Well, as you know, I spent the weekend in Seattle watching the Sox loose 2 of 3 to the Mariners. Friday night's game was awful--Jeremy Gonzales is a stiff--hope some one is off the dl soon so he is history. Also, Sveum cost 3 or 4 runs in the first two innings with terrible judgment at 3rd base coach. Where is Wendell when we need him.
Last two games were both well played--either game could have gone either way. As you know, we split. Could complain about not getting a few more clutch hits today, but, in fact, several guys hit it right on the button--just not enought in the gaps. Plus we had several very good fielding plays, or the Mariners would have scored more, so it is hard to fuss either way.
But now for the rest of the story, Part I and Part II
Part I: In today's game Man-Ram hit his 400th dinger--a nifty three run shot that made it a one run game. Very cool. Now for the quiz: Who may be the only living person to have seen live the 400th dingers of both Man Ram and Teddy Ballgame (this is assuming that Pesky was not traveling with the team and that Remy wasn't alive when Teddy hit his. I am thinking I should send an e mail or letter to Theo reporting this historic and monumental accomplishment: I should at least get flown to Boston to throw out a first pitch and get my picture taken with Manny's hair (or alternatively, have my head lopped off and put on dry ice next to Teddy's preserved gourd)! Any you all knew me when . . . . . . .
Part II: I am standing outside the hotel to catch the bus to the air port--tricked out in my red sox championship hoody and red sox championship hat. For some reason, a lot of bell people from the hotel are hanging around looking expectant and important. Plus two guys are chatting. I do a sort of double take and recognize Don Mattingly and Mel Stottlemeyer (they were the two guys--not the bell people). So, me thinks, Yankees must have just flown in from beating up on poor Oakland for their three game set with the Mariners. This is sort of cool. Then, three younger guys in summer weight suits come sauntering out--Derek "I'm the Cappy" Jeter, Jorge "don't call me Georgie" Posada, and Tino "Who needs roids" Martinez. They chat for a few minutes and then hop a cab--no burger kings in that part of downtown seattle, you know! As they head off, I almost get knocked over by Joe "I have to listen to the Boss" Torre, as he exits the hotel and walks off somewhere or other. We exchange nods. I keep my yankees suck thoughts total in check. I am sure all the Yankees guys are back in their hotel rooms now email their wives and significant other s to let em know they saw the only guy who saw both Man Ram and Teddy Ballgame hit their 400th. They were very thoughtful, I felt--none of them bothered me for autographs!
