Former New England Patriots player Ty Law, David Ortiz #34 of the Boston Red Sox, former Boston Celtics player Bill Russell, and former Boston Bruins player Bobby Orr walk onto the field to throw a ceremonial first pitch prior to the home opener between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on April 11, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts.
(Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)This might be the coolest waste of time ever if you're a Boston sports fan. My Twitter pal Jordan Moore from The Athletic picked various New England Patriots, Boston Bruins, Celtics, and Red Sox players he thought were the best to ever wear their number.
For example, obviously #4 went to Bobby Orr. #12 is Tom Brady. #33 went to Larry Bird. He even added #00 for Robert Parish after this version of the graphic was finished.
Any issues with his picks? Hit me up on social media at @Geno1057WROR and I'll add your comments. I'm not seeing any obvious errors so far. The toughest one had to be #34. How do you not pick Paul Pierce or David Ortiz? I've gotta go with Big Papi.
This day was one of the highlights of my career. That morning before I left for work, I had no idea it was even going to happen. But when you work in radio, sometimes incredible opportunities just fall in your lap.
At the time I was working for WROR's sister station 98.5 The Sports Hub. One of our hosts brought me along for a skating session with Boston Bruins legends the day before the first NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park. I got to skate with some of my childhood heroes like Brad Park, Ray Bourque, Terry O'Reilly, and Rick Middleton. I'll never forget it.
Me ... on Fenway ice. Crazy how lucky I am with this job sometimes.
Seriously!?
I still can't believe I got this photo. Bobby freakin' Orr!
Legends!
Milan Lucic comes over to say hi
Getting a pic with Ray Bourque while Rick Middleton goes by...
Bobby Orr and the late Milt Schmidt
Two of my childhood heroes in the 80s
My favorite player as a kid Brad Park
Yup. It's tall.
The monstah!
If you have a chance to take a pic with the Green Monster, you take a pic with the Green Monster.
