Friday, September 24, 2010

Has Jorge Turned 50?

I finally broke all my rules and attended a game at the new Yankee stadium.

I said; to hell with sentiment; to hell with memories of Mickey and Billy and Hank Bauer. I don't need to see " old reliable" standing in left field anymore; nor Enos Slaughter racing around the bases; Whitey and Vic Rashie and , my personal favorite, " The Super Chief ( Allie Reynolds ). Steady Eddie and Jerry Coleman.

I put them all to rest and caved.

And Jorge struck out three times in every manner possible. A great Yankee who, last night, looked older than I.

He'll give us a few more big moments, but the air is leaking out of the balloon.
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3 comments:

  1. el duqueSeptember 24, 2010 at 7:56 AM

    Next year, Jesus cometh.

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  2. Joe De PastrySeptember 24, 2010 at 12:07 PM

    So it was your first game since 1973, when they destroyed ["renovated"] the old place where Bauer, Raschi, et al. actually played?

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  3. Response to JoeSeptember 24, 2010 at 3:16 PM

    I've never been that precise a writer, thinker or historian.

    But I do enjoy the bottle.

    Alph

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