Comments on: The Commander Will See You Now http://www.sox35th.com/index.php/1227/the-commander-will-see-you-now Part passion. Part pretension. Mostly White Sox. Mon, 31 May 2010 23:28:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: BB http://www.sox35th.com/index.php/1227/the-commander-will-see-you-now/comment-page-1#comment-1223 BB Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:51:05 +0000 http://www.sox35th.com/?p=1227#comment-1223 Fisk couldn't carry Munson's jock. Typical pussy SAWX move. Fisk blocks the plate, gets slammed into and then gets pissed about it - shoving the ball in Munson's face. And then, of course, famously getting his ass kicked. My favorite "Fisk Moment" was when he hit that home run in game 6 of the 1975 World Series, giving the Red SAWX their first World Series Win since 1918. What a great moment!!! Oh....wait...never mind. Fisk couldn’t carry Munson’s jock. Typical pussy SAWX move. Fisk blocks the plate, gets slammed into and then gets pissed about it – shoving the ball in Munson’s face. And then, of course, famously getting his ass kicked.

My favorite “Fisk Moment” was when he hit that home run in game 6 of the 1975 World Series, giving the Red SAWX their first World Series Win since 1918. What a great moment!!! Oh….wait…never mind.

]]> By: CushingLee http://www.sox35th.com/index.php/1227/the-commander-will-see-you-now/comment-page-1#comment-1222 CushingLee Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:06:35 +0000 http://www.sox35th.com/?p=1227#comment-1222 Do we really need to hear from a Red Sox fan? Heck, if you're going to waste a column, let's discuss why Paul Sullivan tries to stick up for Soriano when, as a beat reporter covering the White Sox, he never tried to hide the fact he hated the team, the fans, the ballpark, and Frank Thomas. Do we really need to hear from a Red Sox fan? Heck, if you’re going to waste a column, let’s discuss why Paul Sullivan tries to stick up for Soriano when, as a beat reporter covering the White Sox, he never tried to hide the fact he hated the team, the fans, the ballpark, and Frank Thomas.

]]> By: john http://www.sox35th.com/index.php/1227/the-commander-will-see-you-now/comment-page-1#comment-1221 john Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:24:40 +0000 http://www.sox35th.com/?p=1227#comment-1221 i grew up in brockton, mass. rooting for the red sox, and fisk was my favorite player too. after high school, i moved to chicago to study business at depaul and that also happened to be when carlton signed with the white sox. i never became a white sox fan, but i was glad to see carlton able to play with a respectable, winner of a ballclub that wasn't in year round competition with the red sox. '83 was a heck of a year for "pudge" and i really thought he was going to get his ring. it was pretty shabby how the chi-sox treated fisk at the end, but it looks like they have made up by now. good for carlton, and good for both sox teams to have had such a hard working, hard playing player in common - then, and now too. seeing his statue and image in the outfield at us cellular is a nice reminder of what star athletes can be. i grew up in brockton, mass. rooting for the red sox, and fisk was my favorite player too. after high school, i moved to chicago to study business at depaul and that also happened to be when carlton signed with the white sox. i never became a white sox fan, but i was glad to see carlton able to play with a respectable, winner of a ballclub that wasn’t in year round competition with the red sox. ’83 was a heck of a year for “pudge” and i really thought he was going to get his ring.

it was pretty shabby how the chi-sox treated fisk at the end, but it looks like they have made up by now. good for carlton, and good for both sox teams to have had such a hard working, hard playing player in common – then, and now too. seeing his statue and image in the outfield at us cellular is a nice reminder of what star athletes can be.

]]> By: Andrew Reilly http://www.sox35th.com/index.php/1227/the-commander-will-see-you-now/comment-page-1#comment-1220 Andrew Reilly Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:37:16 +0000 http://www.sox35th.com/?p=1227#comment-1220 Yeah, it always kills me how the enduring image of Fisk is one of him helping the BoSox. But I can't help put laugh at what they would put on his White Sox plaque: an x-ray of his shot knees, or maybe Hawk moving him to right field, or better yet the press release announcing his outright release after Carlton Fisk Day. Ugh. Yeah, it always kills me how the enduring image of Fisk is one of him helping the BoSox. But I can’t help put laugh at what they would put on his White Sox plaque: an x-ray of his shot knees, or maybe Hawk moving him to right field, or better yet the press release announcing his outright release after Carlton Fisk Day. Ugh.

]]> By: White Sox Cards http://www.sox35th.com/index.php/1227/the-commander-will-see-you-now/comment-page-1#comment-1219 White Sox Cards Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:08:44 +0000 http://www.sox35th.com/?p=1227#comment-1219 For many years after his playing career, Fisk mentioned that he would rather be inducted with his Little League cap on. It took a lot of sucking up by Red Sox (and White Sox) management to get back in good graces with the Commander. The only reason he was inducted with the Red Sox cap on was the home run that came on October 21, 1975. If the camera operator wasn't distracted by a rat, that iconic moment would have never been seen by anybody except the fans lucky enough to be at the park. Luckily, the rat was able to distract away from the flight of the ball and the rest is history. For many years after his playing career, Fisk mentioned that he would rather be inducted with his Little League cap on. It took a lot of sucking up by Red Sox (and White Sox) management to get back in good graces with the Commander.

The only reason he was inducted with the Red Sox cap on was the home run that came on October 21, 1975. If the camera operator wasn’t distracted by a rat, that iconic moment would have never been seen by anybody except the fans lucky enough to be at the park. Luckily, the rat was able to distract away from the flight of the ball and the rest is history.

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