Popper: Russell Wilson gets his moment, but not a hit, for Yankees

TAMPA, Fla. — Russell Wilson has plied his trade on the biggest stage in sports, quarterbacking in the Super Bowl with the spectacle of 80,000 fans in attendance and a worldwide audience tuning in for what is almost a national holiday.

So it may seem odd that hearing his name echo through the stands at George M. Steinbrenner Field before a crowd about one-tenth the size brought a special feeling to him.

“I’ll always remember when they announced my name and they call you up there,” Wilson said. “You get to go up to the plate and the crowd’s going crazy, the Yankees fans. I used to go crazy for Derek Jeter when he walked up to the plate. To have that feeling and that experience I’ll never ever forget that and it’ll always be a memory of mine forever.”


Source : usatoday