30 Years Ago Today
Posted by Steve L. on August 2nd, 2009 · Comments (1)
This is one of those dates in Yankees history that will always be hard to forget.
Sorta of strange, too, that the Yankees are playing the White Sox now – since the last game that Thurman Munson played was on August 1, 1979 – when the Yankees were in Chicago to play the White Sox.
If you haven’t read Marty Appel’s “Munson: The Life And Death Of A Yankee Captain” yet – what are you waiting for? Related, don’t forget that, today, from 3:00 pm until 5:00 pm, Marty Appel will be at the Yogi Berra Museum to discuss the influence of Munson – followed by a signing of his book. If you’re in the area, this is one that you might want to check out!
IT was great to see Thurman play in the flesh wasn’t it? He was what other baseball players refer to as a “baseball player”. He was gritty, gutty and real. I remember how I felt after I heard the news…absolutely shocked. I had a similar feeling when Lennon was killed as well. I heard the news about both on 880 WCBS. Older fans,radio hosts, and media people make a big deal about him these days and deservedly so. Strange how they didn’t win anything the few years after he died . Cerrone was a nice guy BUT he was no Thurman.