May 29, 2007
Wade Boggs: Big Time Drinker?
It says here that Wade Boggs regularly consumed 50-60 beers on cross country road trips. That's during the trip from the East Coast to the West Coast, mind you, not during the entire trip. It seems a little hard to believe, but maybe it was around 20. I'd heard the Spring Training stories about Wade pulling up to the park and getting out of his trucks with empty beer cans clanging to the ground when he opened the door. Also, he ate fried chicken before every game, which I can't really argue against.
This post makes me want fried chicken.
And beer.
He didn’t eat fried chicken before every game. He ate chicken before every game and I remember that he kept it light and simple. Boggs wouldn’t have made it to 1,000 hits if he ate fried chicken every day on top of his drinking habits.
Rick, I think you’re remembering it incorrectly. Google Wade Boggs Fried Chicken and you’ll find numerous posts detailing his pre-game meal. I like your contention that “Boggs wouldn’t have made it to 1,000 hits if he ate fried chicken every day on top of his drinking habits”. As if drinking 50 beers in 7 hours while flying across the country wouldn’t be the main problem, oh yeah, the fried chicken is what did it.