{"id":9987,"date":"2013-03-18T13:38:31","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T19:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=9987"},"modified":"2013-03-18T13:38:31","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T19:38:31","slug":"with-all-the-humility-going-on-now-my-thoughts-recall-bob-tewksbury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=9987","title":{"rendered":"With All the Humility Going On Now My Thoughts Recall Bob Tewksbury"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>A Boomer’s Journal<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

By Tom Anselm<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am thoroughly enjoying seeing people with humility populating the headlines these days.\u00a0 When I read about the St. Louis University Billiken basketball team and their current success, or listen to one of many young Cardinals who are taking over the team, I am encouraged by what I see.\u00a0 And how about this new Pope?\u00a0 He is supposed to be the poster-child for humble, having lived in a small apartment and taken the bus to work as the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, eschewing the Papal limousine to ride with the guys after he was chosen Pontiff.<\/p>\n

It all brings to mind another guy we knew in St. Louis who went about his daily walk with quiet humility.\u00a0 His name is Bob Tewksbury.<\/p>\n

It was the early summer of 1993, and the Cardinals were firmly planted in the middle of the pack.\u00a0 They were an average bunch then, not the contenders to which we have become accustomed.\u00a0 One of the top pitchers on the staff had just given a sports page interview where he talked about changing economic face of baseball.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tewksbury, a 33-year-old right-hander then, born in New Hampshire and come to the home town team by way of the Cubs, was at that point in a baseball player\u2019s career where he could command some real money.\u00a0 He was poised to cash in with a big payday, getting into the millions for a contract.\u00a0 But he was frank in his assessment as to what incomes like his might do to the affordability of the game for the average fan.<\/p>\n

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Well, this average fan was indeed feeling the pinch.\u00a0 Back in the good old days of \u201993, we had six kids all living at home. There was a greater possibility of a snowball fight in July than being able to afford trucking the family to a ball game.\u00a0 Figuring tickets, parking, a couple of Cokes and hot dogs, not to mention the obligatory peanuts and cotton candy, we would have had to refinance the house to find the cash.<\/p>\n

So I wrote a note to \u201cTewks\u201d, as he was known, thanking him for bringing to light the plight of the average family man.<\/p>\n

You can imagine how surprised I was when a few weeks later, a Cardinal logo envelope showed up in the mailbox.\u00a0 It held a handwritten note from Bob Tewksbury himself, and a signed baseball card for each kid as well.\u00a0 My surprise turned to astonishment as, in the course of his response, he offered to treat my entire gang to a game at our convenience.<\/p>\n

So here was the soon-to-be millionaire ace of the team, fresh off his best season with a 16-5 record, 2.16 earned run average, and a start in the 1992 All-Star game, for gosh sakes, taking the time to not only personally answer his mail, but spring for a game.\u00a0 Yeah, I know the players get complimentary tickets, but still, what a generous gesture.<\/p>\n

Well, we went to one game on Tewks, and then another that year.\u00a0 \u201cAny time,\u201d he said.\u00a0 He went 17-10 that year with only 20 walks in 213 innings. Another solid season.\u00a0 We kept up the correspondence in the off-season.\u00a0 He always wrote back, and went so far as to invite us to Opening Day, 1994.\u00a0 We saw a couple of games that season as well, thanks to \u201cTewks\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 That \u201994 season would be his last as a Redbird, moving his career to the Rangers, Padres and Twins.\u00a0 He never again reached the level of success he enjoyed in St. Louis.\u00a0 But he did hold the distinction in \u201897of tossing two \u201cEephus\u201d pitches (similar to looping lobs) to Mark McGwire, getting him to ground out both times.\u00a0 Cool!<\/p>\n

Today, he is a commentator on the New England Sports Network and a sports psychologist for the Boston Red Sox. He does charity work in local hospitals and for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America in his native New Hampshire, where he lives with wife Laura and kids Griffin and Jenna Rose.<\/p>\n

Will Bob Tewksbury be remembered as a great pitcher?\u00a0 Probably not, as this self-effacing guy (who, when we met him after a game, was simply wearing gym shorts, a tee shirt and flip-flops) would most likely agree.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

But greatness can be measured in various ways.\u00a0 One thing is certain: the name \u201cTewks\u201d will always hold “hero” status in the Anselm family legend.<\/p>\n

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