[NFHale]

“...I am a New Yorkers in PA...”

Haha! So you know what I mean!!!

I just love the whole baseball-”thing”, if you get my meaning. I never got into the “fan hate” thing that some people do - it’s ridiculous. I’ve seen people punch each other out over wearing the wrong jersey - which is totally stupid and infantile.

Took a trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame some years back - the year Mickey Mantle passed away, and shortly after his passing. Boy, was that ever sad... you could FEEL it in the air at Cooperstown. What a wonderful place that is, though...

“The Mick” was one helluva guy. Baseball has always had it’s share of colorful characters, and he certainly fit that bill... guys like Billy Martin, Yogi Berra, Catfish Hunter, Lenny Dykstra, John Kruk, Mitch “Wild Thing” Williams, and many others over the years... they just “made” the game with their antics...

I also loved the home run record chase between McGuire, Sosa, and Griffey Jr... my son was just a little guy at the time, and he loved watching “Mark Ahgwier” as he called him break Maris’ record... 1998 was a great baseball season all around...

It is truly my favorite sport. Hockey right behind it.

[angcat]

My first Yankee game was at Shea Stadium when I was nine. My dad ate and drank the Yankees. He went to Babe Ruth's wake at Yankee Stadium. The best times we shared were the 77 and 78 Yankees. Till this day that was the best team to me. My dad loved Mickey Mantel and Roger Marris. Those days are gone but I always love to watch the old games on the YES network. We would buy bleacher seats and then were able to sit where-ever we wanted in those days. Run on the field and tear up the grass I even grabbed Carlton Fisk we use go down to the dugout and scream for them to come over. The good old Days!!!!!!!!!!