Carlton Fisk (#385/321)

About this episode

The episode discusses the career and significance of Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk, highlighting his iconic moments and contributions to baseball.

This Hall of Famer is emphatically NOT the pride of Vermont, but he is one of our host's all-time favorites. Card #385 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/ziggys_672/item/1988-topps-385-carlton-fisk_32570197 Card #321 on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Baseball-Topps-White-Leaders-NM-MT/dp/B0F561QTDT SABR Bio by Brian Stevens - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/carlton-fisk/ Fisk vs Deion article - https://andscape.com/features/deion-sanders-carlton-fisk-fight-yankee-stadium/ Fisk in the National Portrait Gallery - https://npg.si.edu/blog/carlton-fisk-tough-guy Fisk’s page at the Hall of Fame - https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/fisk-carlton 1991 Topps Fisk Card - https://lifetimetopps.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1991-topps-best-action-fisk.jpg Fisk Hall of Fame speech, all 37 minutes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUjfOUy5jnw That Home Run, you know the one - https://www.mlb.com/video/top-postseason-hrs-carlton-fisk?partnerId=web_video-playback-page_video-share How a Rat led to that iconic waving shot - https://youtu.be/eMtFUN6vXug?si=MgTIQBT1_9Qrion1 1981 White Sox Opening Day at Fenway…

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Kuzma, David McEllis

Topics covered

• Carlton Fisk
• baseball cards
• Hall of Fame
• sports history
• MLB highlights

Keywords

• Carlton Fisk
• 1988 Topps
• baseball
• Hall of Fame
• MLB
• sports history
• Deion Sanders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SABR, Amazon, Beckett, National Portrait Gallery, Hall of Fame, MLB

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