Forget politics for this one post…
…and join me in congratulating Willie Randolph, the great second baseman for, then third base coach of, the New York Yankees (yes, he played a few years for other teams, but like Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson, he will always be known as a Yankee).
Today, before the Old Timers\’ day ceremony, a plaque was dedicated in Mr. Randolph\’s honor, which will be placed in Yankee Stadium\’s Monument Park…the hallowed ground behind center field. ,
Then, accompanied by his beautiful family – four generations of them – he accepted that plaque by making as gracious and sincere a speech as you will ever hear.
The speech was too long, and somewhat repetitive. But the reason was that Mr. Randolph did not come with a prepared speech. Every word that came out of his mouth first traveled through his heart.
What a classy, humble, man this is. He told us how lucky he was to have been a Yankee…and, all the while, I was thinking how lucky the Yankees were to have been his team.
Congratulations, Willie. You were the best. And you still are.
