Carlton Fisk thinks this used to be a helluva good country By 'Duk Welcome to 'Duk's Dozen, a streamlined selection of 12 morning-fresh links and items to start your day. It welcomes submissions here or via Twitter. ... Carlton Fisk rips Mark McGwire, calls his defense of his home run totals 'a crock' Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk became the latest former player to level criticism at admitted steroids user Mark McGwire, and in the same interview with ... Lincecum seeks $13M revelations and admissions of steroid use by baseball stars such as Mark McGwire and Alex Rodriguez came as no big news to Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk. "I didn’t just find this out," Fisk told the Chicago Tribune on Tuesday from Florida. "I worked hard in the gym to look like I did and feel like I felt. [Catching] took a toll on me, too. A lot of people knew. Nobody wanted to really address the issue. "But when you have some of these obscene numbers being put up by people who shouldn’t even be there … I mean... I'm addicted to Tiger's sex addiction Carlton Fisk says that Mark McGwire's claim that steroids didn't help him all the much in hitting homeruns is a "crock." And Fisk points out that Barry Bonds hit 73 homeruns when he was 39 years old. Compare that with Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron, who averaged 18 homers a year at that age. Great point, Pudge. I reckon you could argue that 39 is the new 25 in our nutrition-conscious age. Then again maybe we just want to think we're younger now. Look at Meryl Streep. She's 60 and is pretending she's 35 (on screen anyway). Susan Sarandon is 63, and, well, Tim Robbins has pushed Thelma (or was it Louise) over that cliff. Meryl Streep in "It's Complicated." I think it would... Fisk rips McGwire, calls steroids claim 'a crock' Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk blasted Mark McGwire, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds and other alleged or admitted steroid abusers Tuesday, calling McGwire's claim that steroids did not help him hit more home runs "a crock.""They wonder how (steroids) help in baseball and all of that," said Fisk, who starred for the Red Sox and White Sox. "(McGwire) says, 'Well, it doesn't help eye-and-hand coordination.' Well, of course it does. It allows you more acuity physically and mentally and optically. You are going to be stronger and you are going to be better."The point I am making is that some of these numbers that are out there are really warped. Should they be considered? I... The Coach in the Machine Baseball is staying free of coaching issues these days, instead fixating on old-timers bashing steroid users (at bat today: Carlton Fisk) and arbitration ...

Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk blasts Mark McGwire for saying steroids didn't give slugger a boost You are going to be stronger and you are going to be better," Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk told the Chicago Tribune. "Some of these numbers that are ...

Po(tential) Problem in the Bronx A better example is perhaps Carlton Fisk, who chugged along behind the plate into his mid-forties. Fisk provides a precedent, but it's worrisome that the Yankees plan on the exception being the rule here. Posada remained a more-than-capable offensive player in 2009, hitting 22 homers and driving in 81 runs in just 383 at-bats. But his production couldn't overshadow the fact that his defense regressed noticeably. Posada's caught-stealing percentage remained in line with his career numbers at 28 percent (commendable for a player coming off major shoulder surgery), but he appeared to lose considerable quickness behind the plate. The numbers bear this out: There were 41 wild pi...

Martha Coakley, Curt Schilling, and Why Baseball Matters in Politics Is it possible that Coakley simply didn't know who Schilling - the most legendary folk hero in Red Sox Nation since Carlton Fisk - was? I highly doubt it, ...

The Worldwide Leader In Sports Carlton Fisk, Ryne Sandberg, Goose Gossage and Tony Perez all jumped at least that much the year they were elected. There are a couple of reasons Blyleven ...