Play Ball! A Farewell to Yankee Stadium
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I know this is a Real Estate Blog-(here comes the "but")- but...allow me to ramble on a bit about America's Game.
We are fortunate to have Mark Stark on our real estate team- he gets us into Yankee Stadium. As an esteemed umpire with years of Little League experience, Mark was chosen in one of these final "hurrahs" for Yankee stadium to attend a Little League game sponsored by, and for, White & Case, llp.
I tagged along with Mark to this event- an afternoon of baseball played by just, well, us and others, on the magic grass of Yankee Stadium- the shadow of "greats" encompassing us in awe. Their "dirt".
Little did I know that the 1978 World Series MVP, Bucky Dent, was to be there also.
Well, we ended up having Bucky Dent pitch for us.
I was catcher and Mark called the balls & strikes. A "picnic" pick up game of all ages and skill levels. Just like that.
I never thought that I would be standing on the field of Yankee Stadium having a catch with one of my
baseball heroes- only in a dream.
I have been to watch many games in Yankee
Stadium. I've sat in the bleachers; nose bleed seats, and even behind the plate in the front row.
I've dined on both Filet Mignon at The Yankee Club and also polished off a quick dog under the bat before the first pitch. Many more dogs than steaks, relished.
I found myself standing with others in the flashing eclipse that contained bright lights that could be celebrated- where both giants & Giants have stood and played.
If there is any building that has a spirit to it, it is Yankee Stadium.
I only hope that some of the kids we were playing with appreciate the day as much as I did, now and as they grow older enjoying the fun and lessons that baseball and being a witness to greatness can offer. I don't believe that there will ever be a stadium built again that has been host to so many historical and memorable moments. And yet...I look forward to the moment of being proven wrong.
I'd love to hear Yankee Stadium stories- this is it, folks~
Rest in Peace, Bobby Murcer.
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