What is the Doug Mirabelli chicken parm reference?

Answer 1

Doug Mirabelli is somewhat of a cult figure in Boston due to a variety of humorous "A Day in the Life of Doug Mirabelli" web postings, and even a dedicated website at www.dougiesgoindeeptonight.com, all which portray Mirabelli as a boisterous narcissist, parading around the Red Sox clubhouse proclaiming that "Dougie's Going Deep Tonight".

The chicken parm reference was from the original post in 2004 (as there are a few references to Nomar Garciaparra in it) and can be found here: http://quinnmedia.blogspot.com/2006/07/day-in-life-of-doug-mirabelli.html

Answer 2

The Doug Mirabelli chicken parm reference comes from a story where Mirabelli, a former Red Sox catcher, arrived mid-game to catch for knuckleballer Tim Wakefield after a trade. In an interview, he mentioned that he had just finished eating chicken parm before being called to the game, leading to a humorous anecdote that has become a memorable moment in Red Sox lore.