Comments on: I Can See Clearly Now… http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/05/20/i-can-see-clearly-now/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Sat, 25 May 2013 13:30:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/05/20/i-can-see-clearly-now/#comment-81079 Alex Belth Fri, 20 May 2011 17:23:17 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=59127#comment-81079 from the same article, talking about Maris in the locker room after the game... "Next to him stood a young man name of Sal Durante, who yesterday was struck by a kind of only-in-America fame. Durante, a 19-year -old truck driver caught the historic ball and already he looked as harried as Maris had in his worst days." from the same article, talking about Maris in the locker room after the game…

“Next to him stood a young man name of Sal Durante, who yesterday was struck by a kind of only-in-America fame. Durante, a 19-year -old truck driver caught the historic ball and already he looked as harried as Maris had in his worst days.”

]]> By: BronxToCT http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/05/20/i-can-see-clearly-now/#comment-81078 BronxToCT Fri, 20 May 2011 15:48:22 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=59127#comment-81078 My wife, who's not really a baseball fan but gladly tolerates my and my daughter's obession with all things Yankee, was actually in attendance, an 9-year old at the time. She never fails to bring it up when the opportunity presents itself -- and, I guess, who can blame her? My wife, who’s not really a baseball fan but gladly tolerates my and my daughter’s obession with all things Yankee, was actually in attendance, an 9-year old at the time. She never fails to bring it up when the opportunity presents itself — and, I guess, who can blame her?

]]> By: William J. http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/05/20/i-can-see-clearly-now/#comment-81077 William J. Fri, 20 May 2011 14:57:57 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=59127#comment-81077 24,000 people were attendance...think about that the next time someone tries to insist then, not now, was the golden age of baseball. In 2003, I wound up meeting Sal Durante's father (the guy who caught the ball) in physical therapy. As soon as he said his name, I knew exactly who he was, which made him light up (he had to be at least 80 years old). So, while I opened and closed clothes pins to help mend a broken hand, he told me stories about all the things that had happened to his son because of the catch. Was a pretty cool experience. 24,000 people were attendance…think about that the next time someone tries to insist then, not now, was the golden age of baseball.

In 2003, I wound up meeting Sal Durante’s father (the guy who caught the ball) in physical therapy. As soon as he said his name, I knew exactly who he was, which made him light up (he had to be at least 80 years old). So, while I opened and closed clothes pins to help mend a broken hand, he told me stories about all the things that had happened to his son because of the catch. Was a pretty cool experience.

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