Why the Mets needed to bring back Old-Timers’ Day

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The reminiscence of attending his first Outdated-Timers’ Day stays vivid.

Seven-year-old Howie Rose sat alongside his father at Yankee Stadium — the brand new Nationwide League franchise in Queens nonetheless hadn’t debuted in 1961 — and listened as legendary Yankees broadcaster Mel Allen launched one notable identify after one other.

Among the many Outdated Timers was Wally Pipp, who had preceded Lou Gehrig at first base throughout a Yankees tenure that started in 1915. Rose was fascinated. He additionally marveled at how his father wanted solely to listen to a couple of phrases of introduction from Allen to determine gamers about to emerge from the dugout.

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