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ST. PETERSBURG -- A nation spent Sunday remembering the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States.At Tropicana Field, where the Red Sox and Rays played the third game of a three-game set, a patriotic flavor filled the air as pregame ceremonies were held honoring the country and its first responders.Among the events were a video tribute to the victims of 9/11 a football scores today nd an official recognition of the area's emergency personnel. In addition, there were static displays in and around Tropicana Field, including a steel beam from the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York City, a large American flag suspended over two St. Petersburg fire department ladder trucks, a wall where fans could write messages to first responders and victims of 9/11, and the Universit football scores today y of South Florida robotics machine that was used in the search and recovery after the attacks.The pitcher's mound was inscribed with a 9/11 message in the dirt behind the rubber, with a remembrance logo visible throughout the entire stadium. - 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, football scores today 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- Tragedy strikes 9/11 'Faces of Hope'- Where were they? Players recall 9/11 events- Events le football scores today ft 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 back in NY9/11/2011 observances -Collectively, Yanks and Halos honor 9/11 heroesNatio football scores today nals 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 pay tribute to 9/11 before gameIndians reflect 10 years after Sept. 11White Sox hold emo football scores today tional 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 A group of 100 local first responders unfurled a 150-by-300 foot American flag. A contingent of 18 local fire ch football scores today iefs, police chiefs and military personnel threw out the ceremonial first pitch, along with Capt. Mark Bogush from Tampa fire rescue. Bogush and his search-and-rescue K9 dog, Marley, were dispatched to the World Trade Center days after the attack.Tropicana Field joined other Major League parks in showing a special MLB video, while players, managers and coaches on both squads donned caps and jersey football scores today s with an American flag patch.Tim Wakefield remembered the Red Sox getting rained out in New York on Sept. 10, 2001. The team then flew to Tampa to begin a series with the Rays that was scheduled to begin on Sept. 11.Wakefield's then-girlfriend and current wife Stacy "was actually in New York with me," Wakefield said. "She got out, because we got rained out. She got the last flight out and beat me football scores today [to Tampa], so when we got in at 4 in the morning, she was already sleeping. She was up when all this was taking place and woke me up and said, 'Hey, you need to wake up.' I started watching it, and like 10 minutes later, we saw the second plane hit, and we were like, 'Oh God. Something bad is happening right now.'"Wakefield remembered how meaningless playing baseball felt compared to what was go football scores today ing on."But we needed to get back playing," he said, noting that the country needed to resume living the American way of life.James Shields remembered being in the Instructional League in St. Petersburg at the time and feeling particularly close to the situation, because he had spent time that season at Hudson Valley in New York."I was 19," Shields said. "That put things in perspective. I didn't k football scores today now what was happening, really, or why it was happening."Shields also remembered the feelings shared by a nation in the aftermath of the tragedy."I think we responded exactly the way we were supposed to respond," Shields said. "Everybody came together. I think the state of New York came together more than anybody -- all the firemen and policemen, just all the people in general. It's kind of crazy football scores today how you get a tragedy like that and everybody forgets about what they're doing and they help everybody out."B.J. Upton was in high school at the time and remembered being an office assistant when the events of the day unfolded."I remember being in [the school office] and everybody in school was flipping out," Upton said. "Nobody knew what was going on. I looked at a computer and saw it."Upton atte football scores today nded high school in Chesapeake, Va., which is in the proximity of Norfolk, Va."I remember a lot of people being worried, because Norfolk's got the biggest Navy base in the U.S.," Upton said. "So they were worried about something happening there, too, since nobody had any idea about what was going on."Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury was a junior at Madras High School in Oregon and celebratin football scores today g his 18th birthday on Sept. 11, 2001."I just remember going to school and waking up that morning and hearing something happened," Ellsbury said. "At school, we turned on all the TV's and saw everything unfold. At the beginning, I don't think anyone really knew what was going on. But yeah, I just remember watching things unfold from Madras High. I was on my way to school when I kind of heard every football scores today thing. It's hard to believe it's been 10 years."Boston catcher Jason Varitek was out for the season with a fractured right elbow that September and arrived to Fenway Park on the morning of Sept. 11 to rehab."It's like, once you realize what happened, everybody dropped what they were doing and took off and left," Varitek said.Ten years after the events of 9/11, Varitek noted "there's a heightened a football scores today wareness to everything that goes on around you" and that there's a great "appreciation for the people that tried to save lives.""You reach out to those people who have lost family, friends, etc., in the most tragic thing that's ever happened here," Varitek said. football scores today
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