Meet the mine mule!
April 8, 2009 by Mike CasazzaDoesn’t have a very magical ring to it, but that’d be how Bill Stewart described Noel Devine to Devine’s likely amused hometown paper.
Although Devine missed the first few practices of spring due to a death in his family, Stewart said he’s been all business since his return and described Devine’s work ethic to that of a “mine mule.”
“They carry the coal out of the mines,” Stewart said. “In and back. In and back. That’s how he works.”
I like it. I even get it. When you consider all he’s been through and all he is, Devine’s been kind of stoic and very reliable throughout his time here. You know, if nothing else, Stewart’s wacky way with words does have a way of getting to the point.
That made his next take turn heads. Get to know the mine mule while you can.
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