Farewell to the Sandman

DoctorDoom

You know who I'm talking about.

Last night was... emotional as hell.

Matt

DoctorDoom said:

You know who I'm talking about.

Last night was... emotional as hell.

I get emotional when the Yankees don't make the playoffs too.

M

DoctorDoom

Awesome, Matt. Awesome.

So yeah... I'm glad I had a chance to meet him and to be there for a few of his games. Look forward to the day he makes the HOF!

Did anyone else see the game?

Matt

DoctorDoom said:

Awesome, Matt. Awesome.

So yeah... I'm glad I had a chance to meet him and to be there for a few of his games. Look forward to the day he makes the HOF!

Did anyone else see the game?

I didn't say I was sad! He did help my team make it to the World Series in '04!

I heard he was a super nice guy.

M

DoctorDoom

That's our Matt!

*Cue ending theme*

shroud68

I am a Yankee fan, born and bred. I love that I saw many of his games in person and that he was a Yankee as he amassed that impressive career. Blasphemy warning ahead: Stop with the farewell tours please! If this is a sign of what will happen when Jeter retires, God help us all. None of these guys sought this attention in their careers, why drown them in it now? Save it for the induction ceremony. I will not cheer for Big Papi when he goes out and I just don't get the media's (or maybe it was MLB or the Yankees) need to bury us with this stuff.

Matt

shroud68 said:

I am a Yankee fan, born and bred. I love that I saw many of his games in person and that he was a Yankee as he amassed that impressive career. Blasphemy warning ahead: Stop with the farewell tours please! If this is a sign of what will happen when Jeter retires, God help us all. None of these guys sought this attention in their careers, why drown them in it now? Save it for the induction ceremony. I will not cheer for Big Papi when he goes out and I just don't get the media's (or maybe it was MLB or the Yankees) need to bury us with this stuff.

I initially understood Sox fans "saluting" a worthy adversary when he came to Fenway. One of my favorite GI Joes issues from Marvel's run had the same thing. After a while, it became overly done.

The whole honor tour (at least by the end in Yankee Stadium) reminded me of the 100 year celebration for Fenway last year. In a year when the team is struggling (especially the '12 Sox), the organization focused more on the celebration then trying to solve the issues of the season.

Think about, dispute the high bill of off season spending & #1 predicted Toronto team floundering like 1/2 their former Marlins teammates, a much less dominate Baltimore team, & a steady up & down Tampa team, Boston & NY still managed to be the talk of baseball. The Sox for their worst to first status. The Yankees for their injuries, A-Rod, Cano contract negotiations, & the 1 positive: honoring baseball's greatest closer.

M

DoctorDoom

shroud68 said:

I am a Yankee fan, born and bred. I love that I saw many of his games in person and that he was a Yankee as he amassed that impressive career. Blasphemy warning ahead: Stop with the farewell tours please! If this is a sign of what will happen when Jeter retires, God help us all. None of these guys sought this attention in their careers, why drown them in it now? Save it for the induction ceremony. I will not cheer for Big Papi when he goes out and I just don't get the media's (or maybe it was MLB or the Yankees) need to bury us with this stuff.

I don't think it's blasphemous at all.

And that's why I only paid attention to the farewell tour a few times. (Fenway Park, for instance, and the final game at Yankee Stadium, of course)

SolitaireRose

Wait, The Sandman has finally stopped wrestling?

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xtsdkq_sabu-vs-the-sandman-ecw-03-01-98_sport