We'll always have October 16, 2003
by Travis G on Mar 19, 2009 11:23 PM EDT
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That one homerun will hold Aaron Boone in Yankee and baseball history forever...
Anyway, Boone is about to have open heart surgery, and will miss the entire 2009 season, if not more -
Boone said his career might be over after learning he needs open-heart surgery to fix a problem with his aorta and aortic valve.
Boone, 36, has known about his heart condition since the early 1990s, when he played for the University of Southern California. A recent physical and follow-up exam revealed that he needs an operation soon, and Boone will schedule it in the coming days.
"I’ve monitored it all these years," Boone said in an interview after the news conference. "I knew this day was out there. I just didn’t know it was now."
How would Yankee history be different if Boone never played that pick-up basketball game in early 2004? Possibly no A-Rod. Soriano might be patrolling the outfield. Other than that, who knows? What's your take?
- The lighter side of Big Stein.
[Ray Negron] embarked on an unlikely baseball career in 1973 when Steinbrenner, then a rookie owner, caught him scribbling graffiti on Yankee Stadium and made him a bat boy.
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Great Moment in History ...
Boone will always be remembered for that and rightfully so, it was a shot too like it wasn’t just over the wall he clobbered it. Thank You Boone and GodSpeed through your surgery hope to see you on the diamond next year .. wish the yanks stuck with you over this Arod guy … lol … well no not really but still
by I Bleed Pinstripes on Mar 20, 2009 1:23 AM EDT reply actions
I always felt
that they should have just gone ahead and canceled the WS after that night. The Yanks and Sox went after each other like a couple of punch-drunk heavyweights in a 15-rounder. Neither of them had anything left in the tank after that series. They were clearly a better team than the Marlins that year, but the result was no surprise.
great memories
goosebumps here too . . . the last “magical” moment we’ve had for a while
i’ll also always remember giambi’s 2 home runs that kept us in the game until the late rally….and watching pedro walk off that mound
and moose
shutting down the sox after clemens giving them the early lead
Hmmm.
Just read about this in Torre’s book last night. It was more fun to watch than read. I can’t believe the stuff he aired out in that book. I’ve lost a lot of respect for him.
what did Torre say?
the 2003 Series was lost when David Wells went down with fatback disease in the first inning. the inevitability of Jeff Weaver didn’t help either.
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