When I was knee-high
to a grasshopper and television was broadcast in black and white, I remember
joining my dad in the living room of our home to watch the New York Yankees
play ball. I fell in love with the game and legendary players like Yogi Berra,
Whitey Ford, Roger Maris, Tony Kubek, Mel Stottlemeyer and Mickey Mantle.
Back in the day, games were called by LA Dodgers HOFer Pee Wee Reese and St.
Louis Browns’ HOFer Dizzy Dean on NBC and by Pee Wee and Curt Gowdy on CBS.
My dad would always laugh when ‘ol Dizzy would say, “He slud into third.”
Throughout
the 1970’s and 80’s the Braves were pretty much the worst team in baseball, but
when Ted Turner decided to buy the team in 1976 he began broadcasting the
Braves’ game on TBS and after a while the Braves became known as “America’s
Team” garnering fans everywhere as Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, and Joe Simpson
called the games.
I lived in Atlanta for
four years when the Braves started their miracle run to the World Series. The Braves won 14 titles from 1991-2005. The Braves won the 1995 World Series against
the Cleveland Indians. Their decade of
dominance ended shortly thereafter.
Last year,
the Chicago Cubs, the team with the longest title drought in baseball history
defeated the Cleveland Indians. This
World Series I’m rootin’ for the Astros.
Thousands
of people lost their homes and dozens lost their lives when Hurricane Harvey
deluged Houston with 52 inches of rain.
The Astros faithful are still picking through their rain-soaked
belongings and homes. The Houston
players and coaches say they are on a mission to give their fans something to
celebrate.
Some
nights you never forget. After more than
400 pitches and more than five hours, the Houston Astros managed to make one
Dodger lead after another disappear.
They emerged with a 13-12 10th-inning victory in front of a Minute Maid
Park crowd of more than 43,000 ecstatic fans─a testament to the magic of the
World Series and the timeless power of baseball.
Our
national pastime has on more than one occasion helped a nation in need of
healing. For three nights in 2001 in the
Bronx, anxiety and gloom momentarily gave way to a unifying moment following
the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
God, I
love the game of baseball.
HOUSTON ASTROS: World Series Game 6 Trailer (Edited By: Me) #EarnHistory pic.twitter.com/lVQnM0Fztg— Bonda (@BenOndaTop) October 30, 2017
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