Let's All Remember Thurman Munson Today...

[JollyElm]

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Thirty seven years ago 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 to three straight World Series appearances and two championships. As long as I live, I will never ever forget getting the heartbreaking news on that hot August day. His loss still saddens me to my very core. I'm sure many others share these same feelings.

Continue to rest in peace, Thurm.

[Leon]

We lost him way too soon.

[gnaz01]

Says it all right here.........

[Snapolit1]

Was a Met fan, so Thurman meant little to me as a player, but I can still remember the devastating feeling " . . . a baseball player can die all of a sudden? Like that?" Major dose of reality to a 15 year old kid.

[jmb]

My favorite player as a kid. Remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when heard the news on the radio. Still makes me sad.

[SAllen2556]

You older guys might need a magnifying glass....sorry.

[moeson]

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Was a Met fan, so Thurman meant little to me as a player, but I can still remember the devastating feeling " . . . a baseball player can die all of a sudden? Like that?" Major dose of reality to a 15 year old kid.

That is exactly how I felt. I was 9 years old and visiting my grandma with my little 7 year old brother when it was announced. I was shocked and didn't understand. My grandma helped me buy a bunch of local newspapers and we went to Hallmark and she bought me a blank scrapbook. I pasted the articles and a bunch of his cards into that scrapbook and wrote all my 9 year old thoughts on the subject. I still have that scrapbook, found it in the attic a month or so ago and read through it. I got a kick out of some of my comments I wrote after reading that he was sort of belligerent...I obviously had no idea at 9 he had any type of attitude and it bothered me people were writing about that. To me he was a YANKEE and an amazing catcher I got to see on TV every once in a while and I loved his cards.

RIP Thurman...

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

That is exactly how I felt. I was 9 years old and visiting my grandma with my little 7 year old brother when it was announced. I was shocked and didn't understand. My grandma helped me buy a bunch of local newspapers and we went to Hallmark and she bought me a blank scrapbook. I pasted the articles and a bunch of his cards into that scrapbook and wrote all my 9 year old thoughts on the subject. I still have that scrapbook, found it in the attic a month or so ago and read through it. I got a kick out of some of my comments I wrote after reading that he was sort of belligerent...I obviously had no idea at 9 he had any type of attitude and it bothered me people were writing about that. To me he was a YANKEE and an amazing catcher I got to see on TV every once in a while and I loved his cards.

RIP Thurman...

same here...I was 9...I was/am a yankees fan and munson was my fave! I made a scrapbook when he was died...I still have it. He was supposed to attend lou pinella baseball camp that I attended. We were all given a large photo montage autographed by all attendees...except thurman.

I'm thankful I got to see him play at the stadium many times before he passed. And I will always cherish my foul ball I caught at the 78 world series...that thurman handled.

RIP #15.