Posts Tagged ‘Mahattanhenge’
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2008 MLB Mid-Season Review: Magic 8 Ball says Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Cubs Win!July 17th, 2008
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Written July 12, 2008
We’ve nearly reached the 2008 All-Star game, where the brilliance of big boppers and showstoppers are expected to deliver on queue. The passionate baseball fan basks in the rays of the perennial favorites: the A-Rods, the Jeters and the Mannys of the hardball world. While the youngsters likely find their new idols in the Sotos and the Longorias rising to meet new acclaim and new expectations in their 1st all-star bash.
It is great time set in an equally great ballpark. The ‘Stadium’ that shone brightly while Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle and Jackson took their game to unparalleled heights. That had Larsen’s perfect game in 1956 World Series. Jackson’s three straight trips to souvenir city in 1977. Whitey Ford’s scoreless brilliance topping Ruth’s in pitching. And 26 times saw the House rock and roll before a new one was built. The passing of an 86-year old comrade that has shared its glory and defined a dynasty. Yankee Stadium will be missed.
Which is why this mid-heaven classic, during Manhattanhenge, is a time to pay homage, and to destine (possibly) whom will be in hunt for October glory. Read more