were but I loved the game and enjoyed listening to you talk to him about the game and just taking time to listen to him talk to you and asking you questions he was like 8yo. But just wanted let you know he didn’t stop talking about it he still remembers that moment. Thank you for that HAPPY BIRTHDAY Luis. Can’t wait to see you when your name gets inducted into the HOF.
Happy Birthday Luis, I enjoyed watching you Pitch. You are a great person I meet you fir the first time when you opened up your restaurant outside of Fenway I was taking my son (Brady) to a game and I said to him that is Luis Tiant we need to get lunch there, but as I was standing in line I realized you were there that day and we got up to front of line you were awesome to him you talked to him for about 5 -10 minutes even though he didn’t know you you were but I loved the game and enjoyed listening to you talk to him about the game and just taking time to listen to him talk to you and asking you questions he was like 8yo. But just wanted let you know he didn’t stop talking about it he still remembers that moment. Thank you for that HAPPY BIRTHDAY Luis. Can’t wait to see you when your name gets inducted into the HOF.
Angela Hart
from Worcester wrote on November 16, 2020:
Happy Birthday to a true legend. To this day yo you mean so much to the team and to the city of Boston. Happy 80th birthday. May you enjoy many more to come. Angela, Mia and Ryan Hart
Happy Birthday to a true legend. To this day yo you mean so much to the team and to the city of Boston. Happy 80th birthday. May you enjoy many more to come.
Angela, Mia and Ryan Hart
How did you and George first meet?
Did he greet you on the street?
Perhaps you waited on his table,
Or had a friend within his stable.
Or was it at a speakers’ forum
Which he led with such decorum?
Did you read his Baseball Notes,
Or Facebook blogs, with all those quotes?
Whatever way your lives did blend
This is a fact – you had a friend.
He loved us all with his great heart.
He raised friendship into an art.
He cared for everything, you see –
Well, maybe not the GOP.
This much is certain, among men,
We shall not see his like again.
So let us bid him fond adieu;
So long, George. We love you, too.
