Last year i was standing in line at a gas station to pay for my purchases and they had the TV on. Yup, little mouthy was on yaping about how great a ball player, etc. Showed him drawing his sign on the dirt at home plate with his bat.
I said out loud. That son of a bitch did that and i was the pitcher, the next one would be a fast ball right at his head.
Guy behind me laughed and said that happened more than you think. That guy was Carlton Fisk. Nobody knew who he was, but i did. We talked just for a moment and away we went. Guess they were down visiting friends and all that.
Real ball players are a rarity. Fisk was one.
Great story! Fisk was part of that great 1975 Red Sox team that came so close to winning it all. To my mind, the ‘75 Red Sox/Reds World Series was the greatest World Series ever.