In the early 1990's the four of us (catcher Rich Gedman, RHP Jim Corsi, Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersly), indoors in the winter we worked out throwing, and after baseball we would run up & down the court playing basketball.
Nolan Ryan was kind enough to send us this autographed baseball card from his collection.
Heidi Watney, Miss California, gave me a bobble-head of her likeness, and we would sometimes talk baseball about the Boston Red Sox. She was always very kind & pleasant to me.
Danny Ainge, played in the 1986 Boston Celtics World Championship with Larry Bird. Also played 3B for Toronto Blue Jays. I have been to his house in Wellesley MA, near Babson College.
Henry with Dan Duqette, he ran the Boston Red Sox for 8 1/2 yrs. He is currently the head CEO for the Baltimore Oreols. Dan came to the TV studios in Waltham MA, and I have his cell phone number.
A long time ago, Richard Flutie, Doug Flutie's dad, invited me to their home in Natick, MA to view some wedding pictures that he wanted to show me. Richard Flutie moved to Florida, and I'm sorry to say that he and his wife both died within an hour of each other. At that time, I met Doug Flutie for the first time in Natick at their home. I also met the rest of the family. I played against Darren Flutie at short stop, and Bill Flutie in left field in Natick. At that time I played baseball in Waltham in the Stan Musial Baseball League.
Donna Cohen, my co-host of my TV show that you can see on YouTube. Her family has 4 box seats at Fenway for 60 years. She works as a lawyer.
DONNA HELPS A LOT OF THE WOMEN'S CAUSES AND HELPS DEVELOPING WOMEN'S BASEBALL.
HER FAMILY HAS HAD 4 SEASON BOX SEATS FOR 60 YEARS.
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This is Dennis as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. I have his cell phone number, and he has agreed to be on my TV show at a future date. HE STILL PLAYS BASEBALL IN RI. ON THE OVER 50 LEAGUE.
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This is Dennis today (above).
Chris Carpenter was in the World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals, was the CY Young award winner. I see him at the Fisher Cat's dinner once a year, he was on my TV show that you can see on YouTube.
Jim Fregosi was kind enough to send me these autographed cards from his collection. He was a player, then was a manager. He was involved with MLB for about 50 years. He eventually became a scout.
Every year, the new Miss New Hampshire gladly takes a picture with Henry, and some have been on his TV show.
Got a chance to talk to Wade Boggs. He was in the World Series, had about 7 batting titles, and is in the Hall of Fame. I see him at the Fisher Cats dinner.
Cecil Fielder was on my TV show on YouTube. His son Prince Fielder is now one of the home-run hitters for MLB.
Bob Stanley was on my TV show, he was in the 1986 World Series. He was the closer in the pivitol last game where they lost they WS.
Rich Gedman, Red Sox catcher, we used to work out indoors during the winter of the early 90's. He caught the 20 strike-outs for Roger Clemens. He talks about that on my TV show on YouTube. After he retired from playing, he bacame a baseball coach. He is currently in AAA Pro Baseball team hitting coach for Pawtucket RI. I spoke to him on his cell phone recently about the AAA players that are now with the Red Sox. I see him once a year atr the Fisher Cat's dinner, or in person in Pawtucket.
Jorge Posada's dad sent me several autographed pictures, after I helped him to get a job as a scout in MLB. Jorge lives in NYC, his dad lives in Puerto Rico.
Billy Beane sent me this autographed picture from his collection. He was in the movie Moneyball. I have his cell phone number if I need to talk to him about a baseball player.
Josh Hamilton, MLB player, sent me this from his collection. It is an 8x10 color autographed photo. He also sent me a CD about his life. The return envelope has the Texas Rangers logo on it.
George Segal, movie & TV actor. As a kid I met him in NYC, his agent invited me to meet him at one of his shows playing a banjo, before he became famous. From time to time he would write to me. GEORGE WAS IN ABOUT 50+ MAJOR MOTION PICTURES. ALL THE TALK SHOWS LIKE JOHNNY CARSON, DAVID LETTERMAN ETC.ETC.
Dick Flavin was at the dinner. I have his cell phone, and will be on a future TV show.
This picture was taken at the Lowell Spinners short season A pro baseball team. He is the son of Rich Gedman. I am friends with the Gedman family. They live in Framingham MA.
Dave Cowens outside of Henry's house. He was kind enough to autograph a basketball for me. He played for the Boston Celtics from 1970-1980. MY HOUSE IS ACROSS THE STREET. U CAN SEE IT IN THE PICTURE. REAL GOOD GUY.
Claudia Williams autographed and gave me a free book at the Fisher Cat's dinner. She wrote the following on the inside cover: "To Henry- I hope you enjoy the story of my family. All the best to you- signed Claudia Williams" The book is Ted Williams, My Father by Claudia Williams. A long time ago, she called me, she was on my caller ID, she stated that she needed to practice throwing out the first pitch, and I said yes and invited her to come down. We became friends, and I was the only person to get a free book at the Fisher Cat's dinner. That night, about 3 years ago, she went in front of the New York Yankees at Fenway Park, in front of 36,000 baseball fans, an threw out the first pitch. The approximate date was July 12, 2012, Claudia Williams at Fenway Park.
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THE LOCAL WRITER ASKED FOR A COPY OF THE PICTURE AND RAN THE PICTURE IN ABOUT 100,000 NEWSPAPERS. THIS IS A COPY OF THAT PAPER. SHE CALLED A FEW TIMES LAST WEEK ABOUT GETTING PUBLICITY FOR HER BOOK. VERY NICE PERSON THAT HELP PEOPLE.
Mike Dukakis was Governor of Massachusetts and ran for President of the United States, and was probably in 100 billion newspapers and magazines. His wife Kitty Dukakis is in the background talking to Ed Davis, the Boston Police Commissioner at the time. Ed Davis was the person that told people to "shelter in place" after the Marathon Bombers struck.
Was invited to the dinner of the century.
As u can see the food was great.
THE DINNER, AND SERVICE WAS GREAT. GOT TO MEET PEOPLE.
MAYBE YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET THE FAMOUS PEOPLE OF THE NORTH EAST.
https://MagPro.org/ButchHobson/
https://vimeo.com/324120523
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbjcwCVdS28... AROUND THE NATION FOR NEW BASEBALL TALENT. LIST OF ALL THE PRO BASEBALL TRYOUTS AROUND THE NATION, LOCATIONS, TIME TO BE THERE AND WHO OR WHAT CLUB IS HOLDING TRYOUTS..
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Art Solomon operates 3 Pro minor league teams. He was on my TV show. He owns the AA Fisher Cats in Manchester NH, the Rock Cats in CT, and a single A team the Bowling Green Hot Rods in KT. He organizes the dinner every year, if you would like to go, they have 1200 tickets, the room only holds 1200 people, and the get 25 celebrities if you would like to meet famous people like Chris Carpenter. The dinner is only once a year.
GOOSE GOSSAGE, WADE BOGGS, BUCKY DENT, ORLANDO CABRERA, GEORGE FOSTER, STEVE CARLTON LOUIS TIANT, SPACEMAN LHP BILL LEE FOUGHT THE NEW YORK YANKEES, RICH GEDMAN, RICO PETROCELLI, GRANT LAVIGNE, SCOTT MC GREGOR, BOB STANLEY , ETC,ETC.
ART SOLOMON IS A DEVELOPER HIS EXECUTIVE OFFICES AND HERE IN WALTHAM,MA. HE OWNS PROPERTIES ALL OVER THE NATION. PLACES LIKE THE SHOPPING CENTERS, LARGE TRACKS OF LAND,
LARGE BUILDINGS AROUND THE USA.
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Henry's Baseball Club is looking for players, coaches, and volunteers for the upcoming baseball season. Ages 16 - 40 are welcome to play. For more info, email HenrysBaseballClub@hotmail.com, or use the contact form on the right.
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