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Patriot’s act is not appreciated

Plumbers & Gasfitters Union Local 12 in Boston has been picketing outside the $6.7-million home of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, the Boston Herald reports, protesting Brady’s use of non-union contractors for a home refurbishment.

Wednesday night, the union took to the airwaves, buying 60-second spots on a local radio station featuring a union worker complaining about “a famous New England football player,” without mentioning any names.

“Aren’t football players members of a union?” said Dan Haloon, the voice on the commercial. “I wonder how all the fans that are union members feel about this.”

General Contractor Yulius Katsas took responsibility for the hiring.

“They should leave Tom Brady alone,” Katsas said. “He doesn’t know anything about the plumbing.”

The union apparently has no plans of leaving Brady alone. It has purchased several more radio spots at a cost of $100 to $800 each, according to Herald reports.

Which seems to indicate that the union is doing OK without Brady’s business.

Trivia time

Since the Little League World Series began in 1947, only two players have competed in the Little League World Series, College World Series and Major League World Series. Who are they?

Skating into the Hall

Pierre Turgeon has not yet officially retired, but he’s already going to be enshrined -- in the Little League Baseball Hall of Excellence.

The NHL standout with 515 career goals and 1,327 points, is the first Canadian ever inducted at Williamsport, Pa.

He played a key role when Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, came within two victories of the 1982 Little League title, batting .555 with three doubles and five RBIs in the series. Presumably, he liked low pitches.

Big league fans

The Walpole, Mass., Little League team got a pep talk via phone call from Boston Red Sox players Curt Schilling and Mike Timlin and outfielder Coco Crisp before its Little League World Series opener on Friday.

“Go out there, good luck, play with pride. . . we’re representing New England just as they are,” Walpole Coach Brian Oberacker said of the message. “It’s pretty crazy how the roles reversed and they’re catching our highlights.”

Out at home

Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has finally sold his Brookline, Mass., mansion, nearly four years after he put it on the market.

The 18,000 square foot home, initially listed at $22 million, had dropped in asking price to $15.7 million last fall, but the final sale price was not immediately disclosed, according to Boston radio station WBUR.

So now that he has one less mortgage, maybe he can afford to sign a free agent this winter to bat clean up.

Bright idea

The Harvard football team is scrambling to reschedule the first night game in team history after fans complained that the Friday, Sept. 21 game against Brown conflicts with Yom Kippur.

The Jewish holiday begins at sundown that day. Brown has not yet agreed to switching the date at Harvard’s stadium, which recently had lights installed.

You’d think that at Harvard, of all places, they would have had someone smart enough to figure this out ahead of time.

Filling the arena

The St. Louis Blues of the NHL have announced that they will include free food and beverage for everyone in attendance for their Jan. 19 game against the Nashville Predators.

From the moment the gates open an hour before the game until the end of the second intermission, fans will be able to have hot dogs, chicken fingers, chips, popcorn, peanuts, soft drinks and water.

A side benefit: All the gas you need to get home after the game.

Trivia answer

Ed Vosberg (1973 Little League World Series, 1980 College World Series and 1997 Major League World Series) and Jason Varitek (1984, 1994, 2004).

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peter.yoon@latimes.com