Red Sox cribbage boards bring big bucks!

From Boston.com:

"...Several Red Sox participated in a roundtable yesterday afternoon at Fenway Park in conjunction with the "Hot Stove, Cool Music" concert last night. The panel included Dustin Pedroia, Masterson, Peter Gammons, Epstein, Terry Francona, Rays outfielder Fernando Perez, and Yankees starter CC Sabathia, who joined via phone from California.
The event raised money for The Foundation To Be Named Later, which Epstein runs with his twin brother, Paul, and included a live auction run by comedian Mike O'Malley. The most interesting auction items: three cribbage boards signed by Pedroia and Francona, which went for $2,000 apiece. Francona and Pedroia famously play each other in cribbage before each game...."

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Losing to Francona at cribbage...

From Bill Ballou Baseball:

"Francona doesn’t always win at cribbage, but does claim to be very good at it, and says that in the hours before Game 1, he absolutely hammered Pedroia at his favorite card game. “No (darn) way,” Francona responded when asked if there might be the teeniest chance that Pedroia loses these games on purpose, seeing as it has never been considered a good career move to beat your boss at cards.

Pressed for more information on the cribbage rivalry, Francona conceded that Pedroia is actually very good at the game, one of the best regular opponents he has."

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Plenty of cribbage time ...

From Vermont:

"Tomorrow, as we grouse about the return of cold weather, he'll be watching his beloved Red Sox play the Pirates, and so on and so forth.

But lest we think this retired educator is a one-dimensional man, he has arranged for plenty of cribbage time between games with Moe Wyman of Randolph, whom he call's his "summertime cribbage 'mentor'.""

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