Harwell told the team he did not want a ceremony: he simply wanted to address the fans. I think doing it before the game would've caused it to be lost in the shuffle, so they decided to simply do it mid-third (ensuring that all the fans would be there; it's not usually a late-arriving crowd, but it was two-thirds full at first pitch, and packed by the time of the speech.
They had the blessing of the Royals (who couldn't have said no if they wanted to, lest they look like the cruelest team in the history of professional sports). I think it was pitch-perfect. On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 4:08 AM, JW <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for posting this, Joe. Do you have any idea why they did this > in the third inning instead of before the game? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
