Carlton Fisk HR ball goes up on auction

[allstarsplus]

One of the most infamous HR balls in baseball history

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=105...goryid=2378529

[gorilla777]

The bidding on this should be wild...and I have no idea where the price goes here? Something really, really high.

Ben

[Chess2899]

The bidding on this should be wild...and I have no idea where the price goes here? Something really, really high.

Ben

I assume that the ball on ESPN wasn't the authentic one. That ESPN announcer was handling it getting his greasy hand sweat all over it.

[gorilla777]

I assume that the ball on ESPN wasn't the authentic one. That ESPN announcer was handling it getting his greasy hand sweat all over it.

Yeah, that wasn't great seeing that at the end of the video. Foster selling the ball for what he did in '99 probably felt like he got a good price on it, but it'll be dwarfed this go around likely.

[Roady]

I have never understood the hoopla over that game or that hit.
The Red Sox still lost the series. So in the end it didn't matter.

[happyyoungster]

I have never understood the hoopla over that game or that hit.
The Red Sox still lost the series. So in the end it didn't matter.

One word: Showmanship.

[jojac]

I have never understood the hoopla over that game or that hit.
The Red Sox still lost the series. So in the end it didn't matter.

If you lived it you'd understand it better. The Sox were on the edge of elimination when Bernie Carbo hit a pinch hit 3 run homer to tie the game. It was a pretty stressful game to watch if you were a Sox fan and that Fisk homer in the 12th gave the fans something to celebrate going into game 7. In the overall view of things it probably isn't that significant but if you lived that moment it was awesome even though it only lasted for less than 24 hours.

[jojac]

I think what also made it a big deal at that time is unless I'm mistaken it was the first time the network set up a camera inside the left field wall so they had great footage of Fisks reaction to the ball hitting the foul pole. Prior to that World Series you didn't see that type of angle shot looking into home plate and following the player up the first base line. I think it was NBC and they were pretty proud of themselves for having that shot.

[ChrisCavalier]

I have never understood the hoopla over that game or that hit.
The Red Sox still lost the series. So in the end it didn't matter.

You need to watch 'Good Will Hunting'

[swainer]

I think what also made it a big deal at that time is unless I'm mistaken it was the first time the network set up a camera inside the left field wall so they had great footage of Fisks reaction to the ball hitting the foul pole. Prior to that World Series you didn't see that type of angle shot looking into home plate and following the player up the first base line. I think it was NBC and they were pretty proud of themselves for having that shot.

Great story behind that shot...

http://www.masslive.com/redsox/index...1975_home.html