This afternoon we went to a game at Yankee Stadium. I am not a Yankee fan - indeed, I like Dodger Blue when the Rivercats are not engaged. But I wanted to go to this important national space before it closes for ever. The run on this stadium has been phenomenal. We took the subway from mid-town and then went to a deli before we went into the stadium. The Yankees were playing the Twins.
There were lots of highlights for the afternoon. For me the best was seeing their ace reliever - if only for a couple of pitches. Mariano Rivera came into the game on the last out of the game. This season the tickets are at a premium - everyone wants to get to be there (as you see throughout the stadium it has been around since 1923) for the final few games. This afternoon the countdown clock went from 27 to 26. The Yankees won scoring 2 in the fifth and 3 in the sixth. Mussina threw about a 100 pitches and had a shutout until Hawkins let a run happen.
The field crew, when they did the clean up, danced to YMCA. We had a recorded version of God Bless America by Kate Smith. The stadium observed a moment of silence for our troops. All in all it was a great afternoon. History is great but even better when you can watch a pretty good ballgame.
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