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posted on December 12, 2012 at 10:14 PM by Joe Dimino to history | 61 comment(s)

Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mike Piazza and Craig Biggio have been elected to the Hall of Merit!

The timing for our first year electing 4 candidates could not have worked out better, since class of 2013 is the strongest in terms of electees that we’ve ever had. The top of the 1934 ballot included Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, Eddie Collins, Pop Lloyd, Smokey Joe Williams and Cristobal Torriente, but only 2 were elected.

Bonds and Clemens were each unanimous at 1 and 2. I believe that’s the first ...

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1. Nasty Nate posted on October 23, 2012 at 04:36 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

He was just filming a gritty re-boot of Field of Dreams....

2. Hang down your head, Tom Foley posted on October 23, 2012 at 04:40 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

It hasn't been a good 24 hours for 1980's White Sox. I hope Richard Dotson is somewhere safe.

3. AndrewJ posted on October 23, 2012 at 04:46 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Last night was the day following the 37th anniversary of his Game 6 home run in the 1975 Series. Dubious way to celebrate.

4. The Yankee Clapper posted on October 23, 2012 at 04:51 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Fisk was placed under arrest on the scene on suspicion of DUI

Don't want to jump the gun here, but there seems to be quite a bit of evidence suggesting alcohol may have been involved.

5. Hang down your head, Tom Foley posted on October 23, 2012 at 04:52 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Last night was the 37th anniversary of Game 7. Fisk went 0 for 3 with three strikeouts in that one.

6. What did Billy Ripken have against Elroy Face? posted on October 23, 2012 at 04:53 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

He was arrested. His car was impounded. There was no way for him to avoid being grounded.

7. esseff posted on October 23, 2012 at 04:54 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

He and the field were both plowed.

8. Fred Lynn Nolan Ryan Sweeney Agonistes posted on October 23, 2012 at 04:55 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

officers say they found Fisk behind the wheel of his F-150—which had a flat tire—and he appeared to be fast asleep.

So, "no-driving" defense?

We’re told he refused a blood alcohol test.

Or, "no evidence of BAC" defense?

cops also found an open vodka bottle in the vehicle.

PLEAD TO THE OPEN-CONTAINER VIOLATION IN EXCHANGE FOR DISMISSAL OF ALL OTHER CHARGES
THE DEFENSE RESTS, YOUR HONOR

9. What did Billy Ripken have against Elroy Face? posted on October 23, 2012 at 04:58 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

In his defense, if you're gonna drive drunk, the middle of a corn field is a pretty good place to do it.

10. Hang down your head, Tom Foley posted on October 23, 2012 at 04:58 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

If sleeping in a truck in a cornfield is illegal, over 30% of the people of Illinois should be locked up.

11. Fred Lynn Nolan Ryan Sweeney Agonistes posted on October 23, 2012 at 05:07 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

In his defense, if you're gonna drive drunk, the middle of a corn field is a pretty good place to do it.

Simulated DA: "This case is about choices... think of the victims... that poor farmer... his whole family... America's economy is built on hard-working farmers... Carlton Fisk made a decision to get drunk and drive through a cornfield, and that decision both hurt America, and emboldenated the terrorists. The People of the State of Illinois, and this copy of 'American Gothic,' request six months in jail, one thousand hours of community service, five years supervised probation with an ignition interlock device in his car and an alcohol detector on his ankle, plus the maximum fines and fees. For the victims. And for freedom."

12. Bitter Calculus Instructor posted on October 23, 2012 at 05:11 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

When I saw the title, I came here to post a Field of Dreams joke but I'm not surprised that the first post got that.

13. BourbonSamurai, vassal of the Harpsburg Empire posted on October 23, 2012 at 05:13 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

whoa, 7:20 pm. Carlton doesn't have much to do these days I guess.

14. Lujack posted on October 23, 2012 at 05:16 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Nothing to see here. He had a Flex-Fuel vehicle than runs on corn.

15. Yastrzemski in left. posted on October 23, 2012 at 05:18 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Though unconscious, the police video shows Fisk waving it fair all the way from the pick-up truck to the cruiser.

16. winnipegwhip posted on October 23, 2012 at 05:18 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Judging by the mug shot Carlton has been using a lot of "Copenhagen, Skoal and Happy Days Mint."

17. Rough Carrigan

posted on October 23, 2012 at 05:24 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Carlton Fisk . . just the latest anti-GMO corn vigilante.

18. Nasty Nate posted on October 23, 2012 at 05:26 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

This story would have been better if it was Babe Ruth's car.

19. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) posted on October 23, 2012 at 05:35 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Detectives believe corn was involved.

20. Hang down your head, Tom Foley posted on October 23, 2012 at 05:36 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Skinner and Karkovice still aren't ready. Better trade for Ron Hassey again.

21. Dag Nabbit has the talking pillow posted on October 23, 2012 at 05:46 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

If you brew it, he will come.

22. What did Billy Ripken have against Elroy Face? posted on October 23, 2012 at 05:54 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

"No, no, Carlton, Hawk said you're moving to LEFT field."

23. The Chronicles of Reddick posted on October 23, 2012 at 05:59 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

He Who Walks Behind the Rows would have preferred 18 year old scotch instead.

24. asinwreck posted on October 23, 2012 at 05:59 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

He wasn't asleep. When Pudge is in charge, the action moves slowly.

25. FancyPantsHandle glistening with foreign substance posted on October 23, 2012 at 06:41 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Ein Bett im Kornfeld, das ist immer frei.

My only regret is that I am probably the only person who is now plagued having this song stuck in his head.

26. FancyPantsHandle glistening with foreign substance posted on October 23, 2012 at 06:44 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Detectives believe corn was involved.

Real vodka should be made from potatoes.

27. MM1f posted on October 23, 2012 at 07:26 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

cops also found an open vodka bottle in the vehicle.

Not just an open vodka bottle, but a freakin' open handle of vodka. 1.75 liters. Damn.

28. Gonfalon Bubble posted on October 23, 2012 at 07:38 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

According to law enforcement sources, the New Lenox PD received a call about a car in the middle of a corn field

Police are still looking for a Mr. George Kaplan.

29. The Ghost of Sox Fans Past

posted on October 23, 2012 at 07:39 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I just saw an NBA commercial with Jeff Van Gundy, and someone driving a bus through some sort of tall farm crop. That's where Fisk got the idea.

30. Rob_Wood posted on October 23, 2012 at 07:42 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Russell Westbrook

31. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines posted on October 23, 2012 at 07:44 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

When will these TMZ paparazzi vultures stop hounding our starlets to the point of nervous breakdown? No wonder Amanda Bynes, Lindsay Lohan and Carlton Fisk have become, and repeatedly caused, drunken wrecks.

32. Fred Lynn Nolan Ryan Sweeney Agonistes posted on October 23, 2012 at 07:52 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Police are still looking for a Mr. George Kaplan.

K as in "knife," A as in "aardvark"...

33. winnipegwhip posted on October 23, 2012 at 08:33 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

When it comes to a mug shot....Carlton is our pick to click.

34. madvillain posted on October 23, 2012 at 09:02 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I hope he gets some help. Drinking to the point of passing out in a cornfield with an open bottle of vodka is about as close to alcoholism as it gets without perhaps being an alcoholic.

He probably is though, and should seek help.

35. toratoratora posted on October 23, 2012 at 10:01 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Oh man, is Deion gonna chew him out.

36. simon bedford posted on October 23, 2012 at 10:02 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

he should have his popcorn taken away

37. rlc posted on October 23, 2012 at 11:05 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The headline is misleading; I envisioned Pudge passed out in the cab of a combine, bottle of vodka in one hand, Deere John letter in the other...

38. zachtoma posted on October 23, 2012 at 11:10 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

It was inspiring watching him try to wave the breathalyzer test over to sober.

39. Tom Nawrocki posted on October 23, 2012 at 11:29 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Police are still looking for a Mr. George Kaplan.

"Doctor, I am gassed."

40. Steve Balboni's Personal Trainer posted on October 23, 2012 at 11:32 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

If you guessed that Carlton Fisk was passed out in a cornfield in the middle of nowhere at 7 pm on a Monday in rural Illinois...you are a better guesser than most of us.

If I was Carlton Fisk, I would live in Massachusetts or northern New England, and not pay for anything for the rest of my life.

41. Lassus posted on October 23, 2012 at 11:33 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

#38 wins.

42. Pasta-diving Jeter (jmac66) posted on October 24, 2012 at 12:05 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Police are still looking for a Mr. George Kaplan.
"Doctor, I am gassed."

"Oh, Roger, pay the two dollars"

43. greenback

posted on October 24, 2012 at 12:17 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Somewhere Pat Darcy is smiling.

44. Bhaakon posted on October 24, 2012 at 04:16 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'd always thought that it was perfectly legal to drive drunk on private property. There's no evidence that he didn't pull into that cornfield and then down the fifth of vodka and pass out.

45. Fernigal McGunnigle has become a merry hat posted on October 24, 2012 at 08:17 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'd always thought that it was perfectly legal to drive drunk on private property.

IANL, but my understanding is that this varies by state and by situation. The short version is that usually the police won't get involved if there is closed access, that is if it is unlikely that the driver could or would go from the private property to the road (i.e., maybe you built a closed course of some sort on your land). But if there is obvious access to a public road (a mall parking lot would be an obvious example) then the police can and will get involved. In this case there was more than one call about the truck in the corn field, meaning it was probably visible and thus accessible from a public road.

The other issue is of course that this presumably isn't Fisk's private corn field.

Finally, I just noticed that this was New Lenox, IL, which is an outer suburb of Chicago. So it's not like Fisk lives someplace random and in the middle of nowhere like Havana, Paris, Peru, or Milan, Illinois.

And finally finally, he has precisely the same sort of puffy face that a couple of my very alcoholic older relatives have, both of whom pull similar stunts from time to time. This doesn't prove anything, but it suggests something. If Fisk needs help I hope he gets it.

46. Misirlou is bad, he's nationwide posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:22 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Doctor, I am gassed."

"Oh, Roger, pay the two dollars"

Yeah, old Alfred taught those Bond villains a thing or two.

"Well, Mr. Bond. I can't have you interfering with my plans for world domination. The smart thing to do would be to shoot you in the head and be done with it. But I have a better idea. I'm going to strap you onto this table, and have this industrial laser slowly slice you in half starting with your junk. I'll start down near your feet and leave the room to give you time to think about what you have done."

47. Steve Sparks Flying Everywhere posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:27 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

There's no evidence that he didn't pull into that cornfield and then down the fifth of vodka and pass out.

At this point, the prosecutor is hoping the officer did a halfway decent investigation and asked the important questions that might have lead to an admission of guilt.

48. Misirlou is bad, he's nationwide posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:30 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

At this point, the prosecutor is hoping the officer did a halfway decent investigation and asked the important questions that might have lead to an admission of guilt.

And thus, never talk to the cops.

49. chemdoc posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:39 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

He's taking the Guillen firing harder than I would've thought.

50. bunyon posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:40 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

II'm from Oklahoma, so it's usually wheat, not corn, but this is a pretty common way for a night to end for a lot of folks.

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