I am proud to do this every year and today, August 2, I do it again.
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Thirty nine years ago today we New Yorkers, we baseball fans, we human beings lost the Captain way too soon. Sure, it was said #15 was a curmudgeon and a bit of a grouch to people around him, but he was also a freakin' skilled and tough-as-nails leader who led the Yanks (and the ridiculous circus the Bronx Bombers had become) to three straight World Series appearances and two world championships. As long as I live, I will never ever forget hearing the heartbreaking news from my brother on that hot August day. His loss and the shock of being confronted by something so horribly earth shattering still saddens me to my very core, and I'm sure many others share these same feelings.
So, if you got something to say, please do so.
Continue to rest in peace, Thurm. You will always be truly missed.