The sound of the Kingdome's delirious crowd could be heard all the way into the visitors' clubhouse, where the New York Yankees gathered in shock. No one said much. No one was in the mood to shower or dress or do anything except relive the final moments of their 11th-inning loss to the Seattle Mariners in Game 5 of the 1995 American League Division Series.
To have described the atmosphere as somber wouldn't come close. I wandered over to the manager's office to see if Yankees manager Buck Showalter was ready to talk. What I saw left me speechless: He was seated at his chair, forehead pressed to the desk, shoulders convulsing gently.