One other parallel. Sox bats went to sleep in late August 1974 and they blew a big division lead over the O's. If Sox had brought up Freddie earlier, we could have won the division. He had a ridiculous 229 OPS+ in a 15-game cameo. Imagine now if Roman was on the plane to Texas in March.
Dwight Evans mentioned that in his book — he couldn’t understand why Lynn and Rice didn’t play more.
That is a GREAT book. Dewey's candor about the relationship he has with his daughter was heartbreaking. So happy he wrote that. A terrific man in every sense. Proud to have watched his whole career.