The Seattle Mariners owned Sunday afternoon's crowd in Cooperstown, with Ichiro Suzuki — the Crown Prince of Baseball, and one of the most wildly popular players of the game's entire history — taking center stage. CC Sabathia of the New York Yankees certainly held his own, though, beaming to a luxuriating ovation at the one place on earth that seems to transcend sporting rivalries.
A Yankee receiving love at a neutral site All-Star Game? It would never happen. A Yankee earning sustained cheers at the Hall of Fame, which serves symbolically as an eternal resting place?