There are so many candidates for the second-most important home run in Red Sox history that the MLB Network could put together an hourlong show counting them down before getting to the obvious No. 1. Frankly, after subjecting us to an entire weekend of Derek Jeter content recently, it’s the least it could do.
Carlton Fisk’s if-it-stays-fair homer to win Game 6 of the 1975 World Series would be prominent on such a program. So, too, would another home run from that game, Bernie Carbo’s improbable pinch-hit three-run blast in the eighth inning to tie it.
Dave Henderson’s ninth-inning, go-ahead homer — which brought a perfect, incredulous “… and it’s gone!