Yes, There Is Crying in Baseball (and It’s O.K.) - New York Times

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 Yes, There Is Crying in Baseball (and It’s O.K.) - New York Times
Suzyn Waldman was unapologetic yesterday for choking up and sobbing briefly in her report Monday night on WCBS-AM after the Indians knocked the Yankees out of the playoffs. “That's who I am,” she said by telephone. “It's unusual, but not for me. I am emotional. I'm a conduit between the players and the fans, and everyone was crying.” Skip to next paragraph Multimedia Audio of Game 4 (WCBS) ... [link]

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Yankee Radio Flagship WCBS failed to carry Joe Torre's post-game
Published 10/10/2007 by susan mullen at XM MLB Chat
... From NY Times column by Richard Sandomir, "Yes, There Is Crying in Baseball (and it's OK)," 10/10/07

And now, a special message from Suzyn Waldman…
Published 10/10/2007 by mb at Rockin' Steady
... And why did I do it? Because the ordinarily on-the-ball Richard Sandomir of the New York Times was far too charitable. ...

Suzyn Waldman Not Sorry She Cried
Published 10/10/2007 by Matt Watson at FanHouse

N.Y. Times: Sandomir: Yes, There Is Crying in Baseball (and It’s O.K.) (RR)
Published 10/10/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
N.Y. Times: Sandomir: Yes, There Is Crying in Baseball (and It’s O.K.) (RR) Suzyn Waldman was unapologetic yesterday for choking up and sobbing briefly in her report Monday night on WCBS-AM after the Indians knocked the Yankees out of the playoffs. “That’s who I am,” she said by telephone. “It’s unusual, but not for me. I am emotional. I’m a conduit between the players and the fans, and everyone was crying.” She added: “That’s what I felt. I am who I am. I’m emotional. A lot of people like it, a lot of people don’t. I didn’t do it in a game, and I recovered.” ...“There are a lot worse things than crying on the air,” she said. So Waldman does listen to Yankee radio re-broadcasts. Good for her...for owning up! ...

Don’t get on Richard Sandomir’s bad side
Published 10/10/2007 by fynalcut at The FynalCut
... Today, Sandomir used his column to give Suzyn Waldman a pass for crying after a Yankees’ broadcast the other night. (Note to aspiring sports journalists…She’s known them a long time, so it’s OK)  Sandomir managed to stay focused on Waldman for approximately 8 paragraphs. Here’s his actual transition back into ripping Caray: ...

Baseball Today: Thursday, October 11
Published 10/11/2007 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... , and she's unapologetic over crying on the air after the Yankees were eliminated in October. (New York Times) ...

You Create The Caption #97
Published 10/11/2007 by Awful Announcing- at Awful Announcing
... Richard Sandomir Does Not Agree With Me On Crying (NY Times) ...

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