Thursday, February 10, 2005
A Night with Joe Torre
For Matt's birthday we went to check out Joe Torre speak at the Learning Annex. It was held at this church-like building on 64th off of Central Park West. The venue was perfect for it because it wasn't too big and no matter where you sat you had a view, not to mention the sound system was very clear which is always a plus.
Joe talked a bit about last years post-season which was pretty difficult for Matt to sit through. (Though I do find it kind of endearing that he avoids all major news outlets after the Yanks have less than stellar outings. ) It was funny hearing someone other than my dad go on in great detail about a sporting event from months, or even years ago like that. He would recall his line-up and specific out sequences, and then throw in "but it's not like i really think about it anymore, or anything". He is a really funny guy. Though I'd imagine one would have to be if one were to hang out with Bernie Williams for years on end.
My favorite Bernie story: They were playing (in Boston i believe) and Bernie gets hit on the head. After getting up he wants to take first, but the trainer didn't get the response he was looking for after shining the light in Bernie's eyes so they take him into the locker room to go somemore tests. After some time Bernie comes back out to the duggout and is sitting there smiling, and turns to Joe and says "you wanna hear something funny?" To which Joe responds, "Sure." Bernie then goes on to say "The doctor was asking me all these questions like, "what city are you in, how old are you, etc." and i answered them, then he asks me what day it is and i tell him "i don't know" but that's okay because I never know what day it is. And he just starts cracking up. To which Joe ends the story with "That's Bernie" . He must have said 7 or 8 times, "Bernie is Bernie". I just love that not only did Bernie think this was funny, but he felt compelled to share the story. It's great.
I also think Torre's attitude about the Sox rushing to get their World Series rings out and ready by their home opener against the Yanks is great. "Theirs can only go on one finger".....
All in all it was a really fun experience, and I'd like to thank Matt for inviting me to go with him. Hopefully he'll post about some of the soundbites he took away from it.
Joe talked a bit about last years post-season which was pretty difficult for Matt to sit through. (Though I do find it kind of endearing that he avoids all major news outlets after the Yanks have less than stellar outings. ) It was funny hearing someone other than my dad go on in great detail about a sporting event from months, or even years ago like that. He would recall his line-up and specific out sequences, and then throw in "but it's not like i really think about it anymore, or anything". He is a really funny guy. Though I'd imagine one would have to be if one were to hang out with Bernie Williams for years on end.
My favorite Bernie story: They were playing (in Boston i believe) and Bernie gets hit on the head. After getting up he wants to take first, but the trainer didn't get the response he was looking for after shining the light in Bernie's eyes so they take him into the locker room to go somemore tests. After some time Bernie comes back out to the duggout and is sitting there smiling, and turns to Joe and says "you wanna hear something funny?" To which Joe responds, "Sure." Bernie then goes on to say "The doctor was asking me all these questions like, "what city are you in, how old are you, etc." and i answered them, then he asks me what day it is and i tell him "i don't know" but that's okay because I never know what day it is. And he just starts cracking up. To which Joe ends the story with "That's Bernie" . He must have said 7 or 8 times, "Bernie is Bernie". I just love that not only did Bernie think this was funny, but he felt compelled to share the story. It's great.
I also think Torre's attitude about the Sox rushing to get their World Series rings out and ready by their home opener against the Yanks is great. "Theirs can only go on one finger".....
All in all it was a really fun experience, and I'd like to thank Matt for inviting me to go with him. Hopefully he'll post about some of the soundbites he took away from it.
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