Wednesday, August 20, 2014

For No.41, John Lackey Gives Pat Neshek Babe Ruth-Signed Baseball

Any reluctance Pat Neshek had about giving up the number he's worn most of the season and the number he wore to his first All-Star Game faded when John Lackey delivered the traditional gift.
Bird Land

As good as the No. 41 was for Cardinals reliever Pat Neshek, he is feeling just fine that he handed it over to his new teammate John Lackey.
Fox Sports Midwest

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Pat Neshek accepted a bribe from teammate John Lackey in exchange for his jersey number.
KSDK

When the St. Louis Cardinals traded for John Lackey at the deadline in July, Pat Neshek politely yielded the number 41 he had been wearing on his back so the newly acquired veteran could keep his favorite number.
STL Baseball Weekly (Audio)

Pat Neshek has received his promised compensation for agreeing to give up uniform number 41 to new teammate John Lackey after Lackey was acquired by the Cardinals from the Red Sox.
STL Sports Page

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