Nov 4, 2009 7:22 pm US/Eastern
Yankees Fan Who's Seen It All Scores Game 6 Tix
Bill 'Pee Wee' Scheidt, 85, Says He's Been Onhand For 12 Bombers World Championships, Once Saw Ruth Play
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Bill "Pee Wee" Scheidt, 85, said he's been on hand for 12 Yankees world championships and once saw Babe Ruth play.
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Second baseman Chase Utley #26 of the Philadelphia Phillies attempts to turn a double-play in the top of the third inning as Johnny Damon #18 of the New York Yankees is out at second base on a fielder's choice in Game Five of the 2009 MLB World Series.
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Derek Jeter #2 of the New York Yankees forces out Ryan Howard #6 of the Philadelphia Phillies on a fielder's choice in the bottom of the first inning of Game Five of the 2009 MLB World Series at Citizens Bank Park on Nov. 2, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pa.
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Manager Joe Girardi (right) of the New York Yankees takes starting pitcher A.J. Burnett #34 out of the game in the bottom of the third inning against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Five of the 2009 MLB World Series at Citizens Bank Park on Nov. 2, 2009
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(L-R) Jimmy Rollins #11, Shane Victorino #8 and Chase Utley #26 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrate after they all scored on Utley's 3-run home run in the bottom of the first inning against the New York Yankees in Game Five of the 2009 MLB World Series.
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Shane Victorino #8 of the Philadelphia Phillies reacts after he was hit on the hand and the butt of the bat on a swing in the bottom of the second inning against the New York Yankees in Game Five of the 2009 MLB World Series at Citizens Bank Park.
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CBS 2 HD spent part of Wednesday talking to a Yankees fan that's seen it all, and now is hoping to witness history again when the Bronx Bombers take on the Phillies in Game 6 of the World Series.
Like clockwork Wednesday morning, Bill "Pee Wee" Scheidt was waiting near the front of the line outside Yankee Stadium to buy his tickets to Game 6. "Pee Wee," a famous face to Yankee fans, waited along with dozens of others for more than 24 hours before finally emerging with two coveted tickets.
"I'm a young fella. I'm only 85 and I've been coming here 68 years," Scheidt said, adding when asked how he managed to get through a day waiting on line, "Oh yeah this is nothing. I was in 1996 38 hours and it was 10,000 behind me."
And CBS 2 HD was there in '96 when "Pee Wee" camped out for tickets to the World Series battle between the Bronx Bombers and the Atlanta Braves. Scheidt's true blue loyalty even landed him a guest spot on the Late Show with David Letterman.
Of the 12 Yankee World Series championships he has attended in his lifetime, 1996 captured his fondest memory.
"When that ball player rode the horse, if you remember that," Scheidt said.
That ballplayer was Yankee third basemen Wade Boggs, who joined this living fan legend's long list of Yankee favorites.
"I saw the best play. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio," Scheidt said.
He said he's looking forward to being a part of a winning era at the new Yankee Stadium.
"Over here it's a little more tension as you walk in. There's so much security. Over there you did what you wanted to do. It was all gentlemen. Today it's a lot different," Scheidt said.
But he said some things will never change.
"I'm an old time Yankee, and I'll die a Yankee and I was born a Yankee, so here I am," Scheidt said.
What's more, Scheidt said if the Yankees lose Wednesday night he will walk out of the stadium and right back to the ticket booth, where he'll wait on line for Thursday's Game 7.
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