tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post7405568475812206038..comments2024-03-29T10:55:53.251-04:00Comments on IT IS HIGH! IT IS FAR! IT IS... caught.: From my book, THE JUJU RULES: The Day Thurman Munson diedStanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758839786688249648noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-72147057084600890782013-08-03T22:53:52.750-04:002013-08-03T22:53:52.750-04:00This was awesome.This was awesome.bennyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743328164374223216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-63166329305575245202013-08-03T15:59:54.984-04:002013-08-03T15:59:54.984-04:00And Murcer won that game for the Yanks. The only b...And Murcer won that game for the Yanks. The only bright spot that day.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876016557456927299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-70116211923292605052013-08-03T11:34:56.353-04:002013-08-03T11:34:56.353-04:00Excerpt from a NY Daily News article:
And as the Y...Excerpt from a NY Daily News article:<br />And as the Yankees were preparing to play the Orioles in their first game without their captain, the starters took their place on the field as Robert Merrill sang the national anthem. All the starters, except for Narron. The catcher's spot remained empty. At the conclusion of the song, the crowd of 51,151 was asked for a moment of silence as a tribute to Munson as Narron waited near the dugout. That moment quickly morphed into a loud and sustained outpouring of love for Munson.<br /><br /><br />http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/jerry-narron-recalls-night-replaced-thurman-munson-yankees-article-1.394319Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-39184244567045345442013-08-03T10:53:03.084-04:002013-08-03T10:53:03.084-04:00I heard about his death at work; I was numb the re...I heard about his death at work; I was numb the rest of the afternoon and, that night, weeping, wrote a poem (a bad, 17-years-old-boy's poem) that I sent to the Yankees (which for some reason is NOT posted in Thurm's locker at museum in the Stadium). And I vividly remember that home run against KC. Right before he hit the camera panned in close and we saw his eyes glaring our from over that bushy mustache and my younger brother and I both knew -- just KNEW -- that he was going to come through.Unsustainable BABIPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-61184725035717821132013-08-03T00:17:11.693-04:002013-08-03T00:17:11.693-04:00El Duque, your prose bring tears to my eyes becaus...El Duque, your prose bring tears to my eyes because it so much resembles my own . . . .The late Erich Segalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-28753030538216400152013-08-02T21:15:20.994-04:002013-08-02T21:15:20.994-04:00You're right. Narron struck out twice, so Gucc...You're right. Narron struck out twice, so Gucci Gamble pinch hit. Then Gulden got behind the plate. Not the way I remember it, but then that was the 1970s and very little of that decade is distinct memory.SanJoseKidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-9974219605993709562013-08-02T21:08:37.880-04:002013-08-02T21:08:37.880-04:00Brad Gulden, I recall, got behind the plate after ...Brad Gulden, I recall, got behind the plate after the moment of silence. I'll check the reference you gave, and look for the boxscore.SanJoseKidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-90235942609348608722013-08-02T14:10:33.070-04:002013-08-02T14:10:33.070-04:00I believe Jerry Narron started the game after Muns...I believe Jerry Narron started the game after Munson died.<br />http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA197908030.shtmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com