January 3, 201610 yr While everyone here seems pretty wrapped up in the Gordon, Cespedes, Upton sweepstakes, I thought I'd recommend a pretty good book. It may help take your minds off the crazy waiting game for a moment or two. The book is Pudge: The Biography of Carlton Fisk by Doug Wilson. It covers all of Fisks' life to date starting with his boyhood in rural New Hampshire through his entire baseball career. The 14th chapter entitled Winning Ugly is a great recap of the '83 season. The book pulls no punches documenting Fisks' greatest moments with the Red and White Sox, as well as the "difficulties" he had with the front offices of both teams. It's also a great recall of the beginnings of the free agent system in baseball as Fisk was one of the first players to have an agent and challenge the financial system that was Major League Baseball. Wilson also wrote a book about The Bird, Mark Fidrych, that's another great Baseball biography. So sign off of Palehouse Talk for a day or two, forget about how badly we need a quality outfielder, and read about Carlton Fisk. One of the best catchers to ever play the game and one of the best White Sox players of all time.
January 3, 201610 yr QUOTE (Tannerfan @ Jan 2, 2016 -> 06:11 PM) Pale Hose Talk. Sometimes I hate autocorrect. Fitting, considering most visitors to this site type in Sextalk and get redirected here by autocorrect.?
January 3, 201610 yr Best catcher Sox have had in my lifetime. I always know his birth date is 12/26/1947 because he is exactly 10 years older than me.
January 3, 201610 yr QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jan 3, 2016 -> 03:17 AM) Best catcher Sox have had in my lifetime. I always know his birth date is 12/26/1947 because he is exactly 10 years older than me. It could certainly be argued he was the best White Sox catcher ever.
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