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taltos · 08-15-2012, 07:07 AM

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RIP JP,
I never got the fascination with Peskey?
He wasn't much as a player,just a nice personable guy that the players loved to have around.

Now Yahoo reports there was a major blow out between players and the owner,calling for Bobby's Head.

Management has to clean house from top to bottom.

I wrote this team off the day they hired Bobby V.

The fascination with Pesky might be partially due to his being a career .307 batter even with losing 3 years of baseball to the Navy. Or it may be due to his over 60 years of service with the Red Sox. There is a lot to like about the guy.

massphatness · 08-15-2012, 07:26 AM

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The fascination with Pesky might be partially due to his being a career .307 batter even with losing 3 years of baseball to the Navy. Or it may be due to his over 60 years of service with the Red Sox. There is a lot to like about the guy.

Well said, Paul. Was at the Springsteen concert @ Fenway last night, and Bruce did a really nice tribute to Pesky during the early part of the show. The crowd absolutely exploded.

Bruins Fan · 08-23-2012, 03:18 PM

Shame on the Red Sox Players, that is why I gave up on this team in spring training...I could smell it.

Report: Red Sox brass upset more players didn't go to Pesky's funeral
August 23, 2012, 9:39 am
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Four current Red Sox players attended Johnny Pesky's funeral this week, according to the Boston Herald.

From the Herald:
Word from Yawkey Way is that the Sox front office hired buses to bring players, office and staff to the funeral from the ballpark to the church. The suits, we hear, were surprised and disappointed when the vast majority of the 40 players on the roster didn’t bother to show up for the services.

“We ordered the buses for the front office to go, knowing that any players could join us or drive separately from their homes,” Sox spokesman Charles Steinberg told the Track. “Between the ownership, front office, current players and staff, and former players, we were well represented by the people who knew Johnny best.”

The current players who attended the funeral were David Ortiz, Clay Buchholz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Vicente Padilla.

The Herald says that most of the team showed up to Josh Beckett's annual Beckett Bowl and country music show at the Lucky Strike Lanes and the House of Blues.

"The front office was not happy," a source told the Herald.

Tags: David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox, Johnny Pesky, Jarrod Saltalamacchia

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Bruins Fan Hooper drives the boat. Join Date: May 2009 First Name: John Location: Cape Cod Posts: 1,359 Trading: (0)	Re: Red Sox Nation -Check In Shame on the Red Sox Players, that is why I gave up on this team in spring training...I could smell it. Report: Red Sox brass upset more players didn't go to Pesky's funeral August 23, 2012, 9:39 am SHARE THIS POST 3 COMMENTS Recommend 0 0 Twitter 0 Email Print Article CSNNE.com STAFF REPORT FOLLOW ON TWITTER @CSNNEWENGLAND Four current Red Sox players attended Johnny Pesky's funeral this week, according to the Boston Herald. From the Herald: Word from Yawkey Way is that the Sox front office hired buses to bring players, office and staff to the funeral from the ballpark to the church. The suits, we hear, were surprised and disappointed when the vast majority of the 40 players on the roster didn’t bother to show up for the services. “We ordered the buses for the front office to go, knowing that any players could join us or drive separately from their homes,” Sox spokesman Charles Steinberg told the Track. “Between the ownership, front office, current players and staff, and former players, we were well represented by the people who knew Johnny best.” The current players who attended the funeral were David Ortiz, Clay Buchholz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Vicente Padilla. The Herald says that most of the team showed up to Josh Beckett's annual Beckett Bowl and country music show at the Lucky Strike Lanes and the House of Blues. "The front office was not happy," a source told the Herald. Tags: David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox, Johnny Pesky, Jarrod Saltalamacchia __________________ Here's to swimmin' with bow-legged women.