I just finished The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship. It is, first and foremost, a story about the relationships between Ted Williams and other Red Sox greats Bobby Doerr, Johnny Pesky, and Dom DiMaggio.
This book was one piece of a larger christmas gift from Ali's parents that contained various different Red Sox memorabilia. If anyone's struggling to find me a gift, this is a good lead to follow!
I was pleasantly surprised as I read about the roots that some of these guys had in the old Pacific Coast League. As it turns out, Dom grew up less than a mile away from our current home! I couldn't wait to get home and run over to the place where Dom (OK - Joe too) grew up: 2047 Taylor Street.
If you look at the map, you'll see a playground that was named after Dom's brother (Yankee and debatably the best baseball player ever), Joe. Despite an excellent career, often against all odds, Dom never really got the credit he deserved.
Here I am in front of the house. The entrance on the right leads to 2047. It's difficult for me to say how much the house has changed over the 90 years since they lived there.
Truthfully, it's a bit underwhelming. I was expecting, at least, a placard. In lieu of any identifying mark, I couldn't help but wonder if the addresses have changed over the years. Perhaps I'm at the wrong house!? ...wouldn't be the first time.
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