7/12/08---R.I.P.....Bobby Murcer

I saw with a touch of sadness that former baseball player and NY Yankees announcer Bobby Murcer died today after a long battle with cancer.  Brought back some nice memories though.


I was a kid, maybe 12 or 13 years old...and my grandfather took my Dad and I to see a game at Yankee Stadium (to this day--my only game at the historic venue). This was in the early to mid 70's, and the Yanks were playing the Minnesota Twins. Great game, the New Yorkers won 5-4 with a game winnnig RBI by....Bobby Murcer.

He became one of my favorite players (never did surpass my alltime fav as a kid--Rick Monday.)
and I was happy a few years later when Murcer joined the Cubs for a few years.

Its been almost 35 years...I can still recall taking the subway to the stadium. Its one of my favorite memories of a great day with my Dad, my grandfather...and Bobby Murcer. So today, I remember Bobby & thank him for a great memory.

R.I.P.

Later,
Jeff