I think everyone remembers where they were 17 years ago today, in 2001. Terrorists hijacked planes and crashed them into the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. Everything stopped. The World Wrestling Federation, now WWE, postponed their taping of Smackdown, which now airs live every Tuesday, and will do so for another year before changing networks (from USA to Fox) and nights (Tuesdays to Fridays) next year. Major League Baseball shut down for a few days.
10 days later, the Mets & Atlanta Braves opened a series at Shea Stadium, a game that served as a catharsis for the people of New York. I remember sitting at home that night, watching the game. Howie Rose, Fran Healy, and the late Ralph Kiner are on the call...
Today, Rose is the radio play-by-play voice of the Mets. MLB won't allow the team to wear any caps representing the city's first responders, police, fire department, or Port Authority in games now. Some sort of corporate jibba-jabba. Their loss.
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