When David Cone finally made it to Suite 33 at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, two buttons of his blue shirt were opened, and he looked relieved. On the 10-year anniversary of Cone’s perfect game with the Yankees,
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“I was nervous,
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“I tried to break one off,” Cone said. “The guys were getting on me to do it. I almost did it.”
As the Yankees and the Tigers grazed into the fifth inning of a scoreless game,
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While C.C. Sabathia was throwing lots of pitches to struggle past Detroit,
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Levy, who was one of the original “Cone-heads” for Cone’s starts for the Mets at Shea Stadium, held up a glass of Champagne and offered a toast to Cone. With Cone’s relatives and friends shouting “speech, speech,” Cone gave a quick thank-you speech.
Cone spoke at length with Chris Pendergast, a former school teacher with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease), whom he met in 1996. Before Pendergast left the suite, he had a pen placed in his mouth and signed his name in Cone’s guest book. Cone considered that a perfect ending to the day.
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Nice blog. A gentleman he was (oops, still is), that David Cone. What a fine tribute to America’s game!
JimF from Sewell
— jim frazee 2. July 19, 2009 3:39 pm
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I also commend David Cone for his service to the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor by testifying about her role in keeping MLB playing after the strike. David seems to be very much at home in the world of the Congress….
— Joan Chapman 3. July 19, 2009 4:35 pm
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David Cone is a real boost to the game of baseball. What a character.
— Yelnoc 4. July 19, 2009 10:27 pm
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First Class.
— voice87 5. July 20, 2009 12:37 pm
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I too count myself among Mr. Cone’s admirers. Long before he threw the perfect game, he had already endeared himself to Yankee fans. I’ll never forget, for example, his return from a blood clot in his throwing arm in 1996,
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That was his 2nd act as a NY sports star. In his first act,
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Now in his 3rd act as a sometime Yankee broadcaster and an ambassador for baseball, one wonders what his next step will be – a more important position in baseball, or perhaps politics?
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