So an article I wrote for the News was the basis for this column last year by Boston Herald humor columnist Beth Teitell. (I’m only noticing it now – the powers of googling one’s name…)

She kinda questions my observational skills regarding this ring Ben Affleck wore on the fourth finger of his left hand last August while throwing out the first pitch at a Red Sox game. “The Daily News story”, she writes, “was written by a man – Derek Rose – and you know how reliable those people are when it comes to ring-spotting.”

Hey Beth – you shoulda checked with your own photo staff! Check out this photo by Boston Herald photog Tara Brickling.