Going Through The Motions

Shank's fifth column this month revisits some old ground - a column about the Splendid Splinter:

Ted Williams would be turning 100 now, but his legend never gets old

The Kid would be 100 Thursday.

Ted Williams was born on Aug. 30, 1918.

How could The Kid ever turn 100?

We lost Ted Williams in July of 2002, but imagine if he had lived. We’d have headlines screaming, “Kid Turns 100!’’ We’d have quotes from Ted about how sweet it was finally seeing the Red Sox win the World Series in 2004, 2007, and 2013. We’d have him delivering an homage to his dear friend, John McCain. And I’d love to hear what The Kid would have to say about this newfangled “launch angle,’’ which Ted invented sometime back in the 1930s.

You know what else never gets old? Shank writing about Ted Williams!