Bill “Fish” Fischer has passed away at the age of 88 years old.
https://www.mlb.com/news/royals-pitching-advisor-bill-fischer-dies/c-300041870
Fischer was the Red Sox pitching coach from 1985-1991, and mentored amongst others, Roger Clemens as a rookie.
There are a number of former players who have spoken glowingly about Fischer in the last couple of days, a sample is listed here: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2018/11/01/former-cincinnati-reds-pitching-coach-bill-fischer-dies-88/1846024002/
Fischer still owns the record for 84.1 consecutive innings without issuing a walk. Quite a record, particularly for a guy who had a rather ho-hum pitching career going 45-58 with a 4.34 ERA and 1.39 WHIP.
https://www.mlb.com/news/royals-pitching-advisor-bill-fischer-dies/c-300041870
Fischer was the Red Sox pitching coach from 1985-1991, and mentored amongst others, Roger Clemens as a rookie.
There are a number of former players who have spoken glowingly about Fischer in the last couple of days, a sample is listed here: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2018/11/01/former-cincinnati-reds-pitching-coach-bill-fischer-dies-88/1846024002/
Fischer still owns the record for 84.1 consecutive innings without issuing a walk. Quite a record, particularly for a guy who had a rather ho-hum pitching career going 45-58 with a 4.34 ERA and 1.39 WHIP.