Comments on: July 2, 1941: Game 45 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/07/02/july-2-1941-game-45/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Hank Waddles http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/07/02/july-2-1941-game-45/#comment-283132 Hank Waddles Tue, 03 Jul 2012 07:47:49 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=87891#comment-283132 [1] Jon, I was thinking the same thing. It simply wouldn't happen like that today. And your comparison is dead on -- can you imagine a tougher ticket in Yankee history than Game 57 for Jeter? [1] Jon, I was thinking the same thing. It simply wouldn’t happen like that today. And your comparison is dead on — can you imagine a tougher ticket in Yankee history than Game 57 for Jeter?

]]> By: Chyll Will http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/07/02/july-2-1941-game-45/#comment-283045 Chyll Will Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:02:56 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=87891#comment-283045 [1] From what I gathered, it was the same for Maris' 61; except that the Yanks had already clinched the playoffs and he didn't break Ruth's record in Game 154 as many sports writers demanded he do in order to "legitimize" the record. Fans: always were sheep, always will be (even if they are now some variety of "super-sheep" >;) [1] From what I gathered, it was the same for Maris’ 61; except that the Yanks had already clinched the playoffs and he didn’t break Ruth’s record in Game 154 as many sports writers demanded he do in order to “legitimize” the record. Fans: always were sheep, always will be (even if they are now some variety of “super-sheep” >;)

]]> By: Jon DeRosa http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/07/02/july-2-1941-game-45/#comment-283043 Jon DeRosa Mon, 02 Jul 2012 20:37:10 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=87891#comment-283043 What a strange snapshot of the evolution of fandom. The crowd shows up to see him tie, but no interest in the record breaking game? Imagine the crowd in Yankee Stadium for game # 57 if Derek Jeter had a hit in the previous 56. But also, nobody really talks about game number 45 now, so maybe they were right to stay home? Nah... What a strange snapshot of the evolution of fandom. The crowd shows up to see him tie, but no interest in the record breaking game?

Imagine the crowd in Yankee Stadium for game # 57 if Derek Jeter had a hit in the previous 56.

But also, nobody really talks about game number 45 now, so maybe they were right to stay home?

Nah…

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