Page 6 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, April 9, 2021 Malden Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday – Paul Campbell Makes The Bigs By Peter F. Levine I t is said in Malden: today, tomorrow and yesterday… I had not heard about this M.C. kid Paul Campbell until Ernie Ardolino handed me his 2019 Minor League Pitching Leaders Topps baseball card sometime last year. Then Steve Freker started writing about him as he progressed through the labyrinth of minor leagues throughout the country. Then my main man Dickie “The King of King Neptune” Santo gave me this update. Thank you, Dickie. Please say hi to that wonderful wife of yours. Take it away, Dickie: “I thought I’d share this with you in case you didn’t hear about it. Newland Street Projects kid Paul Campbell made the Florida Marlins big league roster for 2021! Because he was a Rule 5 Draft player picked up from the Tampa Bay Rays, he is guaranteed not to be sent back down to the minors so he’ll be up with the big league team all year! 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He is the fi rst kid from Malden to make it to the big show since my cousin and former Atlanta Braves and Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Kevin McGlinchey! Malden kid makes good!!” According to reliable sources (thanks Freck) Campbell, who now makes his home in Florida in the Lakeland area, is the fi rst Malden native in nearly 20 years to be drafted professionally since Malden High alumnus Keith Forbes was picked out of Wallace (Alabama) State Community College in the 21st round of the 1998 draft by San Diego. Forbes got as high as the Advanced A level in the San Diego farm system. “Inside Information” – Malden Advocate March 5, 2021: “Malden rates Ninth Safest City in MA by Nat’l Business Advisor.” Shoot! I didn’t need no stinkin’ Nat’l Business Advisor to tell me Malden’s safe! I’ve lived here since 1963 and have never felt safer. I have full confi dence in Chief Molis, Lt. Cronin, Animal Control Offi cer Kevin Alkins, Ptl. George MacKay and the rest of the gang on Eastern Avenue to keep me safe from predators, human and non-human alike. David Camell, we hardly knew ya! David is not running for his Ward 6 Council seat; he will be missed. Dave fought the good fi ght as a council member and I truly believe he lived by his creed, “I did my best to listen and understand you.” We believe you did, Dave. Stay well. The winter parking restrictions were lifted a month early. They started a month later than the offi cial start date. Last year the winter parking restrictions never even went into efPaul Campbell, then of the Montgomery Biscuits (Courtesy Photo) fect. Malden residents should stand and applaud the eff orts of Mayor Christenson and Parking Director Ron Hogan for making parking life in this congested city of ours much easier than in years past. Thank you once again, gentlemen. I was so happy to hear/read that the Fallon Building at 15 Ferry St. isn’t going anywhere. Except, hopefully, a couple hundred feet away. The Malden Historical Society behind powerhouses like Barbara Tolstrup and Frankie Russell used their political muscle to possibly relocate to the adjacent parking lot. Fingers crossed all parties can reach some sort of agreement. Rest in peace to this Son of Edgeworth, Bill Nutile. More on Billy later. I became a fan of Trevor Noah only during the last four years. Guess why? He is simply brilliant. Trevor had a special message for the Malden Reads program, which selected his memoir “Born a Crime” as its 2021 book. He surprised Maldonians on a broadcast about three or so weeks ago by giving Malden, Mass., a shout-out during a recent segment of his show. Imagine that! Heroes are hard to come by, especially these days – individuals we look up to for what they have contributed to our society at large, or to the well-being of others or for making a diff erence in young people’s lives. We have one right here in Malden. Malden’s best and most successful athlete ever – the GOAT – Breno Giacomini. Never forgot his roots. Never forgot the ones who supported him in his life. Never forgot the kids following in his footsteps. Malden Musings remembers Billy Hayes on the 10th year of his passing. From Amerige Park to the Glenwood School. MHS 1978. Thirteen years have passed since Greg Lucey, Greg Phaneuf and I sat at the bar at the Highland Café for the very last time the night before they closed the doors for good. Dave (Angelo) was serving us beers and pizza one last time before we said goodbye to, certainly, one of our fondest childhood memories. They walked into the office looking like extras from Duck Dynasty. I had no clue who they could possibly be. The fi rst Phil Robertson lookalike walks in. He proclaims, “I have a special guest for Peter Levine.” A husky masked man walks in. The Dynasty boys smiling ear to ear (I think they were; they both had masks on, so it was hard to really tell) and asking do you know who I am? Still no clue. They pull their masks down. I am gobMALDEN: TODAY| SEE PAGE 11
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