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LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: G-Fafif wrote: It took place at 7 AM the day after the All-Star Break (here in the town where Bob and I live(d). I wouldn't blame the players for not showing...though George would have flown them all in for the occasion. Or he would have flown the funeral to the All-Star Game. He was all about winning. Yabbut... that was Thursday. The game was Tuesday night. They could have gotten there on time with minimal personal effort if they'd traveled by train. Stripping away the brand names, imagine you have one short vacation from your job in a six-month span, and you and several of your co-workers have to devote part of that short vacation to attending some job-related conference on the other side of the country. You hear that somebody in a different department from your company has passed away -- somebody who hasn't actually worked there in a few years -- somebody whom you're aware of, but you don't really know that well. You're genuinely sorry to hear about it, but you're traveling and you're busy and nobody has communicated exact information about the services. You definitely plan to do and say some nice things about the deceased when you get back to work where they're gonna have a thing for him. And it's not like nobody's at his funeral or that a big shot from your company isn't attending, 'cause he is. I never thought I'd say this, but I think Jeter (et al) is getting a bad rap on this one. (Yabbut? He threw a no-hitter for them, right?)

MFS62 wrote: Took a call from an elderly customer yesterday. When I asked him to verify his address, he said "Glendale, California, the home of Casey Stengel". My favorite elderly customer since Bob Sheppard at the Mobil station.

Box Niese 4.0 Tejada 0.5 Davis 0.5 Francoeur 0.5 Turner 0.5

Wow, no PA announcements tonight in tribute to Sheppard. Be sure to buy a scorecard.

Kay has mentioned repeatedly, "It's the first game the Yankees have played without George Steinbrenner at the top of their hierarchy since the end of the 1972 season." Well, let's hope it makes a difference.

If celebrity passings come in three, can't somebody kill Michael Kay's career already?

With the game on Channel 9, YES follows the emotional ceremonies with Mike Mussina's Yankeeography, which is appropriate. He always seemed grim as death.

Posada holding helmet to heart. Steinbrenner would have fined him for not holding a cap.

Other team: Torres rf Sanchez 2b Huff 1b Posey c Burrell lf Uribe 3b Renteria ss Rowand cf Zito p

Jeter said both Mr. Sheppard and Mr. Steinbrenner left this organization in a better place than when they arrived. Sheppard came when they had won three World Series in four years.

Mariano Rivera just placed two roses on home plate. And Ruben Rivera stole them.

It ends with his SNL hosting gig wherein he pokes fun at himself as a beloved American from other walks of life. Strange note to go out on. Also, Jeter is great.

Video tribute includes "he gave everybody second and third chances" and a picture of poor, abused, alcoholic Billy Martin appears.

Bob Sheppard just welcomed everybody to Yankee Stadium. I guess he's OK.

Wow, all the championship flags are on the roof (perhaps for Old Timers Day) AND they're at half-staff.

Morbidly watching MFY pregame to see how they honor the passings of icons. Jack Curry has already credited Steinbrenner with prodding the Red Sox to win a World Series. Girardi has been quoted as saying he's going to raise his son in Boss-like fashion. Air sickness bags are in evidence throughout households that don't normally monitor YES.

Special guest bench coach Ric Ocasek advised Jerry to Shake It Up.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: It's more than a little odd that NO ex-players showed, though. And Jeter apaprently can't take a shit in the morning without hearing his Sheppard introduction, but... well... ? Off Topic trivia: Who is the only Met player to have attended Casey Stengel's funeral? Rod Kanehl? Yes. The Hot Rod. Good, logical guess if, as your question mark implies, you weren't entirely sure of the answer. I had a vague recollection of having read it when Hot Rod passed. As it happens, YES aired its Caseyography last night with a good chunk devoted to his Mets days and his end -- he rose from his hospital bed and stood when he heard the national anthem prior to the Dodger game he had on the radio. Told his nurse it would probably be the last time he'd do it. And he died the next day. Somehow YES didn't edit this to have Steinbrenner buy Stengel the hospital or send him to college.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: It's more than a little odd that NO ex-players showed, though. And Jeter apaprently can't take a shit in the morning without hearing his Sheppard introduction, but... well... ? Off Topic trivia: Who is the only Met player to have attended Casey Stengel's funeral? Rod Kanehl?

JCL's beer was correct. Ruben Tejada-SS Jason Bay-LF David Wright-3B Carlos Beltran-CF Jeff Francoeur-RF Ike Davis-1B Rod Barajas-C Alex Cora-2B Jonathon Niese-P

It took place at 7 AM the day after the All-Star Break (here in the town where Bob and I live(d). I wouldn't blame the players for not showing...though George would have flown them all in for the occasion. Or he would have flown the funeral to the All-Star Game. He was all about winning.

William Van Landingham. F.P. Santangelo. Quinton McCracken.

seawolf17 wrote: Oscar Azocar died? Had no idea. The man surely did love his bat. Sad but true, Just over a month ago.