Great ballplayer and a class act. Rest in peace

Hi ,

RIP Bill, you deserve it! God Bless your family. Your legacy to me is you were a great player on two of my favorite teams, my hometown Chicago Cubs, and the Boston Red Sox! Hit some homers in Heaven so Harry Carey can have something to announce!
Bill made himself available to media during the 2004 playoff run and even threw our a first pitch in front of cheering fans at Fenway. He had great perspective and acknowledged that sport sets us up for the highest of highs and some tough lows.
He was totally at peace with who he was and his place in Sox history.

Despite the one deliciously awful moment, this was one of the most exciting players to ever watch in a game -- ALWAYS giving that extra effort -- extending to the limits of expectations where the unexpected and most excitement just collided. Nothing could have been more out of sync with who he was and what he brought to the game. While with the Red Sox, he lived in Andover and wrote for the Eagle-Tribune, and the BoSox fans in Mingya Valley really loved this guy.

who gave this warrior any stick for one error in an amazing baseball career. He was never to blame for the World Series loss in '86. A 3-0 lead was blown in game seven. Don't remember him pitching in that game. As a long-suffering Sawx fan since being a 14 year old in '67 even with the great years recently the blemish of the way Red Sox nation treated this man and his family still cuts deep. Thanks for hustling every ball in play even on a bad wheel. You were an inspiration.