Dick Flavin

Dick will be missed by legions of friends and fans as a unique contributor to the fabric of the Boston area. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral Mass in Holy Trinity Parish at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 237 Sea Street, Quincy at 10 AM on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Genesis Foundation for Children.

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Musings: Who is to Blame for the Red Sox Woes?

Musings: Who is to Blame for the Red Sox Woes? — Dick Flavin By Dick Flavin Boston Red Sox Poet Laureate and New York Times Best Selling Author WHO IS TO BLAME FOR THE RED SOX WOES? If Red Sox fans had known two decades ago that their team would win four World Series trophies in fifteen years, more than any other franchise in baseball, they’d have been

Musings: The Hall of Fame Veteran's Committee

Musings: The Hall of Fame Veteran's Committee — Dick Flavin By Dick Flavin Boston Red Sox Poet Laureate and New York Times Best Selling Author THE HALL OF FAME VETERANS’ COMMITTEE The sixteen members of the Contemporary Era Baseball Hall of Fame Veterans’ Committee who unanimously voted on Sunday, December 4th to elect Fred McGriff  to the Hal

Musings: Fishing With My Father

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Musings: Mac Jones - What's Next?

Musings: Mac Jones - What's Next? — Dick Flavin By Dick Flavin Boston Red Sox Poet Laureate and New York Times Best Selling Author MAC JONES – WHAT’S NEXT? Is Mac Jones still the fair-haired boy in Foxobro? Is he the guy who should be driving the Patriots’ train for the next ten years or so? If so, the team should commit itself to him and m

Musings: The Toughest Job in Sports

Musings: The Toughest Job in Sports — Dick Flavin By Dick Flavin Boston Red Sox Poet Laureate and New York Times Best Selling Author THE TOUGHEST JOB IN SPORTS As those of you who are regular readers of this space well know, I was never much of an athlete in my day, so I have no direct knowledge of how it feels to be hit by a bone-crushing ta

Musings: Rooting For The Bad Guys

Musings: — Dick Flavin By Dick Flavin Boston Red Sox Poet Laureate and New York Times Best Selling Author ROOTING FOR THE BAD GUYS Dear Reader: For your own sake, please be sure that you are seated before reading this missive any further. I am about to admit to a dastardly deed which brings me great shame. My only d

Musings: My Friend Tip

Musings: My Friend Tip — Dick Flavin By Dick Flavin Boston Red Sox Poet Laureate and New York Times Best Selling Author MY FRIEND TIP My friend TipThiboutot died on October 16th. He was 85 years old. Tip was a great pal and a loving husband, father, and grandfather. To be honest about it, he was a better man than I am – by a wid

Musings: The Baseball Playoffs

Musings: The Baseball Playoffs — Dick Flavin By Dick Flavin Boston Red Sox Poet Laureate and New York Times Best Selling Author THE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS A typical season for a major league baseball team is a long, tough, slog. It consists of one hundred sixty two games played over a six month period. That’s in addition to the tens of thousa

Musings: Ohtani or Judge?

Musings: Ohtani or Judge — Dick Flavin By Dick Flavin Boston Red Sox Poet Laureate and New York Times Best Selling Author OHTANI OR JUDGE? S’pose you owned a Big League baseball team; and s’pose you had enough dough to acquire any player available, no matter the price. I realize that’s a whole lot of s’posing to swallow in just o...