Terry Francona is going to great lengths to keep cool this summer.
While preparing for Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Tigers, the Cleveland Indians manager told a strange and rather shocking story about … popsicles. From MLB.com’s August Fagerstrom:
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There’s a lot to unpack here, starting with the biggest revelation: Francona claims to have eaten 17 fruit popsicles in a single night. The former Boston Red Sox manager has been known to go through gum in the dugout like it’s his job, but how he managed to battle what must have been the worst brainfreeze ever is beyond us.
We should point out that Francona’s math is a little off, too. The skipper says he went through eight six-popsicle boxes, which adds up to a mind-boggling 48 cold fruit treats.
We’ll stop the nitpicking there, though, because this story is something to celebrated, regardless of how true it is. Never change, Terry.
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