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ANAHEIM -- The Angels and Yankees joined to recognize the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, honoring memories of victims and recognizing survivors in a stirring pregame ceremony at Angel Stadium on Sunday.Three members of each team caught ceremonial first pitches: Torii Hunter, Mike Scioscia and Jered Weaver of the Angels, and Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera of the Yankees. " eagles nfl I think everybody came together during 9/11 -- I think that's what we're doing again," Posada said. "Major League Baseball came together, and everybody came together for the same reasons. I'm really happy."Jeter, Posada and Rivera lined up to catch tosses from those involved in rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.Under a brilliant, cloudless sky not unlike that S eagles nfl eptember morning 10 years ago, Hunter, Scioscia and Weaver stood alongside them, receiving throws from three United States Navy SEALs. - MLB.com's 2001 coverage after Sept. 11- Baseball showed USA's post-9/11 resiliency - Castrovince: Public finds solace at ballparks- Bauman: However small, diversion is welcome- Noble: 10 years later, bagpipes and baseball- Giuliani recalls baseball's impact after eagles nfl 9/11- Baseball recalls wide-ranging emotions- Bauman: Game shaken, resolved in aftermath- Mets' memories remain vivid- In New York, Cubs remember 9/11 heroes- Torre: Emotions from 9/11 remain today- Tragedy strikes 9/11 'Faces of Hope'- Where were they? Players recall 9/11 events- Events left impression on Fall Classic Sights Sounds: 2001 | 10 years later Baseball Remembers: Pt. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | eagles nfl 5Vin Scully on 9/11, 10 years laterJack Buck's speech, poemGiuliani on baseball's impact on recoveryFirst pitch: Shea Stadium | Yankee StadiumBaseball's Best: Piazza's homerGalleries: Tributes | First game back in NY9/11/2011 observances -Collectively, Yanks and Halos honor 9/11 heroesNationals pay tribute to 9/11 before finaleSen. McCain helps D-backs honor 9/11 victimsBeing in Washington specia eagles nfl l for Astros on 9/11First responders honored in tribute in St. LouisRays, Sox pause to honor those lost on 9/11Tigers honor Detroit service workersBrewers, Phillies reflect on events of 9/11Rockies, Reds pay tribute to 9/11 before gameIndians reflect 10 years after Sept. 11White Sox hold emotional 9/11 remembranceRangers remember 9/11 with special ceremonyMariners pause to remember 9/11Bucs, Marli eagles nfl ns honor heroes, victims of 9/11Royals players pause to remember 9/11How you can help- 9/11 Memorial in New York- Flight 93 National Memorial- The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial "Having the Yankees here is very special, and we'll have a lot of emotions and mixed feelings," Hunter said. "But ... every day you're going to think about 9/11, and every time you think about New York, you're going to t eagles nfl hink about it. It will be there forever."Retired FDNY lieutenant Joe Torillo, who suffered injuries in the collapse of the World Trade Center, called it the "chance of a lifetime" to fire a strike to Jeter, the Yankees' captain.Currently a volunteer at the new World Trade Center memorial at the footprints of the lost towers, Torillo says that he hopes to honor those who perished in the attacks. "S eagles nfl ept. 11 changed my life and rearranged the world in so many ways -- ways I'd never wanted, ways I'd never thought," Torillo said. "Life is never always what we wanted or thought it would be."Robert Schiavone, currently a member of the Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff's Department, was part of the rescue mission with FDNY Ladder Company 39 after the twin towers collapsed."The Yankees were a really eagles nfl big part of the healing process that year," said Schiavone, who requested to throw to Posada. "The 2001 World Series was incredible. The Yankees showed resiliency."Christopher Suprun, a first responder firefighter/paramedic from North Carolina, responded to the attack on the Pentagon and aided with rescue and recovery in Washington, D.C. "We were lucky -- it was something we had planned for ahead eagles nfl of time," said Suprun, who threw to Rivera. "We planned on mass casualty incidents -- perhaps not a plane into a building, but every time someone calls 911, they're expecting us to fix their problem. That's the job, every day."The Navy SEALs participating were Mike Murphy, Eric Franssens and Chet Henderson. Each has served multiple tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq. "It was a wonderful ceremo eagles nfl ny," Rivera said. "They did a tremendous job. They gave us the opportunity to be there and be part of it. That was awesome."Scioscia said that the events of Sept. 11 galvanized the nation in a common thread."I think the whole country circled the wagons after that," Scioscia said. "It definitely gave us a different focus and perspective on life and what was happening, and all of the great things ab eagles nfl out this country came to the forefront."Former Yankees manager Joe Torre, now Major League Baseball's head of operations, joined his old team on the baseline as both clubs watched a three-minute video presentation paying tribute to Sept. 11. "We had an obligation," Torre said. "I didn't realize how important baseball was in the lives of certain people. Once our ballclub sensed that, it sort of mot eagles nfl ivated them even more in '01."Even today, when you think back to what went on in 2001 ... it was a scary time, and it remains scary, with what went on in our turf."The Yankees and Angels each wore caps and jerseys with the American flag. The Yankees autographed FDNY and NYPD caps and plan to auction them to benefit a 9/11 charity at a later date. "Over time, I think the country has gotten closer," eagles nfl Hunter said. "No matter what race or whatever, we're closer to each other."Sunday's national anthem was performed by the Orange County Sheriff Bugle Corps, and the Orange County Fire Authority Color Guards presented the nation's colors. Two-hundred fifty local police, fire and military volunteers unfurled a giant American flag in the outfield.Though the Yankees were in Southern California for the eagles nfl 10th anniversary of the attacks, some 2,800 miles away from the intersections of Church and Vesey Streets, their hearts were not far from New York. "We obviously have an opportunity to wear New York across our chest and we take a lot of pride in that," Jeter said. "This is something that affected the whole country. During the time right after Sept. 11, when we were playing in the playoffs and eve eagles nfl n now, it means a lot to us." eagles nfl
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