“A different look at Pesky”. You know minihane u really are a piece of work

 Not sure what you mean.  I thought it was very nice.

Bravo well done. We will never forget #6

I was at spring training a few years back eating breakfast at my hotel. I looked to my left and saw an older gentleman set down his plate from the buffet, loaded with fruit, toast, and some eggs. He went back to get his coffee and his friend sat down across from him. I looked up and Luis Tiant was sitting across from me and the older gentleman. Luis had a cup of black coffee and was clutching two cigars in his right hand. The older gentleman came back, looked and Luis with his coffee and cigars, and said, “Great breakfast Luis!” Johnny Pesky sat down to eat, shaking his he’s and chuckling at Luis. I didn’t want to disturb their breakfast, but I laughed out loud when I heard him., as I was finishing and got up to leave, Johnny was, happily and graciously, posing for photos and signing his name for people from all over the small dining room. Johnny Pesky, what a character and gentleman.

 Yes, how dare he try and provide a more between-the-lines perspective in an effort to honor Johnny Pesky! What kind of self-respecting sports writer tries to honor a beloved sports figure by using sports as his primary vehicle! Disgusting!

 Yes, how dare he try and provide a more between-the-lines perspective in an effort to honor Johnny Pesky! What kind of self-respecting sports writer tries to honor a beloved sports figure by using sports as his primary vehicle! Disgusting!

A few years back I was at Spring Training with a young friend who has made a habit of going to Spring Training every year.  We noticed Johnny Pesky chatting with fans. He was the most accessible person on the field.  We thought about asking if we could get a picture, but were shy about bothering him.  Finally later we saw him all along walking of the field.  We actually shouted to him so that he would stop and we could catch up.  I actually couldn’t believe we did that.  Anyway, he stopped as we approached and he joked about couldn’t we have come over a few minutes earlier.  We laughed nervously and chatted for a while and I took his picture with his arm around my friend.  He still treasures that picture.  My father lived with me until he passed at 103.  In recent months Johnny Pesky reminded me a lot of Dad.  When he missed the Varitek Day, I figured the end was near.  I recall Larry Luchino  didn’t know who he was when the knew ownership  took over.  They learned in short order of his special place in Red Sox lore. What a treasure he was all these years for Red Sox Nation. Williams, DiMaggio, Pesky, and Doerr. Only Doerr is left of the famed “teammates”. I don’t get to say this very often: Good job Minihane.  It’s good to remember what a terrific player Pesky was.  What a legacy, indeed.

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Johnny Pesky was a great player for seven seasons — nine, if you count the three lost years — and that was it. ”
Please explain math.
Missing the war years and coming back for a great season probably characterized the vast majority of that ’46 team.  Further, you generally need ten years to qualify for the hall–his being on the ballot at all must have represented some sort of dispensation (his years as manager and announcer would hardly be a plus in his consideration).  Unfortunately, you also can’t put too much credence to all those statistics you quote without paying more attention to the fact that Williams was hitting behind him-although Pesky might not have had the greatest selection of pitches ever to hit, he had to be pretty far up there.
From all accounts, Pesky was a great guy who bled Red Sox red, and often unfairly was blamed for the ’46 loss (which probably should have been attributed to that stupid pre-series exhibition game where Williams was injured).  His greatness, however, was much more than his playing statistics, and there’s no reason to make it sound like he was robbed in not being elected into the hall.

I forgot to count his last years as a utility player; he made the ten year minimum; but that minimum generally assumes ten years of hof performance; he didn’t have that.  His dedication to the Red Sox alone merits his inclusion in the Red Sox hof and the retirement of his number; we just really can’t legitimately complain about his not being in Cooperstown.

im 12 and i never got to meat him he’s a great man no
 one could love their team more