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To: Jhensy; carlo3b; Inyokern; Borges
Could you believe it when they showed 97-year-old Al Lopez? . . . Al was there at the game, sittin' in the rain. They showed him on camera around the 8th inning, and McCarver saluted him.

Are you sure you saw Al Lopez? The guy I saw when they were talking about Lopez was Rollie Hemond, former GM for the Sox.

Here are a couple of recent photos of Al Lopez, in his mid-90s:

Here's a recent photo of Rollie Hemond, who's in his 70s:


98 posted on 10/16/2005 9:48:42 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson (CHICAGO!!!)
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To: Charles Henrickson
Are you sure you saw Al Lopez? The guy I saw when they were talking about Lopez was Rollie Hemond, former GM for the Sox.

Ah, you're right, sorry about that. I looked over at the TV while McCarver was talking about Lopez and I thought the old guy was him. Oops.

227 posted on 10/17/2005 9:21:20 AM PDT by Jhensy
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