Preparedness is one of the many attributes that have served Joe Castiglione well in his 4½-decade career, which culminates Saturday when he will be honored with the Ford C. Frick Award at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
So it should come as little surprise that Castiglione, who has called Red Sox games on the radio since 1983, had his speech ready to go not long after he learned he’d need to make one.
“Oh, I’ve been working on it since I found out I was the honoree in December,” said Castiglione, 77, who said he sent in the final tweaks to the Hall of Fame last week.