Thread by @tomhaberstroh

So here's my story about Jerry Remy (RIP). When I was 17, my older brothers and I scored tickets to sit on the Green Monster at Fenway. We were die-hard Red Sox fans and thought Remy was the absolute best. So I hatched a plan to get his (and @DonOrsillo's) attention. Thread (1/x)

At the time, Wally the Green Monster was having a moment. The @RedSox mascot had become a beloved character on the NESN broadcast. A Wally doll would sit with Remy and Don in the booth. They'd tell funny stories about his day. It was an awesome bit. But it missed something. (2/x)

Wally needed a female co-star. So I outfitted my own Wally doll with a dress (my dad's black dress sock, sorry Dad!), put red lips on it, glued long yellow string for hair and stole my sister's bracelet for the necklace (sorry, Kim!). And so Molly the Green Monster was born.(3/x)

Now the hard part: How to get Remy and Don’s attention? We came up with a silly story that Wally had a long-lost sister. We made a poster: “HEY REMY, WE FOUND WALLY’S SISTER!”and held it to the wall all night. We waited. In the sixth inning, Mom called. (4/x)

Remember, this is 2003. Twitter isn’t a thing. What’s an iPhone? My mom dialed my brother’s flip phone and told us the breaking news: Jerry and Don had spotted us and were cackling in the booth! On air, they said they’d send their reporter @ericfrede to investigate. (5/x)

And sure enough, Frede popped up onto the Green Monster seats and got to us. He asked if we’d be OK to do a live interview on NESN. We nearly passed out. I got my story straight and before I knew it, we were live with Remy and Don. I found the clip on VHS. Behold: (6/x)

This was insane. Eric asked us if Remy and Don could keep Molly for the broadcast (uh, yes!). Eric took it to the booth and Mom called again. They've got Molly! Minutes later, Trot Nixon hit a walk-off single. Remy was convinced: that was all Molly. (7/x)

We thought that might be the end of it. But no, Molly stayed. The Red Sox went on a win streak and Molly sat in the booth for weeks watching alongside Wally in mini Adirondack chairs. Again, insane. (8/x)

Molly became the Red Sox good luck charm. In the win streak, NESN even produced a long segment that showed Molly and Wally sightseeing in Boston. Remy and Don kept the story alive and improvised little stories about Molly/Wally's emotional reunion. I swear this happened. (9/x)

Days went by, the Sox fell back down to Earth. After a while, the Molly magic had run its course. We never heard about Molly again. A few months later, Aaron Boone hit a homer over those Monster seats and ended the season. But I soon found out Molly's legacy would live on. (10/x)

If you go to a Red Sox game today, you’ll see Wally alongside a new mascot: his sister @TessieTGM. To be honest? I like the silly Molly story better. Deep down, I bet Remy did too. Thanks for the memories, Remdawg. RIP.