We went to Norwich to see him play for Lowell vs. the Navigators (it could have been the Tigers that year) back in the day. He didn’t play that day, and he was the only prospect we knew about.Garin
We went to Norwich to see him play for Lowell vs. the Navigators (it could have been the Tigers that year) back in the day. He didn’t play that day, and he was the only prospect we knew about.Garin
Steve Pearce has a weird forgotten place in my memory that's in the spirit of this thread, but in a different way. Of course I remember him during the stretch run and as WS MVP for the Sox, but one of the trivia facts about him is that he played for every team in the division. I watch a lot of Sox games, but somehow I have NO memory of him playing for any other team. When they first got him I didn't know who he was. It doesn't make any sense to me. I know he wasn't a superstar, but he wasn't a nobody either. Shouldn't I have had some memory of some at bats for the Yankees, Blue Jays, Orioles, or Rays? Nothing. It's baffling.That was against Baltimore, right?
I totally forgot Steve Pearce existed between mid '19 and this thread, to be honest.
I don't think he qualifies. He is someone everyone remembers because of who he was traded for.Has anyone thrown out Larry Andersen as a joke yet? I hope not because it's not particularly funny (for at least two reasons, one of them being it's just not that funny).
I have met Larry Anderson a few times. At an electronics store in 1997, and at Phillies charity card shows. The first time I said to him , you're going to be known as a very good relief pitcher and baseball announcer but I'm a Red Sox fan and I'm always going to remember you as the guy who was traded for Jeff Bagwell. He said "Hey don't blame me I didn't make the trade" "You Guys. LOL" But he also said Boston was the best baseball town he played and he would have stayed another 2 years but Gorman only offered him a one year so he took a 2 year deal with the Padres. Nice guy. Most baseball players aren't known to be the friendliest athletes. He also told a story on the radio during a Red Sox-Phillies game in Sept. 2015 of checking into a Boston hotel and fans recognizing him and saying....."Larry Andahson, Yaw the guy who was traded fah Bagwell" He said come on get over it. It's been 25 years, you've won 3 World Series.I don't think he qualifies. He is someone everyone remembers because of who he was traded for.
This is like when Ray Jarvis, Ken Tatum and Jarvis Tatum were all included in the Tony C trade.In each case, Kutter Crawford and James Paxton have left me with the nagging thought that the Sox have had someone in their organization with a similar last name. As for Kutter, I kept coming back to Shag Crawford, but that wasn't satisfying because I knew that's not who I was thinking of. And then this morning I happened to be looking at the roster of the 2001 Red Sox and I stumbled across this name: Paxton Crawford!
I think Steve was known as ShagAlso pitcher Steve Crawford, from 1980-87.
Ugh! You jerk. $50,000 on selective memory loss brain surgery down the drain.(Please no one remind @Ferm Sheller about Carl or he’ll have an aneurysm)
Yes, thank you -- I forgot that I am old and Steve "Shag" Crawford pitched for the Sox long before many here were born (or at least were old enough to remember).I think Steve was known as Shag
I remember at one point thinking he was good. He was not.Yes, thank you -- I forgot that I am old and Steve "Shag" Crawford pitched for the Sox long before many here were born (or at least were old enough to remember).
I remember when I was about 16, circa 1986, and my brother was 9 or 10, he went to a Sox game, and when he came home, he was excited that he'd gotten an autograph. I was a little bummed to see not only was it Steve Crawford's, but that it was on a post-it note, which my brother then promptly stuck to the face of this baseball card:I remember at one point thinking he was good. He was not.
Sox had 4. Carl, Kutter, Paxton and SteveIs 3 the record for most Crawfords ever to play for one MLB franchise?
"The law office of Carl, Kutter, Paxton and Steve can handle all of your legal needs."Sox had 4. Carl, Kutter, Paxton and Steve
It's actually 4. I was totally ready to say something like "There's been so many Crawfords this can't be true", but there's only been 22 of them from what I can tell.Is 3 the record for most Crawfords ever to play for one MLB franchise?
Game Five 1986 ALCS Quote of the Game... "If there had been a bathroom on the mound, I would have used it." - Steve CrawfordAlso pitcher Steve Crawford, from 1980-87.
That 1986 team, particularly the pitching staff, would have been a SoSH favorite if we were to follow it the way we do here.Game Five 1986 ALCS Quote of the Game... "If there had been a bathroom on the mound, I would have used it." - Steve Crawford
I always have to look it up to remember if Paxton Crawford was the guy who fell out of bed in AAA and cut his back on a drinking glass that had been left on the floor (he was), or the guy who burned his hand putting out a fire in his hotel room started by a candle (the late Vaughn Eshelman).In each case, Kutter Crawford and James Paxton have left me with the nagging thought that the Sox have had someone in their organization with a similar last name. As for Kutter, I kept coming back to Shag Crawford, but that wasn't satisfying because I knew that's not who I was thinking of. And then this morning I happened to be looking at the roster of the 2001 Red Sox and I stumbled across this name: Paxton Crawford!
The Paxton you're thinking of is Mike PaxtonIn each case, Kutter Crawford and James Paxton have left me with the nagging thought that the Sox have had someone in their organization with a similar last name. As for Kutter, I kept coming back to Shag Crawford, but that wasn't satisfying because I knew that's not who I was thinking of. And then this morning I happened to be looking at the roster of the 2001 Red Sox and I stumbled across this name: Paxton Crawford!
I started following the team in 1978! Just missed him.The Paxton you're thinking of is Mike Paxton
I forgot Pulsipher was on the Sox. That’s wild.Bill Pulsipher, Benny Agbayani, Darren Oliver, Roberto Petagine, John Olerud
I remember all those guys, especially Olerud and his stupid helmet. He was a real pain in the Red Sox ass when he was on the Blue JaysBill Pulsipher, Benny Agbayani, Darren Oliver, Roberto Petagine, John Olerud
Rickey Henderson doesn't*I remember all those guys, especially Olerud and his stupid helmet.
Him getting hurt during the 04 alcs for the Yankees may have helped the Sox win that series. Pretty solid with the Sox the next year, think he retired because he had a daughter with medical issues. One of my all time favorite players.I remember all those guys, especially Olerud and his stupid helmet. He was a real pain in the Red Sox ass when he was on the Blue Jays
Rickey Henderson may qualify as an answer to the question, too.Rickey Henderson doesn't*
*Unfortunately, Olerud later debunked the Rickey story as something the Mariners clubhouse manager made up which took on a life of its own.
The idea of Olerud facing a gassed Keith Foulke instead of Tony Clark in game 6 is horrifying.Him getting hurt during the 04 alcs for the Yankees may have helped the Sox win that series. Pretty solid with the Sox the next year, think he retired because he had a daughter with medical issues. One of my all time favorite players.
Can you imagine if Oil Can played today? He'd be a cult figure.That 1986 team, particularly the pitching staff, would have been a SoSH favorite if we were to follow it the way we do here.
Agreed. And how about Giambi, who wasn’t even on the Yankees postseason roster, because IIRC, he had some bad sushi in Japan early in the year that sapped him of his powerThe idea of Olerud facing a gassed Keith Foulke instead of Tony Clark in game 6 is horrifying.
This was the Trade Mookie topic on Ye Olde SoSH. So many locked threads.Jay Payton - never understood why he signed here.
Trading Tudor was dumb, but as a kid I was thrilled by the transaction. What could go wrong? Easler’s nickname was literally “The Hitman.”A glass half empty guy would say that the Sox made a dumb deal giving up John Tudor (who had some great seasons a year or two later) for a DH.
A glass half full guy would say that Easler brought them Don Baylor, a key man in 1986.
Arod later claimed he knew it was oiver when Olerud got hurt.Him getting hurt during the 04 alcs for the Yankees may have helped the Sox win that series. players.
Cant find any video of the fog catch. But here is a writeup from the LA times wire service from that dayCan you imagine if Oil Can played today? He'd be a cult figure.
I still tell people his quote after the fog game in Cleveland. Tony Armas had disappeared into a dense fog chasing a fly ball into center field. A few seconds later he emerged from the fog holding the ball aloft in his glove. Some controversy ensued, since no one had actually seen him catch the ball, but the umps ruled it a catch and (I think) the Sox went on to win.
After the game, Oil Can had no sympathy for the complainers in Cleveland: "Thar's what they get for building a ball park on the ocean."
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-28-sp-8019-story.htmlBoston center fielder Tony Armas made possibly the most difficult catch of his career Tuesday night to save the Red Sox’s 2-0 fog-shortened victory over the Cleveland Indians at Cleveland.
“I picked it up off the bat, then I just saw it at the last minute when it was coming down. It was very tough,” said Armas, who banged into the fence and plucked Mel Hall’s drive out of the fog in what became the game’s final play.
The Indians had two runners on base with two out in the bottom of the sixth inning after Armas’ catch. Umpire Larry Barnett, the crew chief, then delayed the game because of the bad visibility. After waiting 1 hour 35 minutes for the fog to lift, Barnett called the game.
“In my 23 years (as an American League umpire), this is the first time I’ve ever seen fog like this sock us in,” Barnett said. “We waited 1 1/2 hours and then went into the outfield. Any fly ball would have still been impossible.”
Cleveland Manager Pat Corrales, of course, didn’t agree with the decision to call the game.
Corrales also disagreed with a 15- minute delay in the bottom of the fifth, when Cleveland batting coach Bobby Bonds was asked to hit fly balls to Red Sox right fielder Dwight Evans to test the visibility.
“(Evans) said he couldn’t see the ball out there, but I could, and he’s a better outfielder than me,” Corrales said.
Mike Brown pitched five scoreless innings and the Red Sox scored both their runs in the first inning. It was Boston’s third straight victory and ninth in their last 10 games and gave the Red Sox a two-game lead over the idle New York Yankees in the American League East.
It was Cleveland’s fourth consecutive loss.
The fog began rolling into Municipal Stadium off the shores of Lake Erie in the third inning. Said Brown, the winning pitcher: “The fog was pretty weird, and I noticed it started lifting just after the game was called.”
Didn't he break up Billy Rohr's no hitter?Remember Elston Howard in '67?
As a kid collecting baseball cards I used to always marvel at tudors 1985 season with the cardinals.....sub 2 era over 20 wins.....all of it went under the radar because of Doc Goodens epic season.This was the Trade Mookie topic on Ye Olde SoSH. So many locked threads.
Trading Tudor was dumb, but as a kid I was thrilled by the transaction. What could go wrong? Easler’s nickname was literally “The Hitman.”
It also led to the weird trade whereby the Sox traded a power hitter no-glove DH for …. a different power hitter no-glove DH.
Cant find any video of the fog catch. But here is a writeup from the LA times wire service from that day
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-28-sp-8019-story.html
Those early ‘90s years had a lot of retreads. Viola, Danny Darwin, Billy Hatcher (who i mentioned earlier), Andre Dawson, Rob Deer, Otis Nixon, Damon Berryhill.As a kid collecting baseball cards I used to always marvel at tudors 1985 season with the cardinals.....sub 2 era over 20 wins.....all of it went under the radar because of Doc Goodens epic season.
The Tudor/Easler trade is somewhat noteworthy as it also led to one of the few times the Yankees and Red Sox traded with each other --- they swapped DHs in the offseason prior to 86 to bring Don Baylor on board.
My all time forgot he was a Red Sox was Frankie sweet music viola even though it was 3 seasons it was in that dark early 90s time frame.