Personal Advocacy
After talking about tobacco in this space over the last couple of days I have received a few stories from friends that I thought were interesting.
The first is a story about Terry Francona, manager of the Boston Red Sox, and his battle to quit chewing tobacco. To put the pressure on Francona to quit, Red Sox President Larry Lucchino made a bet with Francona. The bet, a $20,000 donation to the Jimmy Fund, would be paid by Lucchino if Francona could go the entire season with out chewing tobacco. If Francona fails he will have to…
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