The emotions from Sept. 11, 2001 haven't gone away and remain strong for White Sox manager Robin Ventura when he thinks about the attacks on the World Trade Center.
Ventura was a third baseman for the New York Mets when that tragic event occurred and witnessed baseball play a role in healing not only a city but a nation.
“Playing for the Mets that time at Shea Stadium was a place where they put everything," Ventura said. "All the supplies coming into New York were staged at Shea Stadium so we got to see first hand the recovery effort of what we’re trying to do, what people were doing, firefighters coming in from all over the place.