Message | I'm only 22 years old and have been raised a Yankee fan and brought up my entire life on Yankee history. I was born 8 years and 1 day after Thurman lost his life tragically on Aug 2, 1979. I never had the opportunity to watch him play but I really wish I had. Even though I never got a chance to watch him play, he remains my favorite Yankee. I proposed to my fiance at his restaurant built by his son in his memory. So am I a little bias? Yes, but with bias aside, he deserves to be in. His stats don't lie. We cannot punish his name and his legacy in Major League Baseball because he was taken so young. If he would have played another ten years, could his stats have went down? Yes, but they could have also went up too. We need to judge Thurman on what he did when he was with us and there is no denying, when he was with us, he was the best defensively and offensively catcher in the league. So thank you Thurman and God bless. I know that one day, he will be in the HOF. |