Earlier this week I said Curt, probably more than any other member of the ’04 Sox, deserves pretty much a free pass from criticism because he risked his career and body to win that most important championship.But another pitcher risked his body for us that year - Keith Foulke. Now, he didn’t help things by saying fans who boo him work at Burger King when he struggled the next year, but I’ve always felt he’s got a bum rap from fans.
He may have been the most valuable Red Sox during the ’04 postseason, pitching in 11 of 14 games – yielding one run and 15 hits and walks combined in 14 innings. He logged 257 pitches that postseason.
That’s an often overlooked performance from 2004 from which Foulke hasn’t recovered – he was awful in 2005 and mediocre the next year. Last year, he attempted to pitch for Cleveland but retired before spring training got under way. I hope he finds more success in Oakland.
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