Thursday, November 9, 2006

Johnny Sain, RIP

Spahnsain
(L to R) Spahn and Sain

Today everything is Kirov Kirov, Celebrity Series Celebrity Series and Wang Wang, etc., but take a moment to consider the passing of a Boston legend once immortalized in poetry:



"First we'll use Spahn, then we'll use Sain
Then an off day, followed by rain.
Back will come Spahn, followed by Sain
And followed, we hope, by two days of rain."



This poem, published by the Boston Post, was later shortened to the popular baseball euphemism, "Spahn and Sain and pray for rain."



Boston Braves (and other teams) pitcher Johnny Sain died Tuesday in Downers Grove, Illinois at the age of 89. Boston Globe obituary.



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