Allie Reynolds' Amazing 1952 World Series
11/23/2009
In late August, 1951, I went home to watch Flash Gordon on New York's channel 11, but I was disappointed. There was a baseball game on channel 11. I started to watch, and that was it. I became a Yankees' fan.
We have many roles in our lives, but we are told that we are individuals and that our baseball team is not us. To each her own. Few things besides family ever came before the Yankees. One can agree or disagree, but one cannot deny I had the right to that choice.
I received my doctorate from NYU in science education in 1968. I remember during one of my final conferences with my advisor, the Yankees beat the Angels 1-0 on a Frank Fernandez home run.
I taught at various levels, ranging from graduate school to junior high school for 39 years. I always enjoyed writing, and the internet provides an outlet for me.
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A simple tribute, nothing more, nothing less
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Hey,
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- Matthew Falkenbury
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Hi Harold, how are you?
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Hotnuke said...
DeleteHarold,
I thought you might like this piece. It’s a personal look back at the Florida Marlins incredibly shocking upset of the New York Yankees in the 2003 World Series.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/272473-a-night-to-remember-the-2003-florida-marlins-shock-the-world
Let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Daniel Barber aka Hotnuke
39 days ago