Jim Rice
Appearances
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WWDTM: Jim Rice
Well, I don't drink, never have. I'm sort of like a Pepsi Coke guy.
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Yes, this is a very sports-minded city, regardless if you're playing baseball, football, but they know who you are.
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No. When I first got here, being from the South, I was brought up that you speak to everyone as you're walking down the streets and things like that. And someone stopped me and said, we don't do that here. So, It was hard for me to make that adjustment, being a southern guy and, you know, being hospitable and things like that. We don't speak.
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But as a player, this is like your house, which we knew. The time we hit the ball, we knew we had a chance to get a double. Now, the opposing team, they didn't have any idea how good I was.
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WWDTM: Jim Rice
Well, we had a team here the other day. I guess they called themselves the Mets, I believe. I've heard of them. And there was a guy, Soto, making all this dough. And he hit one out. He stood there and he tried to style a little bit.
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Okay. My mom and I, she was a general hospital, and I was a general hospital young and arrestless. And so—no, I'm serious. And so, my whole career— I watched Young and the Restless. So, when I got the call, I was watching Young and the Restless. And I was asked, well, you just made it to the Hall of Fame. I said, look, I'm looking at the Young and the Restless. Call me back later. I swear to God.
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WWDTM: Jim Rice
Well, I knew that because they said if you get in the Hall of Fame, they'll call you at a certain time. Right. Don't bother me at 1230. 1230 to 130? No. They couldn't wait for Bold and Beautiful. Believe it or not, Young and the Restless is much better than Bold and the Beautiful. Oh, I believe it. You go from the Young and the Restless to the Bold and the Beautiful, or vice versa.
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WWDTM: Jim Rice
And so, if you watched it, the guy's name is Victor. And I have it on my phone. Oh, he's a very famous actor who did this role for me. I have it on my phone. And he called me and said, Jim, I know you watched the Young and the Restless. Congratulations, you're in the Hall of Fame. So, you got a call from Victor? I have it on my phone. That's great.
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WWDTM: Jim Rice
You could have it taped, but a good friend of mine, Bob Montgomery, which was behind Cough and Fist, we played golf a lot. And he asked me one day, he said, why do we always have to play golf and be back before 1230? Really? Yeah. I didn't smoke. I didn't drink. And I didn't really have lunch because I was very nervous. I was so antsy about the game. So, I didn't really.
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WWDTM: Jim Rice
And so, that was my downtime to watch Young and the Restless.
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I thought about that, but I'm too. Like, you know, my hands are sweaty now by being up here.
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WWDTM: Jim Rice
I can play in front of a crowd, but this here is terrifying. Really? Honestly, yeah. I'm sweating. It's amazing.
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The only thing that I really want to say and can say that I really enjoyed is, but my hands are sweaty.