I was 3 years old but don't be fooled by that fact.....growing up I was the biggest Yaz fan on the planet, read everything I could find about him and collected all the Yaz memorabilia I could find! Even got one of his baseball cards autographed at spring training one year. Went to his last opening day and his last 3 games against Cleveland (including Yaz Day....sat in the front row batters circle on the visitors side) got to high five #8 on his way circling the field, also got a fantastic photo of him doing so. (Also got on that Yaz video that I think Stop and Shop put out w/Channel 38) Went to the Hall Of Fame to see him enshrined with Johnny Bench, Red Schoendist, Al Barelick and Harry Carey! I would put my knowledge of Yaz up against anyone who was fortunate enough to have seen him play from the beginning! A shame there are no more players like that....he was truely great, and I will go to my grave argueing with anyone who says otherwise!
By the way.....I am a student of the history of the game, particularly the days of the 50's and 60's.....boy I wish I had seen baseball in those decades!
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