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Separated At Birth
93. Movies/Baseball (Liam Neeson/Carl Yaz)
It finally dawned on me after many years why I identified with hunky Irish actor Liam Neeson so much. It's because he reminds me of Boston Red Sox hero and baseball hall-of-famer Carl Yastrzemski! See here for yourself with Liam then Yaz both younger on left then Liam then Yaz both older on right. I would have to say Liam Neeson (Darkman/Schindler's List/Rob Roy) is one of my favorite actors, appearing in more movies I thought were awesome than just about anyone else. And of course any kid growing up in New England in the '60s thru early '80s, especially in Boston like me, was well-aquainted with 'Yaz' (he showed up at my Plain Cool Baseball Cards section also) and how he helped get us so very close to that elusive world championship. We lost in the 7th and deciding game in both the '67 and '75 World Series (Ouch!) and came oh-so-close to getting into the league championship series some other years, '72 and '78 in particular (Ouch! again). Sox fans have really been spoiled recently as the Sox have done a lot more since then, even winning the whole enchilada four count 'em four times (2004,2007,2013,2018). I still can't believe it. The Apocalypse must truly be imminent considering this and the fact that the similarly oft-snakebitten franchise the Cubs (2016) won a World Series championship and ended their drought too. You've got your Book of Revelations, your Saint Malachy, and other Doomsday prophets but this sports news tells you all you really need to know.