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"Nine months into the presidency, I was used to being introduced to a crowd," wrote Bush in his memoir Decision Points. "But I'd never had a feeling like I did when Bob Sheppard, the Yankees legendary public-address announcer, belted out, 'Please welcome the President of the United States.' I climbed the mound, gave a wave and a thumbs-up, and peered in at the catcher, Todd Greene. He looked a lot farther away than 60 feet, six inches. My adrenaline was surging. The ball felt like a shot put. I wound up and let it fly."

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Within the game, the largest impact was obviously felt by the Yankees and Mets. The Yankees had been in New York during the attacks on the World Trade Center. Some players headed to their families; Roger Clemens, for example, drove to Texas. Others remained in the city, and worked out on the 15th; afterward a delegation, led by manager Joe Torre and including stars Derek Jeter and Bernie Williams, visited various sites to comfort emergency workers, victims, and relatives of victims. As Joe Torre recalled in The Yankee Years.

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Why did President Bush come to the game?

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Why did President Bush come to the game?

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The first two games of the Fall Classic were played in Chase Field in Arizona. Game 3 returned to New York, and President George W. Bush was there to throw out the first pitch. As the story goes, Bush was warming up in the batting cage when he asked Derek Jeter whether he should throw from the mound or the grass. Jeter told him the mound, but warned, "Don't bounce it, they'll boo you." With snipers on the Yankee Stadium roof and Secret Service agents in the stands, President Bush made his way to the mound at the old Yankee Stadium before Game 3, on October 30. He gave the crowd a thumbs up and fired a perfect strike.

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Like many of you, most use sports as an outlet to help escape the stresses of the real world. They're a way to cope, and after September 11, we were all searching for a way to cope, to feel normal again.
At the time, many questioned whether it was right to resume the season and continue on with there lives less than a week after the attacks. Jack Buck answered that question emphatically.

"I don't know about you, but for me, the question has already been answered," he said. "Should we be here? Yes!"

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The Yankees were a part of their community at a time of great need. Williams, for instance, walked up to one grieving woman.

"I don't know what to say," Williams said, "but you look like you need a hug." And the center fielder of the Yankees reached out and embraced her.
When play resumed on the 18th, both New York teams eschewed their usual caps in favor of those honoring the New York Police and Fire Departments.