RIP Johnny Pesky

Splitter24 · 08-13-2012, 05:19 PM

Baseball loses a great one. Very few men could hold a candle to him as an ambassador of the game.

Déjà Bru · 08-13-2012, 08:52 PM

It was good that he lived long enough to participate in the 100th year anniversary of Fenway Park back in April. He looked good that day, for 92. God keep him.

RchW · 08-13-2012, 09:24 PM

RIP

Apparently he was a pretty good hockey player too.

Jason Moyer · 08-14-2012, 07:38 AM

From the New Historical Baseball Abstract:

Quote:

Pesky, born John Paveskovitch, loved to play hockey. As a kid in Oregon he was a first-rate hockey player, and he would have loved to play in the NHL. His baseball managers never approved of the hockey playing, for obvious reasons. One time Joe Cronin received a phone call from a friend in Portland who said he had seen a fine looking hockey player in a game in Portland.

"You know, Joe, it's a funny thing," said Cronin's friend, "but he looked a lot like your shortstop. His name wasn't Pesky, though, it was Paveskovitch."

Cronin immediately sent Pesky a telegram, reading, "Pesky, Paveskovitch or whatever your name is, get off the ice and stay off."

RIP Pesky

Bluenoser · 08-14-2012, 08:19 AM

RIP Johnny - thanks for many memories.

stevebydac · 08-14-2012, 07:36 PM

One of the nicest athletes ever.

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