Bourne’s baseball history is one of the longest of all teams on the Cape, dating as far back as the 1860s when the town was still part of Sandwich. In 1867, Sandwich had four organized baseball teams: the Nichols, Independent, Shawme, and American clubs.[1] The “Independent Club” defeated the “Mattakeesetts” of Yarmouth that year, winning 41–35 in eight innings.[2] The same year, the “Nichols Club” played a series of three games against the “Cummaquid Club” of Barnstable. The first game, played “a short distance from the Sandwich Glass Company’s works,” was won by the Cummaquids, but the Nichols Club took the second game played in Barnstable. The third game was contested at a “neutral” site in West Barnstable, with the Cummaquid Club taking the rubber match. Of these early contests, it was reported that, “a large party from this and adjoining villages were present to witness the game, and as it was new to very many of the number, it was of unusual interest.”[3][4][5]
I think the story is that he battled depression and alcoholism and had what he sees as some major fuckups like DUIs/crashes/altercations with cops and he doesn’t think he belongs with the Cardinal pantheon. Basically used the character clause on himself.
