> Heh, lived in Rye, N.Y. then Morristown N.J. in the early > '60s (my Dad worked very briefly at Cornell Med School by > the way) and was a Yanks fan for a while.
What department was your dad in at Cornell. By the way since Sandy Weill coughed up 200 mil we now are the Weill College of Cornell University. Much resistance at first but now we just say we work at Weill (shorter than cornell). > As for watching a game in the tube or in the park - its two > different things. Dan's correct in saying that you can > really get into the pitch by pitch strategy while watching > on TV, but actually being there, screaming your fool head > off, experiencing the camaraderie of a spirited crowd, > seeing and hearing the crack of the bat and watching the > trajectory of a home run ball all the way from home plate > into the stands - jumping to your feet and screaming with > satisfaction, well you can't get that on the couch. > It is a different experience at the park. You can apprecitate how much skill is involved because you have a sense of scale. Every pop up looks like a rocket that will surely reach the seats. You can see how hard it is throw accurately from third to first because it is so far and at the same time see how close the third baseman is to the batter. Yankee Stadium is a great park to watch games. So green, so much the feeling of summer no matter when you go. Random thougth about the Bosox. People have talked about how screwed up the players are on the team (the whole not standing for GBA discussion). But from the perspective of a Yankee fan, I think the real problem si is management, specifically Dan Douquette (sp?). Jimmy Williams does a phenomenal job given injuries to his two best players. Without Pedro or Nomar they hang in there and then he fires Williams. Why? Because Williams won't accomodate that psychopath Carl Everett? The players are totally disenchanted with management. > I was lucky enough to be at the game that clinched the > wildcard for the A's. > So soon we'll be playing those Yanks in the post season > again. We almost beat them last year. And I've got tickets > for game 4. Do I hope the Bums win one so I get to go? Us Yankee fans are very worried about the A's. I am not sure that even with our pitching we can handle them. Second half of the year they have been the best team in baseball hands down. The winner of this series is going all the way in my opinion. > Doug > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.zo.com/~brighto
