Carlton Fisk hit his famous home run against the Reds in the World Series two years and change before I was born, on this date, yet the iconic hand-waving dinger that should have won it all for the Sox is a treat every time I see it. So is this picture of Fisk giving the Yankees dugout the finger during the 1999 ALCS:
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That is the good stuff. Also the good stuff? Fried dough, the kind you get at carnivals, but at home!
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There is a dish called “pasta fritta” that is not what we’re about to discuss.