Over the weekend, two former staples of Red Sox baseball returned to Fenway. To be honest, I didn’t really think much about it going into the series. Neither of them were going to take the field, as Xander Bogaerts is injured and Don Orsillo is in the booth, and the 2024 Red Sox have their own long list of compelling focal points. This wasn’t going to be a Mookie Betts situation from last year.
However, on Sunday, Sean McAdam of MassLive posted a story touching on Orsillo’s legacy in Boston, and it sure reignited some sharp memories and emotions from the previous era of Red Sox baseball.