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02 November 2007
The neighborhood kids were thrilled! -- Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek sat on a lawn chair in his driveway Halloween night, greeting trick-or-treaters. He signed autographs while his 7-year old daughter handed out Butterfinger candy bars.
That's great. I live in an area where a fair few Premiership footballers live. Some of them act all precious (yes, D*m*t*r B*rb*t**, I'm talking about you, driving round these little streets in a fricking huge Hummer with blacked-out windows, you prick), but some of them are very approachable, especially with kids.