Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch sat in the stands for the 2001 World Series.
He remembers watching the series with his wife. The New York Yankees were facing the Arizona Diamondbacks. The national anthem felt personal: The country was coming back from the most significant historical event of Hinch's generation. Silently observing the recreation of the raising of the flag at "Ground Zero" on the infield before Game 1 is a moment he recounts to his children and players.
"That time was incredible," Hinch, now 47, said. "Even watching (President George W.) Bush throw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium.