Artist’s rendering of the proposed Carl Yastrzemski ‘Last at Bat’ statue.
Artist’s rendering of the proposed Carl Yastrzemski ‘Last at Bat’ statue.
Childhood hero....
Over due.
Great ballplayer.
Should be larger...
He was larger than life as a ball player.
He had the most beautiful swing.
Last Triple Crown winner until Miguel Cabrera. Fact: There have only been 12 Triple Crown Winners. 2 played for the Bosox, 2 played for the Yankees, and 2 played for the Philadephia Athletics....
I’d advise them to take a little artistic license and have that bat rest against his shoulder. That’s just asking to be sawed off as it is.
He should be holding a beer in one hand.
Yaz could really put them away!
I was at that last game and witnessed Yaz round around the perimeter of the field to shake anyone”s hand who could reach. After the game he was out on Causeway Street, still in his uniform, to shake anyone’s hand out there who was still around. I remember another incident during the winter after the 1975 loss to the Reds. It was in Worcester when Carl came to deliver a speech in the park in the rear of city hall. He said they would win it all in 1976, and then he went into the lobby of Home Savings to sign autographs. the line went on for blocks and he signed for several hours, all for free. Anyway, it was suggested to him that he could leave through a side door for something to eat, and then never come back. Yaz said he would stay until every last person got their autograph. Carl was great and anyone who claims otherwise doesn’t know what they are talking about.