OT: All Rise

[schmendrick]

The unsung hero of the Yankees' season is shortstop Didi Gregorious. He is pure joy and soaring Gabby-Williams-esque talent. Also symbolic of the new, less corporate, deJeterized Bronx Bombers.

Wild, and Then Wilder: Didi Gregorius and Aaron Judge Lift the Yankees to a Glorious Victory

 

[huskeynut]

I bet, like me, U remember the Ballantine Beer jingle by heart.

And don't forget the "Balantine Blast."

 

[oldude]

And don't forget the "Balantine Blast."

Who could forget that great line from Mel Allen, the voice of baseball back in the 50’s & 60’s.

Interesting to note that Mel Allen was fired by the Yankees in 1965 in large part because Ballantine objected to his long, folksy stories that frequently conflicted with commercial breaks.

Fortunately, after George Steinbrenner bought the Yankees he rehired Allen in 1976, remembering the kindness that Allen showed a young kid years earlier when he talked to him for an hour about the kid’s interest in broadcasting. That kid was George Steinbrenner.

 

[stamfordhusky]

Mickey was #7. Gehrig was #4.

And Yogi was #8

One bit of trivia. Mick's number for much of his first season was #6. He switched to #7 in the latter part of the season after a trip to the minors.

And Yogi had a number in the 30's his first two seasons with the Yanks.

 

[augustaTC]

And Yogi was #8

Ya know, I do know that....the problem with being 71....memory sucks! Need to start fact checking my posts. However, many years ago I somehow managed to find a reference to the back-to-back HRs and if I recall, they actually did it 2 or 3 times. Thanks for the correction.