Carlton Fisk
Carlton Fisk
Carlton Ernest Fisk, nicknamed "Pudge" and "The Commander", is a retired Major League Baseballcatcher and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame . During a 24-year baseball career, he played for both the Boston Red Soxand Chicago White Sox. He was the first player to be unanimously voted American League Rookie of the Year. Fisk is best known for "waving fair" his game-winning home run in the 12th inning of Game 6 of the 1975 World Series...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth26 December 1947
CityBellows Falls, VT
CountryUnited States of America
I don't know what's going to happen with these guys down the road when they become eligible for the Hall of Fame, ... But I know a lot of Hall of Famers don't think what they did was right, and I'm one of them.
There was no player I enjoyed playing against more than Kirby. He brought such joy to the game. He elevated the play of everyone around him.
I knew it was gonna go out, ... It was just a question of it being fair or foul. The wind must have carried it 15 feet toward the foul pole. I just stood there and watched. I didn't want to miss seeing it go out.
I'm a six-handicap but those two holes scare me every time,
I consider it an honor and a privilege to be here today, ... I'm also involved with Special Olympics and the Jimmy Fund, which is the Red Sox charity.
The celebratory spirit in Boston is unbelievable, ... But Boston being Boston, the fans aren't really happy unless they have something to complain about, and lately that's been Schilling.
When they got behind three games to none, I was thinking 'Here we go again,