Congratulations, Johnny!

Congratulations, Johnny Pesky! Prior to Friday evening's Red Sox/Yankees game, the 89-year old Red Sox icon will have his number 6 retired by the Sox. Finally...after all these years...Johnny will be immortalized for all he's done for the club. I know how he wanted the ring so much more than he did the number retirement (I spoke with him in 2002 at an autograph session, and he was emphatic about his desire for the Sox to win it all--and he got his wish, twice!), but now that the Sox are the World Champions, this honor is a beautiful thing.

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