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Author: TriSec    Date: 04/12/2014 10:05:52

Good Morning.

I'm out for an early-morning birding hike today with Mr. Bean, and then Javi has his first soccer game. Going to be a busy morning.

But before I head out, let's talk briefly about a subject near and dear to TriSec's heart....baseball!


I was watching the Sox game last night, and one of the little snippets during the broadcast was a fan poll to determine the "most infamous moment" in Yankee Stadium history. The fans picked the George Brett pine tar incident, circa 1983. Perhaps you remember it?



I certainly do...but that's not what struck me about the fans selecting it last night. After they voted on it, broadcasters Jerry Remy and Don Orsillo turned to the unassuming cameraman in the booth and asked him about it, as he was working exactly the same camera 31 years ago and shot the footage in the first place. (I regret I don't recall the gentleman's name.)

But this is what always strikes me about baseball....the marvelous continuity, longevity, and connection to its own history. I still don't believe any other sport in America quite captures that essence, and in turn this is perhaps why baseball still matters.

Whether or not you even like sports, and I know there's a few among us here that will read this and go "meh", you have to be aware of what the game means for our collective psyche.

Play Ball!
 

5 comments (Latest Comment: 04/14/2014 02:29:56 by Will in Chicago)
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Comment by BobR on 04/12/2014 13:40:12
I always enjoyed going to the ball park. I enjoyed playing as a child. However, not being too invested in a team leads me to be not too invested in the sport. There's also the fact that it has the same languid pace as golf, so it makes for a fairly dull watch IMHO.

Comment by Raine on 04/13/2014 01:36:26
You know, my first time at Yankee stadium was when I was in little league.

(looking back, that in and of itself was a big deal -- they didn't want me as a player, I was a girl and this was about 1979/in upstate NY)

After the season was over, We all got to get on a bus to watch a yankee game.

If memory serves me right, the pitcher was Gossage, the catcher was Thurman Munson. I don' know who pulled what strings, but our league, those who were lucky enough to go on that trip… well, were on the third base line side. Once again, looking back, I think it was amazing that my parents were able to finagle a way for me to go -- I sat with the only other female in the league, she was me teammate and we are still friends. She actually lived with us for a while when her parents were going thru issues.

Anyway…

Someone hit a pop foul and I remember seeing Munson so close it blew me away. He died a few weeks later.

Baseball is a game I love live and at the ballpark. If I were asked to choose a favorite team, it would be the Yankees, but I don;t think I harbor any ill will toward any team, ya know, until the playoffs.

I loved watching the braves at Turner Field and I have very much enjoyed watching the Nats here in DC.

And Yankee Stadium -- the last one… it was heaven.

That said -- Shea stadium, Meh.

I remember the pine tar debacle, but I remember this even more:



Comment by Will in Chicago on 04/13/2014 18:49:11
I have some sad news. My friend Mickey, age 93, died late Friday night. I was with him when he died. The funeral is tomorrow, so I will likely be away between the funeral and the start of Passover.

Comment by Raine on 04/14/2014 00:42:57
Quote by Will in Chicago:
I have some sad news. My friend Mickey, age 93, died late Friday night. I was with him when he died. The funeral is tomorrow, so I will likely be away between the funeral and the start of Passover.
I am so very sorry Will. you were a good friend.


Comment by Will in Chicago on 04/14/2014 02:29:56
Quote by Raine:
Quote by Will in Chicago:
I have some sad news. My friend Mickey, age 93, died late Friday night. I was with him when he died. The funeral is tomorrow, so I will likely be away between the funeral and the start of Passover.
I am so very sorry Will. you were a good friend.


Thanks. I have been so busy today that I did not really catch the news, save for traffic reports. I learned from a friend in Boston about the tragedy in the Kansas City area where 3 people were killed allegedly by a former Ku Klux Klan leader. When will hatred cease? Also, when will we actually take steps to have sane gun control measures?