[Blindtlk] Blind Yankees fan honored at Tuesday's game

[Mike Freeman]

Perhaps this will seem tacky to some but, frankly, I wonder why the lady was 
honored. Would a sighted person in similar circumstances be so honored? Or 
did everyone deem it miraculous that she actually got to Yankee Stadium on 
her own?

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael" <bonsai1b at bellsouth.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 5:40 PM
Subject: [Blindtlk] Blind Yankees fan honored at Tuesday's game


> On the NBC Nightly News tonight there was a neat story about Jane Lang, a 
> Morris Plains, NJ Yankees fan who was given quite a surprise last night. 
> Members of the Yankees team showed up at her home unannounced and escorted 
> her to the game via subway.  Ms. Lang was being honored at the game as a 
> part of the Yankees Hope Week without her prior knowledge.  Ms. Lang had 
> been present at about 250 games in the past where she would take the 
> subway with her guide dog, Clipper to the stadium.
>
> Last night she was given the line-up card to present to the umpire and the 
> Detroit Tigers Manager.  She announced "Let's Play Ball", was given a walk 
> of the bases, and was given the game ball.
>
> I tried to attach the story link to this email but was unsuccessful.  You 
> can find it by googling her name and nbc news.
>
> Neat story
> Michael
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