Posted on 09/17/2008 7:16:37 AM PDT by Publius804
BRAVE KID LIVES STADIUM DREAM
By KEVIN KERNAN
September 17, 2008 --
This final homestand is not just about the legends and the history of this incredible place. There are so many different chapters to the Yankee Stadium story.
In many ways it's about the kids, too. This is something the public rarely sees.
Every day when the Yankees come out to batting practice there are children there to greet them. Many of those kids are fighting terrible illnesses or are just getting over surgery.
No matter what they are going through, you can count on one thing - those kids are wearing first-to-third smiles. That aspect of the game has not changed since Babe Ruth opened the place and brought the game to so many children.
Willis Guerrero, 13, was at the Stadium last night, his baseball dream come true, a guest of Yankees right fielder Bobby Abreu.
Willis underwent brain surgery four times during a two-month stay this summer at Hackensack University Medical Center to overcome seizures he has had since he was 8 years old. The nurses fell in love with Willis' smile, his determination, and the fact he never missed watching a Yankees game.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Stonehenge still stands.
the Colosseum in Rome still stands
How can the Steinbrenner’s and Bloomberg get away with tearing down the Cathedral of Baseball.
Criminal.
Damned monitor....
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