Monday Monologue

This past Tuesday I had the chance to go to a Yankees game for the first time this year. This was my first trip to...

The New Stadium

It's great. It's nice, shiny, and it smells like beer. Why does everyone feel the need to drink multiple cups of beer during a baseball game? In any case, the new stadium is right by the train, which is all I really ask for from my sports teams. Yeah, I'm looking at you, New York Red Bulls. Yet somehow, at the game all I saw were...

Yankee Fans Who Are Not From The Bronx

If you are a Yankee fan and you don't live in the Bronx, good for you. You're a fan of the best team in baseball. However, there's gotta be more fans from the Bronx to cheer for the Bronx Bombers. Sadly, the ride on the 4 train home was not filled to capacity. I suspect that more people come from downtown to 161st street than from the Bronx, not to mention the crowds that drive (polluters!) or take the Metro North. There's gotta be some way for the Yankees to belong to the fans of the Bronx. On a more positive note...

Yankees Fans Rock

I've read and heard that the new stadium is much quieter and produces a much more drab atmosphere. I'm not sure where that criticism came from, because Tuesday night the house was rockin'. I suspect that this sort of thing was being said of games in April and May. The reality is that Yankee fans are smart. They're not going to get too excited about a game in May one way or the other. Fast forward to the middle of August and the Yankee fans will show up with energy because the season is coming to an end. We're in first place, our pitching is coming together and we've had quite a few come from behind victories; now is the time to get excited.

Let's Go Yankees!