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Mel Allen, Dads and Baseball
by Fred Smith 06/19/2021Neighborhood: Bronx, Yankee Stadium
My ear remembers that voice, even as my hearing has grown dim. Mel Allen died 25 years ago, and time keeps on marching to the cadence of going, going, gone. But this isn’t meant to be morose. Mel passed away on a Father’s Day. Here we are again on that commemorative third Sunday in June about to […]
Yankee Stadium’s Special Dirt
by Eric Nolan 05/30/2021Neighborhood: Bronx
In 1992 our middle school band was chosen to perform at Yankee Stadium on Opening Day. Not the national anthem, just a few songs from our repertoire. The performance was slotted for about two and a half hours before game time. When we arrived there was hardly anyone in the stands. We lined up in […]