Damn Yankees

My buddy Eric flew in from San Francisco and took me to my first and last game in Yankee Stadium. There's no way I could have afforded the incredibly expensive tickets to the last homestand, so thanks to Eric for his charity. The game was set for Friday night, and after an hour of standing around in a stupid looking $5 poncho, the game was called off.














Last night we made it to the makeup game. Because of the rainout, the stadium was only half full and half the regulars were on the bench, but it was a great game. I somehow managed to check off almost everything you would want to see in your first and last game at Yankee Stadium.

Grand Slam landing in our section? Check
Appearing on the Jumbotron? Check
A Nathan's Coney Island dog? Check
A Mariano Rivera save? Check
Derek Jeter scoring the game-tying run thanks to his hustle? Check
Crazy woman behind us yelling about how she was going to "Bite Derek Jeter's ass"? Check (unfortunately)
A-Rod striking out on a called third strike in a clutch situation followed by the entire stadium booing him? Check