Photo spread: America's pastime
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Tuesday September 18, 2001
Baseball began again last night after nearly a week of mourning. At every game, "God Bless America" replaced "Take me out to the ballgame" during the seventh-inning stretch, and all the players wore the stars and stripes on their uniforms and hats, proving baseball is truly America's pastime.
All photos from The Associated Press
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(From top to bottom) two fans show thier patriotism during a game at Dodger stadium; Jose Mesa sheds a tear during the national anthem at Veterans Stadium; Doug Glanville, Chipper Jones and Jimmy Rollins chat during batting practice before a game between the Phillies and Braves; John Franco wears a Fire Department of New York hat in honor of his two brothers, both of which are firefighters in New York and his son's little league coach, another firefighter who is still missing after the collapse of the World Trade Center Twin Towers; Tony Gwynn, who will retire after this season, looks out of the dugout before his Padres take on the Dodgers.
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