MSG: Healy: Superstitious stories

The original Nutty Buddy’s®...Fran Healy and Carlton Fisk.

Something happened to me that would be tough to be superstitious enough to duplicate. I was catching in Chicago in 1974, Ritchie Allen was hitting and Steve Busby was pitching on a cold day. Allen hit the ball and it hit my protective cup, completely breaking it in half. Boy, I was in agony. My chest, my back, it was terrible. I still remember it today.

They took me to the hospital that day. I was worried about the game until the doctor said that they might have to take a testicle out. I said, “I think I want a second opinion.” 

I flew out to Boston and saw - I believe his name was Tierney - the Red Sox doctor. He said, “Well it’s swollen, but it’s nothing compared to Fisk. Fisk is really in trouble.”

Carlton Fisk hadn’t played in a month and a half. He saw me that night and he came running over to me and brought over a goalie’s protective cup, telling me I should use this. This thing was huge.