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February 20, 2006
Chacon Graduates
Mr. McGuire: I just want to say one word to you - just one word.
Benjamin Braddock: Yes sir.
Mr. McGuire: Are you listening?
Benjamin Braddock: Yes I am.
Mr. McGuire: 'Plastics.'
Benjamin Braddock: Exactly how do you mean?
Mr. McGuire: There's a great future in plastics. Think about it. Will you think about it?
Benjamin Braddock: Yes I will.
Mr. McGuire: Shh! Enough said. That's a deal.
From Newsday -
Of course Shawn Chacon kept mementoes of his first year with the Yankees, stuff such as lineup cards, baseballs and teammates' autographs. But perhaps what he'll remember most from the season he says "saved" his career is the sight of plastic.
Chacon smiled as he explained why, as if he were reliving the memory in his head.
After the Yankees clinched their eighth straight AL East title by defeating the Red Sox at Fenway Park on the last Saturday of the regular season, Chacon walked through the tunnel from the field to the clubhouse and saw tons of plastic covering every locker, a scene he had been privy to only on television.
"You come off the field and plastic is the first thing you see, and you know what that symbolizes," he said. "That means you're going to be popping champagne."
I hope he gets some more this year.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at February 20, 2006 03:26 PM