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Carlton Fisk Arrested on Suspicion of Drunk Driving, Given DUI

By ⋅ October 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk, a former Red Sox star, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Monday night at around 7:20 p.m. Police said Carlton Fisk was found fast asleep behind the steering wheel of his Ford 150 in the middle of a corn field in Illinois. Officers said he had [...]

Kelly Shoppach, Jarrod Saltalamacchia and the Unexpected Catching Controversy

By ⋅ June 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

When “Oh Captain My Captain” Jason Varitek retired from professional baseball and the Boston Red Sox during spring training, I felt a sense of relief followed by a twinge of nostalgia. While I would no longer have to reintroduce my fist to my face with every Tek tapper to the second baseman, the reins were [...]

What to Do With Jason Varitek

By ⋅ March 23, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

To the surprise of Red Sox Nation and likely the front office, Hall of Fame, and Carlton Fisk biographer Ray Buck (author of Carlton Fisk: The catcher Who Changed “Sox”) Red Sox bullpen coach Gary Tuck made some suprising comments: “I think Jason Varitek can catch as long as he wants to catch…I think he can [...]

Red Sox to Retire Jim Rice’s Number

By ⋅ July 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

With a Hall of Fame induction coming this Sunday, Jim Rice will soon be embedded in Red Sox history by having his number retired. Rice’s No. 14 will be the seventh Red Sox number retired and eighth overall, following the league-wide retiring of Jackie Robinson’s No. 42. His number will be placed on the Fenway [...]

Bruce, Dunn Lead Reds Past Sox

By ⋅ June 14, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

There’s a lot of fanfare around the fact that the Red Sox haven’t visited Cincinnati since 1975 when the upstart Red Sox met up with the Big Red Machine in the World Series. The Red Sox did win a game there, leading to the Game 6 dramatics when Carlton Fisk willed his HR fair. You [...]

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