CHICAGO -- All by itself, Pesky's Pole at Fenway Park looms a welcoming 302 feet down the right-field line, to a hitter what a lighthouse is to a man of the sea -- the quickest route to home.
Beginning tonight, the other yellow tower -- less conspicuous but more historically relevant -- will have a name of its own.
The Fisk Pole.
''It has long been talked about," said Charles Steinberg, the Sox' executive vice president of public affairs. ''Fans have suggested it. It had a long gestation period. The time became right when the 30th anniversary of the World Series came along with interleague play creating a moment to celebrate a moment."
Tonight, when the Cincinnati Reds return to Fenway for the first time since the 1975 World Series, the foul pole atop the Green Monster officially will be given a name. Fisk, a member of the Sox between 1969 and 1980, will be in the park for the 6:45 p.m. ceremony. It was in the 12th inning of Game 6 of that series that Fisk willed his tailing liner fair and off that pole for a deciding homer that forced Game 7, which, of course, the Sox went on to lose.
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Beginning tonight, the other yellow tower -- less conspicuous but more historically relevant -- will have a name of its own.
The Fisk Pole.
''It has long been talked about," said Charles Steinberg, the Sox' executive vice president of public affairs. ''Fans have suggested it. It had a long gestation period. The time became right when the 30th anniversary of the World Series came along with interleague play creating a moment to celebrate a moment."
Tonight, when the Cincinnati Reds return to Fenway for the first time since the 1975 World Series, the foul pole atop the Green Monster officially will be given a name. Fisk, a member of the Sox between 1969 and 1980, will be in the park for the 6:45 p.m. ceremony. It was in the 12th inning of Game 6 of that series that Fisk willed his tailing liner fair and off that pole for a deciding homer that forced Game 7, which, of course, the Sox went on to lose.
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