A sales professional with nearly two decades of experience in the field, James Viola of Leominster, MA, currently serves as a sales representative with ET Cote Auto Parts, where he handles customer service and logistics, in addition to his sales duties. Outside his professional life in Leominster, MA, James Viola is an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox. The names of great players in Boston Red Sox history are easy to rattle off for most fans. Carlton Fisk, Ted Williams, Wade Boggs, and Pedro Martinez immediately come to mind, and they are but few of the great players that have worn the Red Sox uniform throughout the franchise’s long and storied history. There are some players, however, who have made significant contributions that have gone largely unrecognized, such as Derek Lowe. In the 2004 storybook season, during which the Red Sox broke their near-century long streak of seasons without a championship, Derek Lowe found himself on the mound as the winning pitcher when the Red Sox clinched each series along the way. His pitching that year, however, is often diminished in the eyes of fans when compared with the efforts of Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling. Lowe’s contributions to the Red Sox over his time with the team varied across a wide range of scenarios. Not only was he a starting pitcher, earning 70 wins with the team, but he also came out of the bullpen and garnered 85 saves in the process with an overall ERA of 3.75 in eight seasons with Boston. His most productive year was arguably the 2002 season, where he notched a 21-8 record and a 2.58 ERA, finishing third in voting for that year’s American League Cy Young Award.
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AuthorA proven sales professional, James Viola of Leominster, MA, pursues an accomplished career selling new and used automotive parts to small- and medium-sized businesses. Currently, he works for Airport Auto Parts. Archives
May 2017
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