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Fisk in Cooperstown this weekend

Posted by Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff May 13, 2008 05:56 PM

BALTIMORE - Red Sox Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk will be the featured guest of "Voices of the Game," an interview series from the Hall of Fame Museum's Grandstand Theatre Saturday at 7 p.m.

On Sunday at 2 p.m. the International League comes to Cooperstown’s Doubleday Field, as the Rochester Red Wings and the Syracuse Chiefs battle in the inaugural Cooperstown Classic.

According to a press release issued by the Hll of Fame, Fisk, elected to the Hall of Fame in 2000 and an 11-time All-Star, spent 24 years behind the plate as one of baseball’s most durable catchers. Fisk will discuss his baseball memories and participate in a question and answer session with the audience Saturday night. A limited number of tickets remain for this event and can be purchased for $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under by calling 607-547-0397.

Fisk will also throw out the first pitch for Sunday's game, which honors the 125th anniversary of the International League.

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