Remembering “The Bird”

May 4, 2010 by Bob Lazzari · 2 Comments

The year was 1976; “Frampton Comes Alive” was gaining in music popularity, a former football player was still patrolling the White House, and yours truly had just received a driver’s license. Baseball season started with my next-door-neighbor, Al–a HUGE Detroit fan–telling me about this eccentric, young kid who had made the Tigers’ pitching staff. “They […]

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Memories Of A Special Place

April 20, 2010 by Bob Lazzari · Leave a Comment

I know, it’s hard to believe–they’ve torn down the old Yankee Stadium; it’sÂ still sinking in. It was called “The House That Ruth Built”–reduced to a pile of rubble while a new greed-fueled edifice graces the skyline just a few feet away. Ah, but they can’t haul away the many memories of a place that was […]

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