NEW YORK -- It has been 20 years since the championship that kicked off the Yankees' most recent dynasty, and the excitement of that run to a 23rd World Series title in franchise history was still fresh in the minds and hearts of those participating in the 70th Old-Timers' Day festivities on Sunday at Yankee Stadium.
Three-time All-Star John Wetteland, the MVP of that '96 Series, was among those making his Old-Timers' Day debut. How unforgettable was the journey? The former closer still can detail each pitch of the final at-bat in the Fall Classic, when he got the Braves' Mark Lemke to pop a 3-2 offering into the glove of third baseman Charlie Hayes.