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January 31, 2007

Who's laughing now about Theo's wedding?

It was all a joke and the Globe fell for it.

Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein quietly got married this month.

The Boston Globe reported today that Epstein's father, Leslie Epstein, confirmed his son married Marie Whitney in New York at the original Nathan's Famous hot dog stand, built in 1916.

"We're very happy for them, of course, but we can't say much more other than Marie has some strong childhood memories of Coney Island, and that's why we all went down to watch the orthodox rabbi who married them at Nathan's Famous. It's amazing the grip that nostalgia has on people," the elder Epstein, head of the creative writing department at Boston University, told the Globe in an e-mail.

However, that wasn't true.

The Globe later posted a correction on its Web site to say the wedding did not take place at Coney Island. It did not give any other details.

“Leslie Epstein meant it as a joke and we took it as being straightforward,” said Globe Sports Editor Joe Sullivan.

WFNX-FM reported today that Theo Epstein, 33, and Whitney, 28, got married earlier this month on the yacht of John Henry, the Red Sox team owner.

The couple reportedly became engaged last May, but did not make a formal announcement.

Whitney, who did graduate study in health care policies at Harvard, has been a volunteer at Horizons for Homeless Children, a group that focuses on the needs of homeless children.

The Associated Press

Posted by Peter Phipps  at 2:16 PM | Permalink

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