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Bob Sheppard's 9/11 Tribute and Intro of GWB, 10/30/2001 (video)
youtube.com - 1/19/2009
Bob Sheppard's 9/11 Tribute and Intro of GWB, 10/30/2001 (video)
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Bob Sheppard, voice of Yankee Stadium for 58 seasons, delivers probably his most memorable tribute. During the ceremonies prior to Game 3 of the 2001 World S...

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Home Run Derby:  The Baseball Journey of President George W. Bush

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XM MLB Chat:  Bob Sheppard, 9/11 tribute at Yankee Stadium with President Bush

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The Baseball Journey of President George W. Bush
Home Run Derby — President George W. Bush has always been a big fan of baseball.  And I suppose that means he can’t be that bad of a guy. He’s always had a pretty impressive baseball pedigree. Bush played Little League baseball as a child - and is the only US President to have played Little League … more on that later. Bush had collected over 250 autographed baseballs while governor of Texas (probably way more now).  Bush’s great uncle was one of the original owners of the New York Mets … which may have inspired W to own a ballclub of his own. Bush was the former ...

Inauguration Day
Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees Blog — We inaugurate our new president today. Here is video of (soon-to-be former) President George W. Bush taking part in one of the most poignant moments in Yankee Stadium history (via The Final Score).

Bob Sheppard, 9/11 tribute at Yankee Stadium with President Bush
XM MLB Chat — October 30, 2001

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