You’ve got me by 11 years!

http://waswatching.com/2006/11/27/where-it-all-began/

But, I was ten at the time…not seven like you.

So, in the “overall” dept – you only have me by seven years!

Tresh Fan – gotta ask
…when did you see your first Yankees game?
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46 years ago this month. I was just about 7 years old. My uncle took me down to the game. He was born in 1912, had been a Yankees fan since 1920 (the year they acquired Ruth), and had the most wonderful scrapbook you ever saw—news clippings, pictures, scorecard sheets, ticket stubs. He used to enthrall me with stories of “Murderer’s Row” and could recall nearly every player who ever wore pinstripes. I would pick his brain for hours. Nothing delighted me more than watching a Yankees game with him; even on a dreary, overcast day like that one.

Tresh Fan – gotta ask…
…when did you see your first Yankees game?

Here’s a few of my faves. And, yes, I’ve omitted the obvious one (#15).

#2 – Sandy Alomar, Sr. and Dale Berra. I’ve won a few beers on this one—name a father and a son who wore #2 for the Yanks.

#3 – Cliff Mapes. I believe he’s the last to wear #3 for the Yankees. If not, I owe drinks to an awful lot of people.

#5 – Nick Etten. He wore it when Joe D. was in the service in the 40’s.

#6 – Charley Smith. Yeah, I know.

#7 – Leo Durocher. I’m not kidding.

#8 – Benny Bengough began the backstop tradition in 1929.

#9 – Arndt Jorgens. He played on five World Championship teams, and never appeared in a single World Series game.

#10 – Celerino Sanchez. Good field, no hit.

#11 – Hector Lopez. Good hit, no field.

That’s enough for now.

~~C’mom! I don’t care if you’re too young not to have seen the Scooter, How can you, the author of WasWatching, name anyone BUT the Scooter!!!~~

FWIW, I always think of Scooter when I see a cannoli or drive over the GWB.

#13 Luis Sojo

26-El Duque/The Count
27-Butch Wynegar
28-Sparky Lyle
29-Catfish (he’s a star, though)
30-Willie
33-Ron Kittle
34-Dick Howser
38-Carlos May
39-Straw
45-Rudy May

Steve,

Rick Cerone???

C’mom! I don’t care if you’re too young not to have seen the Scooter, How can you, the author of WasWatching, name anyone BUT the Scooter!!!

29 Bob Shirley
38 Jason Grimsley
43 Tim Stoddard
45 Steve Balboni

That’s all I got off the top of my head that wasn’t mentioned already…

Just some other thoughts…

10-Will always be Chris Chambliss for me.
11-I loved Doc Gooden as #11
12-Jim Spencer
13-Jim Leyritz
17-Rickey Ledee (thought he had a bright future)
20-Mike Stanley
21-LaTroy Hawkins
22-Jimmy Key
24-Mike Torrez
25-Jim Abbott