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Showing posts with label Carlton Fisk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carlton Fisk. Show all posts
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Friday, February 08, 2019
Top 5 - Miscellaneous Nuggets from the Baseball Hall of Fame
1. The Hall has these little circular emblems under the plaques of Hall of Famers who served in the military. I feel strongly that Ted Williams should have had two emblems under his plaque not just the one noting that he served in both WWII and Korea. There should have been one for WWII and one for Korea.
2. Carlton Fisk has his numbers, deservedly so, retired by both the Red Sox and the White Sox. Wade Boggs also has his number retired by two teams, the Devil Rays and Red Sox. I don't think either team should have retired Boggs' number.
3. The Yankees have retired the number 8 twice - once for Yogi Berra and also for Bill Dickey.
4. Buck O'Neil never made it to the Hall as a player but I was pleased to see the Hall recognized his special place in history with a statue.
5. Steve Garvey had his number retired but by the San Diego Padres not the Los Angeles Dodgers. I thought that interesting because when I think of Garvey it is always as a Dodger. Garvey has not been elected to the Hall but if he was I'm pretty sure it would be a as a Dodger.
This might only amuse me but I chuckled when I saw a bobblehead of Jerry Garcia in the SF Giants exhibit. What does not amuse me is the fact that the Washington Nationals do not recognize the retired numbers of the Montreal Expos. Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Rusty Staub and Tim Raines deserve better that that.
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Happy Birthday Pudge
1. Alec DiStaso P Cubs
2. Michael Flanagan P Yankees
3. Ken Singleton OF Mets
4. Carlton Fisk C Red Sox
Can you imagine if Fisk had been taken by the Yankees? Do you think the Cubs wish they had a do-over on this draft? Ken Singleton was good (3 All Star games) but he was no Rusty Staub and he certainly was no Pudge Fisk.
Happy birthday Pudge. Can't believe you just turned 70-years old!
Monday, December 26, 2016
Carlton Fisk
Carlton Fisk (who is celebrating a birthday today) was drafted by the Red Sox in 1967. He was the 4th choice overall. Who went ahead of Fisk?
1. Alec DiStaso P Cubs
2. Michael Flanagan P Yankees
3. Ken Singleton OF Mets
4. Carlton Fisk C Red Sox
Can you imagine if Fisk had been taken by the Yankees? Do you think the Cubs wish they had a do-over on this draft? Ken Singleton was good (3 All Star games) but he was certainly no Pudge Fisk.
1. Alec DiStaso P Cubs
2. Michael Flanagan P Yankees
3. Ken Singleton OF Mets
4. Carlton Fisk C Red Sox
Can you imagine if Fisk had been taken by the Yankees? Do you think the Cubs wish they had a do-over on this draft? Ken Singleton was good (3 All Star games) but he was certainly no Pudge Fisk.
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Billy Joel screws up lyrics to We Didn't Start The Fire and handles it great
- Speaking of screwed up lyrics - Pearl Jam's Yellow Ledbetter by Misheard Lyrics
- Interesting - Biomarkers could tell doctors when concussed athletes are OK to return to sports
- Africa is a really big place
- Carlton Fisk's historic HR ball up for sale
- Billy Joel screws up lyrics to We Didn't Start The Fire and handles it great
- Speaking of screwed up lyrics - Pearl Jam's Yellow Ledbetter by Misheard Lyrics
- Interesting - Biomarkers could tell doctors when concussed athletes are OK to return to sports
- Africa is a really big place
- Carlton Fisk's historic HR ball up for sale
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Happy Birthday Pudge
Today is Carlton Fisk's birthday. Fisk was drafted by the Red Sox in 1967. He was the 4th choice overall. Who went ahead of Fisk?
1. Alec DiStaso P Cubs
2. Michael Flanagan P Yankees
3. Ken Singleton OF Mets
4. Carlton Fisk C Red Sox
Can you imagine if Fisk had been taken by the Yankees? Do you think the Cubs wish they had a do-over on this draft? Ken Singleton was good (3 All Star games) but he was no Rusty Staub and he certainly was no Pudge Fisk.
Happy birthday Pudge.
1. Alec DiStaso P Cubs
2. Michael Flanagan P Yankees
3. Ken Singleton OF Mets
4. Carlton Fisk C Red Sox
Can you imagine if Fisk had been taken by the Yankees? Do you think the Cubs wish they had a do-over on this draft? Ken Singleton was good (3 All Star games) but he was no Rusty Staub and he certainly was no Pudge Fisk.
Happy birthday Pudge.
Monday, December 26, 2011
Day After Christmas Flotsam and Jetsam
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations on the day after Christmas.
Happy birthday to Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk... Have you seen those Subway ads where the hot girls will be your "girlfriend" in exchange for a sandwich? I'd like to work there. Sandwich whores sure are a hell of a lot cheaper than coke whores... You never see lumps of sugar anymore. When did lumps of sugar fade into history? Now you just have packets of sugar. You would think the eco-freaks would go after this change... I like to think that the NAPA-know-how commercials are about how to give oral to African-American women because otherwise it is just two guys serenading each other about auto parts which is twice as weird and not in a good way... OK - I'll say it! The Patriots have 3 QB's on their roster who are probably better than Mark Sanchez. Tom Brady obviously is better but Brian Hoyer and Ryan Mallett are probably better too... Do Italian children write Dear Sinatra letters the way others write Dear Santa letters?... Norv Turner would have had this Jets team in the playoffs...
Happy birthday to Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk... Have you seen those Subway ads where the hot girls will be your "girlfriend" in exchange for a sandwich? I'd like to work there. Sandwich whores sure are a hell of a lot cheaper than coke whores... You never see lumps of sugar anymore. When did lumps of sugar fade into history? Now you just have packets of sugar. You would think the eco-freaks would go after this change... I like to think that the NAPA-know-how commercials are about how to give oral to African-American women because otherwise it is just two guys serenading each other about auto parts which is twice as weird and not in a good way... OK - I'll say it! The Patriots have 3 QB's on their roster who are probably better than Mark Sanchez. Tom Brady obviously is better but Brian Hoyer and Ryan Mallett are probably better too... Do Italian children write Dear Sinatra letters the way others write Dear Santa letters?... Norv Turner would have had this Jets team in the playoffs...
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Red Sox Magic Number - 27
If you played word association with a Red Sox fan and said the word "Twenty-seven" the most likely reply would be "Carlton Fisk". Back in 2000 the new Red Sox ownership group retired Fisk's 27 (Fisk wore 72 when he went to the White Sox as a free agent in 1981). It was a very good PR move as Fisk remains very popular among New Englanders. It also helped heal an old wound. Fisk never should have been allowed to leave in the first place. The old ownership screwed the pooch on that one and the relationship turned contentious. The old ownership waited a whole year before handing out Fisk's 27 to the immortal Mike Brown. Including Brown - 9 other players wore 27 after Fisk left.
I don't have a problem with the Red Sox retiring Fisk's number. He was a local icon. He won the Rookie of the Year and was a 7-time all-star in his 9 full seasons with Boston. I would have issues if the Red Sox wanted to retire the number 26 though.
That number once belonged to Wade Boggs. However, since Boggs left to play for the Yankees 11 players have donned a 26 jersey. The circumstances between Fisk leaving and Boggs leaving were completely different (especially in the mind of fans - no way Fisk ever even thinks of playing for the Yankees). To understand why this is significant consider that when Jim Rice retired - the Red Sox never gave out his number 14 ever again.
Back in June of 2005, Peter Gammons wrote in his ESPN column:
This summer, the number 26 will be retired in Fenway Park and put up on the roof with 1, 4, 8, 9 and 27.Well it's been more than 6-years and that hasn't happened. And it won't happen. Nobody is out there complaining that Boggs hasn't had his number retired. In fact I think if you asked the average fan they would have a hard time remembering what number Boggs wore. When Boggs played it all about him. His stats, his talking about himself in the third person, his Barbara Walters appearances. Is it any surprise that the only one to care about Boggs at this point is probably Boggs? Personally - I hope to see someone wearing the number 26 next spring training.
As an aside - many people think Carlton Fisk is from New Hampshire and that's understandable since he's lived much of his life in the Live Free or Die state but he was actually born in Bellows Falls, VT. I mention this as a way to bring up the recent damage in the state from Hurricane Irene. If I were President I would redirect all the money that the Department of Transportation is going to waste on "high speed rail" projects and immediately send it to repair the destroyed roads in Vermont. I think if you looked at the pictures I linked to - you'd probably agree.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Flotsam and Jetsam
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Today will be a day of watching Band of Brothers on Spike and college football on ESPN. What a country!... The Battle of Trenton: An Eyewitness Account. I love stuff like this... The Oakland A's hit just 135 HR last YR with 25 of them coming from Jack Cust. With Cust all but gone there is a real chance the A's hit less than 100 HR in 2010. Next up for the A's giving their players Deadball Nicknames like Pud and Chief... Charlie Sheen's real name is Carlos Irwin Estevez - I did not know that... I think the San Francisco Giants could be a darkhorse team to sign Jason Bay - God knows they need a power hitter... Nugget from ESPN's Adam Schefter, "Chris Johnson will enter Titans' finale against Seattle 128 yards short of 2,000 and 233 short of Eric Dickerson's single-season record"... I think Ryan Garko could be an interesting low cost pick-up for a team that needs a 1st or DH... Another good name for a blog would be "Quodlibet" which is derived from the Latin for "whatever pleases"... I posted about the importance of the Battle of Trenton before... Happy 62nd birthday to Carlton "Pudge" Fisk. Wow - 62?
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Today will be a day of watching Band of Brothers on Spike and college football on ESPN. What a country!... The Battle of Trenton: An Eyewitness Account. I love stuff like this... The Oakland A's hit just 135 HR last YR with 25 of them coming from Jack Cust. With Cust all but gone there is a real chance the A's hit less than 100 HR in 2010. Next up for the A's giving their players Deadball Nicknames like Pud and Chief... Charlie Sheen's real name is Carlos Irwin Estevez - I did not know that... I think the San Francisco Giants could be a darkhorse team to sign Jason Bay - God knows they need a power hitter... Nugget from ESPN's Adam Schefter, "Chris Johnson will enter Titans' finale against Seattle 128 yards short of 2,000 and 233 short of Eric Dickerson's single-season record"... I think Ryan Garko could be an interesting low cost pick-up for a team that needs a 1st or DH... Another good name for a blog would be "Quodlibet" which is derived from the Latin for "whatever pleases"... I posted about the importance of the Battle of Trenton before... Happy 62nd birthday to Carlton "Pudge" Fisk. Wow - 62?
Friday, July 17, 2009
Red Sox Magic Number - 72
Starting off the second half of the season - the Red Sox magic number stands at 72.
I think most true Red Sox fans associate the number 72 as the reverse of 27 - the numbers Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk wore (72 with the White Sox and 27 with the Red Sox). Fisk is just one of eight people to have their uniform number retired by at least two teams.
Starting off the second half of the season - the Red Sox magic number stands at 72.
I think most true Red Sox fans associate the number 72 as the reverse of 27 - the numbers Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk wore (72 with the White Sox and 27 with the Red Sox). Fisk is just one of eight people to have their uniform number retired by at least two teams.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Red Sox Magic Number - 27
The Red Sox magic number is now 27.
The number 27 is no longer available for Red Sox players because Boston retired the number to honor Carlton Fisk. Interestingly enough - Jason Varitek is only 20 HR behind Fisk on the all-time Red Sox list and already ahead of Fisk by 31 in RBI.
The Red Sox magic number is now 27.
The number 27 is no longer available for Red Sox players because Boston retired the number to honor Carlton Fisk. Interestingly enough - Jason Varitek is only 20 HR behind Fisk on the all-time Red Sox list and already ahead of Fisk by 31 in RBI.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
The Red Sox Player Endorsement Most Wanted
At the end of this article comes the news that Curt Schilling is in John McCain's corner. No big surprise there as Schilling is a Republican who spent many years in Arizona. The author jokingly suggests that Mitt Romney seek Manny Ramirez's endorsement to even things off. I know it was a joke but I couldn't help but think that if Romney really did want to get a current player's endorsement then the three players he should approach are Tim Wakefield (the elder statesman of the team and perhaps the most respected man on the team), Jason Varitek (the Captain) or Big Papi David Ortiz (the most popular player by far).
Getting the endorsement of a current player however would be missing the real point and the real opportunity. I've said this before but if I were running for President - the VERY FIRST endorsement I press for is that of Carlton Fisk. The first primary is in New Hampshire and even after all these years Carlton Fisk remains New Hampshire's favorite son (even though technically he was born in Vermont). The candidate who could get Fisk to do a promotional commercial for them would immediately become the front runner in New Hampshire and with a victory in the Live Free or Die state would come the "big mo" that every candidate seeks to harness.
I don't even know if Fisk is a Democrat or Republican - so his endorsement could work for a candidate of either party. Why no candidate has pressed for his endorsement in elections past is a mystery to me.
At the end of this article comes the news that Curt Schilling is in John McCain's corner. No big surprise there as Schilling is a Republican who spent many years in Arizona. The author jokingly suggests that Mitt Romney seek Manny Ramirez's endorsement to even things off. I know it was a joke but I couldn't help but think that if Romney really did want to get a current player's endorsement then the three players he should approach are Tim Wakefield (the elder statesman of the team and perhaps the most respected man on the team), Jason Varitek (the Captain) or Big Papi David Ortiz (the most popular player by far).
Getting the endorsement of a current player however would be missing the real point and the real opportunity. I've said this before but if I were running for President - the VERY FIRST endorsement I press for is that of Carlton Fisk. The first primary is in New Hampshire and even after all these years Carlton Fisk remains New Hampshire's favorite son (even though technically he was born in Vermont). The candidate who could get Fisk to do a promotional commercial for them would immediately become the front runner in New Hampshire and with a victory in the Live Free or Die state would come the "big mo" that every candidate seeks to harness.
I don't even know if Fisk is a Democrat or Republican - so his endorsement could work for a candidate of either party. Why no candidate has pressed for his endorsement in elections past is a mystery to me.
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