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ST. LOUIS -- Fredi Gonzalez will never forget the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001.He will also never forget the moving speech made by Cardinals broadcaster Jack Buck, welcoming the nation back to the game six days later.The Braves manager was so moved by those touching words that he made a copy of the speech off the Internet and carried it around with him for several months, hoping to run into Buck and foot ball games have the Hall of Famer autograph the gem.Gonzalez never got the signature. Buck passed away from a combination of lung cancer and Parkinson's Disease on June 18, 2002.But Gonzalez still has the memory of those immortal words."It was touching and it meant so much," Gonzalez said. "He said what we were all feeling at the time." - MLB.com's 2001 coverage after Sept. 11- Baseball showed USA's post-9/ foot ball games 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 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- Traged foot ball games y 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 | 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 foot ball games 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 special 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 pa foot ball games y 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, Marlins 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 Buck, in failing health, s foot ball games tood before a crowd at Busch Stadium prior to the return game and told everyone that it was all right to move forward with the baseball season. He said that it would constitute giving in to the terrorists if the season were to be canceled."I don't know about you," Buck said. "But as for me, the question has already been answered."Should we be here? Yes!"Those words still ring true today."I think i foot ball games t's great that the country and baseball still remember what he said," said Gonzalez, who was the Marlins' third-base coach at the time of the attacks.The 47-year-old skipper was happy that St. Louis management played the tape of Buck's speech on the scoreboard minutes before Sunday's contest."There were a lot of [players] whose season ended on [Sept. 11]," Gonzalez said. "They had friends in the W foot ball games orld Trade Center and they just didn't want to finish."Buck's speech made it OK for the season to continue without guilt or remorse. And Gonzalez will never forget Buck's tribute, which brought tears to an entire stadium. foot ball games
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