Old Timer's Day

Old Timer's Day began for the New York Mets in the magical year of 1969. Good things happened that year, including their "Amazin" World Championship, amongst a myriad of major world events. The scrooge-like former Mets owners, Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz killed the beloved event in 1994. They were probably tired of hearing former Mets players mock their ownership's lack of baseball knowledge...but that's a story for another day. Old Timer's Day is back and it's Saturday at Citi Field.

The New York Yankees celebrate legends of the past this afternoon before today's stars take the field against the White Sox.  An annual tradition in the Bronx, Old Timer's Day will have us meet Hall of Famers we have only read about and watch a few players from our youth play a little ball in a nostalgic exhibition.