Monday, August 06, 2007

August 6, 1989

*******UPDATE*******I really messed up. I lifted this whole from Mass Moments (they send me a daily email). I put in pics and links. I didn't read it first. I swear, I usually do. I usually end up changing all kinds of things. I also credit them. Today, I didn't read it and I didn't credit. Mea culpa....mea culpa....mea maxima culpa. h/t to Mass Moments*********For the record Yaz's first game was April 11, 1961 and his last game (I cried even harder at that one!) was October 2, 1983**** Thanks for sticking up for me Tim*******
On this day in my personal history, I sat in my living room and watched the TV and cried.

The Boston Red Sox retired Carl Yastrzemski's Number 8. Only 20 years old when he took over for the great Ted Williams in left field in 1961, he went on to become a legend in his own right. Yastrzemski mastered the tricky bounces from line drives hitting the Green Monster to win seven Gold Glove Awards. He was also a standout batter, revolutionizing power hitting with his unique corkscrew swing. In 1967 he won baseball's "Triple Crown," leading the league in batting average, RBI's, and home runs, something no player has done since. On October 1, 1987, he ended his 23-year career with the Red Sox in an emotional farewell before a sell-out crowd at Fenway Park.
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6 comments:

  1. Suldog06 August, 2007 13:44

    Nice, but you want to check your dates. Yaz started in 1961, but he didn't end in 1987. 23 years = less than 1987. Perhaps 1983?

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  2. Tim06 August, 2007 14:47

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  3. Tim06 August, 2007 14:50

    suldog,

    The second paragraph was lifted word-for-word from the "Mass Moments" e-mail sent by Mass. Foundation for the Humanities. It is a daily e-mail that includes all kinds of "This day in Massachusetts history" stuff. Don't fault Bostonmaggie for the wrong info; her source was wrong.

    I read the 1987 date in the e-mail I received, and thought it was wrong. It was pretty clear in my mind that Yaz retired when I was in third grade, which was 1983. I'm glad to know I wasn't remembering things wrong.

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  4. BostonMaggie06 August, 2007 17:23

    Suldog - What Tim said.

    Tim - Thanks for sticking up for me.

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  5. Suldog07 August, 2007 07:48

    It was a nice piece, nevertheless.

    By the way, I actually heard the "Mass Moments" part on the radio the other night. They run them as ads. They broadcast it to many thousands with the wrong date, so imagine their embarrassment!

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  6. elle07 August, 2007 12:43

    My mom has Yaz's rookie card; I don't remember her getting weepy at his retirement although I do recall tears when Fisk left. And people wonder why I'm so nuts for my Sawx.

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