Weinstein -- manager of New England Red Sox in the MSBL Hall of Fame

Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)

60-and-over baseball

We are two months away from the MSBL World Series in Phoenix. The 73-and-over New England Red Sox will be one of the teams participating and I will be on the roster, which will also include some of my teammates from the Tucson Old Timers and the Tucson Old Pueblo Club.

See below a link to a story about the manager of the team and a couple of well-known names on the roster for the 2021 MSBL 73-and-over MSBL World Series team.

Check out the link:  https://www.englishhighalumni.org/post/baseball-is-the-fountain-of-youth-for-joel-weinstein-ehs-56

Quite the story including the profile and history of Joel Weinstein, the manager of the team, also a member of the team by the name of Bill “Spaceman" Lee, who played professionally for the Boston Red Sox and the Montreal Expos -- winning a total of 119 games while in the majors and also a player on the roster named Peter Funt, an actor, producer, journalist and the son of Allen Funt of Candid Camera fame. 

You can't make this stuff up!

The 2021 MSBL New England Red Sox roster:

00    Danny "Pigpen" Price (Tucson Old Timers)

1      Bob Daliege (Tucson Old Timers)

2     Joel Weinstein (manager)

3     Mike Morales (manager of the Tucson Boys and a player)

4     Joe Jimenez (Old Pueblo Club)

8    Rene Smith

      Dick Scullary

12  Simon Bejarano (Old Pueblo Club)

16  Jack McGroarty

23  David Byars (Tucson Old Timers)

24  Peter Funt (actor, producer, journalist and son of Allen Funt, Candid Camera fame)

28  Pete Peters (Tucson Old Timers)

32  Curt Gustafson (Old Pueblo Club)

37  Bill "Spaceman" Lee (former pro pitcher, who won 119 games in the majors -- mostly with the Boston Red Sox and the Montreal Expos)

41  Joe Banner (Old Pueblo Club)

43  Ozzie Espinoza (Old Pueblo Club)

46  Philip Grajeda (Old Pueblo Club)

Photo: Tempe Diablo Stadium, the headquarters and one of the spring training facilities used for the 2021 Men's Senior Baseball League World Series. Over 4,000 players and 400 teams are expected this year and games will be played at many of the spring training facilities in Phoenix and surrounding areas like Scottsdale, Mesa, Tempe, Goodyear and Surprise.