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Paul Sullivan: Sammy Sosa prolonging his exile from Wrigley Field

During the first two games of the White Sox's early-June trip to Fenway Park, the Red Sox played highlights from Carlton Fisk's days in Boston, accompanied by Bob Seger's "Like a Rock."

At the end of the video on both days, the video board switched to a live shot of a Red Sox suite, where Fisk was watching the game. As fans gave Fisk a standing ovation, he stood up, soaked it in and saluted them back.

It was a nice gesture from the Red Sox, giving a Boston legend another chance to hear the cheers he once

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