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January 10, 2006
Former Yankees Farm Hand's Dad Elected To Hall
In 1999, I went to see a Staten Island Yankees game - this is when they played at the College of Staten Island - and sitting way out in the CF bleachers, with this wife, was Bruce Sutter and his wife. They were there to see their son, Chad Sutter, play for the Yankees. (Chad was catching that night.)
I wanted to go out there and say hello - but, it was obvious that, based on the distance that they were from the other fans at the game, they wanted to be left alone.
It was nice to see a "star" that into his kid's career - enough to make the trip to a college field on Staten Island. It enables you to know that Sutter is just like the rest of us. (If my kid plays pro-ball, I too would travel, no matter what the distance, to go see him play.)
Thinking of this, I have to wonder if Chad will make the trip to Cooperstown for his dad? Yeah, right, he'll be there - wouldn't you?
Bruce Sutter had some nasty stuff. There's another pitcher in baseball history that compares well to him - but, if you want to know, you should read "The Baseball Same Game." Ironically, this other pitcher is not in Cooperstown - although many feel that he should be there.
In any event, it's always good to see nice things happen to an extended member of the Yankees family!
Posted by Steve Lombardi at January 10, 2006 02:20 PM