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11-10-2004, 12:48 AM
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Sox championship gear on display
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Besides winning their first World Series in 86 years, the Red Sox have proven to be generous when it comes to the Baseball Hall of Fame. In fact, after sweeping the Cardinals, several members of the Red Sox donated personal artifacts from their postseason experience to Cooperstown.
Those artifacts were displayed on Monday in the postseason wing of the Hall of Fame, and an estimated 100 Red Sox fans saw radio announcer Joe Castiglione, Hall of Fame president Dale Petroskey, chief curator Ted Spencer and vice president of communications Jeff Idelson give speeches and explain how the Hall of Fame was able to get the artifacts.
Three Red Sox fans were able to get involved in the festivities as well. Courtney Moran, Erin Barker and Kate Godek helped Castiglione, Petroskey, Spencer and Idelson cut the ribbon before displaying the artifacts.
All three women admitted they were nervous cutting the ribbon, but felt blessed they were part of the ceremonies.
"It's just an honor to be here and be able to participate in cutting the ribbon," Moran said.
The exhibit included postseason jerseys from first baseman David Ortiz and pitcher Derek Lowe, World Series caps from outfielder Johnny Damon and pitcher Pedro Martinez, the Game 4 spikes used by closer Keith Foulke and dirt from Busch Stadium, where the Red Sox clinched the title.
The Hall of Fame also was able to get the spikes worn by Curt Schilling, who played in the postseason with a dislocated tendon in his ankle. No, the people from the Hall were not able to get Schilling's bloody sock, which had some people puzzled, according to Idelson.
"A lot of people wanted to know why we didn't get the bloody sock. The bloody sock is certainly symbolic of [Schilling's] heroism, no question," Idelson told the crowd. "Plus, he has K-ALS on the side of the spike. He is a proponent for striking out ALS and that ties it back to two of our Hall of Famers who died from ALS -- Lou Gehrig and Catfish Hunter."
The Hall of Fame normally has a tough time getting gloves from great middle infielders. They want to hold on to them until their careers are over. For the last seven years, for example, the Hall of Fame has tried to get Indians shortstop Omar Vizquel to donate a glove to Cooperstown, without much success. This time, however, they were able to get Red Sox shortstop Orlando Cabrera, who was flawless in the postseason, to donate the glove he used during the entire 2004 season.
"When I approached Cabrera, I had doubts he would part with the glove, but he said, 'You want my glove?' And I thought the next response would be, 'You can't have it.' But he was with his wife and children. He said, 'Of course. I love the Hall of Fame. It's such a great honor to have my glove there.' His kids were all excited."
Such generosity by Cabrera and the rest of the Red Sox does not surprise Castiglione, who just completed his 14th year as the radio voice of the Red Sox.
"We have a very giving group of guys, and I think that is reflected here by their generosity," Castiglione said. "It also was reflected in the [World Series] shares they voted on. I asked Trot Nixon about their generosity. He said, 'We could look at this as a gift or look at it as money.' They chose to look at it as a gift. In that regard, it's a reflected here in the exhibit."
Sox championship gear on display
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Besides winning their first World Series in 86 years, the Red Sox have proven to be generous when it comes to the Baseball Hall of Fame. In fact, after sweeping the Cardinals, several members of the Red Sox donated personal artifacts from their postseason experience to Cooperstown.
Those artifacts were displayed on Monday in the postseason wing of the Hall of Fame, and an estimated 100 Red Sox fans saw radio announcer Joe Castiglione, Hall of Fame president Dale Petroskey, chief curator Ted Spencer and vice president of communications Jeff Idelson give speeches and explain how the Hall of Fame was able to get the artifacts.
Three Red Sox fans were able to get involved in the festivities as well. Courtney Moran, Erin Barker and Kate Godek helped Castiglione, Petroskey, Spencer and Idelson cut the ribbon before displaying the artifacts.
All three women admitted they were nervous cutting the ribbon, but felt blessed they were part of the ceremonies.
"It's just an honor to be here and be able to participate in cutting the ribbon," Moran said.
The exhibit included postseason jerseys from first baseman David Ortiz and pitcher Derek Lowe, World Series caps from outfielder Johnny Damon and pitcher Pedro Martinez, the Game 4 spikes used by closer Keith Foulke and dirt from Busch Stadium, where the Red Sox clinched the title.
The Hall of Fame also was able to get the spikes worn by Curt Schilling, who played in the postseason with a dislocated tendon in his ankle. No, the people from the Hall were not able to get Schilling's bloody sock, which had some people puzzled, according to Idelson.
"A lot of people wanted to know why we didn't get the bloody sock. The bloody sock is certainly symbolic of [Schilling's] heroism, no question," Idelson told the crowd. "Plus, he has K-ALS on the side of the spike. He is a proponent for striking out ALS and that ties it back to two of our Hall of Famers who died from ALS -- Lou Gehrig and Catfish Hunter."
The Hall of Fame normally has a tough time getting gloves from great middle infielders. They want to hold on to them until their careers are over. For the last seven years, for example, the Hall of Fame has tried to get Indians shortstop Omar Vizquel to donate a glove to Cooperstown, without much success. This time, however, they were able to get Red Sox shortstop Orlando Cabrera, who was flawless in the postseason, to donate the glove he used during the entire 2004 season.
"When I approached Cabrera, I had doubts he would part with the glove, but he said, 'You want my glove?' And I thought the next response would be, 'You can't have it.' But he was with his wife and children. He said, 'Of course. I love the Hall of Fame. It's such a great honor to have my glove there.' His kids were all excited."
Such generosity by Cabrera and the rest of the Red Sox does not surprise Castiglione, who just completed his 14th year as the radio voice of the Red Sox.
"We have a very giving group of guys, and I think that is reflected here by their generosity," Castiglione said. "It also was reflected in the [World Series] shares they voted on. I asked Trot Nixon about their generosity. He said, 'We could look at this as a gift or look at it as money.' They chose to look at it as a gift. In that regard, it's a reflected here in the exhibit."