Pudge: The Biography of Carlton Fisk, by Doug Wilson
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Pudge: The Biography of Carlton Fisk, by Doug Wilson
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Carlton Fisk retired having played in more games and hit more home runs than any other catcher before him. A baseball superstar in the 1970s and 80s, Fisk was known not just for his dedication to the sport and tremendous plays but for the respect with which he treated the game.
A homegrown icon, Fisk rapidly became the face of one of the most storied teams in baseball, the Boston Red Sox of the 1970s. As a rookie making only $12,000 a year, he became the first player to unanimously win the American League Rookie of the Year award in 1972, upping both his pay grade and national recognition. Fisk's game-winning home run in Game Six of the hotly-contested 1975 World Series forever immortalized him in one of the sport's most exciting televised moments. Fisk played through an epic period of player-owner relations, including the dawn of free agency, strikes, and collusions. After leaving Boston under controversy in 1981, he joined the Chicago White Sox, where he played for 12 more major league seasons, solidifying his position as one of the best catchers of all time.
Doug Wilson, finalist for both the Casey Award and Seymour Medal for his previous baseball biographies, uses his own extensive research and interviews with childhood friends and major league teammates to examine the life and career of a leader who followed a strict code and played with fierce determination.
Pudge: The Biography of Carlton Fisk, by Doug Wilson- Amazon Sales Rank: #318217 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-20
- Released on: 2015-10-20
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.59" h x 1.32" w x 6.36" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 368 pages
Review
“You don't have to go through Carlton Fisk's famous Fenway Park foul-pole theatrics when you read Doug Wilson's biography. This is a home run all the way, a straight-ahead blast that travels from New Hampshire (of all places) across a stormy 24-year major-league career and lands in Cooperstown. Read it and enjoy.” ―Leigh Montville, NYT bestselling author of The Big Bam and Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero
“Carlton Fisk was the best catcher in Red Sox history both offensively and defensively. He was also a great teammate who loved the game. Wilson's book is terrific. It brought back many memories of Pudge as a teammate on and off the field and has so many different accounts of his life growing up in New Hampshire and his years with the White Sox. Just a great job.” ―Rico Petrocelli, former Red Sox great
“Wilson received much-deserved praise for his biographies of Mark Fidrych and Brooks Robinson. This fine book is every bit their equal.” ―Booklist, starred review
“A well-researched account of a legendary ball player.” ―Library Journal
“Wilson delivers a solid look at the prodigious career of one the finest baseball players of the '70s.” ―Publishers Weekly
"This comprehensive biography takes a look at his full body of work playing the most physically demanding position in the game and in the process earning selection as both a unanimous Rookie of the Year in 1972 and a Hall of Famer in 2000." - The Christian Science Monitor
About the Author
DOUG WILSON is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and has written three previous baseball books. An ophthalmologist by day, Wilson has been a life-long baseball fanatic. He played baseball through college; however, his grade point average was higher than his batting average and he was forced to go to medical school to make a living. He and his wife, Kathy, have three children and live in Columbus, Indiana.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Carlton Fisk and His Tale of Two Cities By Bill Emblom Author Doug Wilson has scored another hit with his latest biography on Carlton Fisk. Fisk divided his 24 years behind the plate with both the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox. What I especially enjoyed about the book is that it wasn't a year-by-year and play-by-play of games in which he took part. To me Fisk's two most memorable moments in his baseball career would be his historic home run in game six of the 1975 World Series and his chastising of opposing player Deon Sanders for not running out a pop fly ball. Any baseball fan would remember game six and where they were at the time but Fisk calling out Sanders for not respecting the game is very memorable to me as well. Pudge took part in more games behind the bat than any other catcher. However, in order to accomplish that fete he had to punish his body in the workout room even after catching a full game and for a neophyte like Sanders to disrespect the game was too much for Fisk even though it was a player on the opposing team.Fisk played more games for Chicago than for Boston and there was some question as to which hat he would wear on his Hall of Fame plaque since he left both teams under uncomfortable circumstances. Fisk initially chose Chicago since he played more games there but later changed his mind to Boston. Everyone has someone we especially remember in our field of work who influenced us the most and the choice for Fisk was batting coach Walt Hriniak.Whatever one's line of work we need to give our best effort and this book on Carlton Fisk makes good reading for young readers as well to emphasize the importance of respecting our line of work whether it be baseball or anything else. I have author Doug Wilson's books on Mark Fidrych and Brooks Robinson and his latest effort on Carlton Fisk is another important addition to my library.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Wilson does another serviceable job By Bookreporter Born and bred in Red Sox Nation, Carlton Fisk was the epitome of the New England ethic: stern but fair, hardworking, blunt and not willing to take guff from anyone. Even as a rookie catcher, he refused to kowtow to veteran pitchers who didn’t think such an inexperienced busher had anything to tell them.Because Fisk was a local product --- born in Bellows Falls, Vermont, and attending high school and college in New Hampshire --- he was understandably a darling to the Red Sox faithful, especially when it came to facing the archenemy New York Yankees and his chief rival behind the plate, Thurman Munson.Fisk and the Red Sox had their ups and downs before and after the 1975 World Series --- their only appearance in the Fall Classic --- despite having such stars as Fred Lynn, Jim Rice, Dwight Evans, Luis Tiant and Carl Yastrzemski. The defining moment in Fisk’s career --- the one that eventually will lead off his obituary --- took place 40 years ago, when he launched his famous 12th-inning home run in Game Six of the 1975 World Series, considered by many the greatest contest ever played. (In 2009, Mark Frost published GAME SIX: Cincinnati, Boston, and the 1975 World Series: The Triumph of America's Pastime; Fisk’s image graces the cover.)Replays of Fisk “willing” the ball to stay fair, clapping and jumping in the air when it did, enhanced the concept of a sport played by grown men who had a lot of little boy in them, as Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella used to say. (As an aside, the iconic video of Fisk’s historic blast, a staple of highlight shows of the biggest moments in sports, a) was an accident, attributed to the cameraman’s inability to move because a large rat was sitting on his root; and b) became the standard for the “up-close-and-personal” shot, as opposed to a wider view of the action.)But no matter what lovely stories we hear about the beloved national pastime, baseball is a business. Doug Wilson does a good job of explaining how free agency shifted the power from owners to players and how that affected those two parties as well as the fans, who weren’t always on the side of the athletes, whose earnings were putting them out of reach with the common man.As much as Fisk enjoyed playing in New England for obvious reasons, he was miffed when the Red Sox offered him no support or advice as he was recuperating from a horrific accident sustained as the result of a home plate collision in June 1974, returning to action almost a full year later. Ownership determined he was replaceable, just as they felt about any player, with the exceptions of superstars like Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle.When the Red Sox failed to offer Fisk a contract by the established deadline following the 1980 season, he signed with the American League’s other hosiery team, the Chicago White Sox. In fact, he played longer in the midwest (13 seasons) than he had in the northeast (11), retiring at the age of 45 after an astounding 24 seasons, during which he was a Rookie of the Year and an 11-time All-Star. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2000.Wilson, whose previous baseball work includes biographies of Brooks Robinson and Mark “The Bird” Fidrych, does another serviceable job in telling the story of a young man who excelled and loved the game for himself, but brought joy to millions of fans as well.Reviewed by Ron Kaplan
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. a glowing love letter to New England’s greatest professional baseball player By Jane Easterly Baseball is my favorite sport, and Carlton Fisk is my favorite baseball player. I named my first car Carlton Fisk, and for the seven years I owned it I had a little cardboard pop-up Carlton Fisk affixed to the dashboard. (It was a good thing I decided to buy a bunch of them, as I had to replace the figure each year due to fading from the sun.)I just finished the extremely enjoyable book Pudge: The Biography of Carlton Fisk by Doug Wilson. Although Fisk was not interviewed for the book – participating in the writing of his own biography would be too much like bragging for Fisk – it is not a tell all. Or maybe there is no all to tell regarding Fisk. If you are looking for dirt on Carlton Fisk - if there is dirt on Carlton Fisk - don't look here. Pudge is not that book. It is a glowing love letter to New England’s greatest professional baseball player. The author is an unabashed admirer of Fisk, and since I am also, I loved the book. My coworker rolled his eyes when I read this passage outloud:He was a man who undeniably exemplified all the attributes they wanted to believe about themselves as New Englanders: he was tough, independent, and principled. Stoic and in control, he spoke what he believed, said what needed to be said and little else. He was Calvin Coolidge in John Wayne’s body. And his posture: tall, ramrod straight; just hand him a musket and he could pose for a statue of a minuteman, keeping faithful watch to protect the citizens from tyranny, marauders, and even Yankees. (p. 81)Pudge is also not for you if you are looking for a quick look at Fisk’s life and career. The book goes into great detail about Fisk’s years with the Red Sox and the White Sox and especially that famous home run in the 1975 World Series. However, if, like me, you loved watching Fisk play, you admire his work ethic, you think the White Sox mistreated him, and you wish professional sports had more players like Fisk, you will probably enjoy reading Pudge.
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