Living this close to "the greatest city in the world" certainly has its advantages - Central Park, Lady Liberty, NY pizza around every corner. Of course, it also means you have to deal with Yankees fans, and trust me, they're EVERYWHERE. And they're just as zealous and obnoxious as you might imagine, especially now that they've won their 27th World Series title. But since we're here for at least a year, it seemed prudent to see what all the fuss was about and attend a Yankee game. Being true to our Texas roots, we chose a night they were playing the Rangers. Being a little afraid of crazy Yankee fans, we mostly kept our Texas allegiance to ourselves. Highlights below:
At the game..the first time we've heard country music in NY, plus the start-of-the-game Yankee chant for each player.
Rangers take the lead. Yankeefans are a little upset about it.
Instead of dot races, they have subway races!
Yankee fans chant 'asshole' at a guy in a Boston shirt. He didn't get the memo about being subtle.
Walked down to the lower level of the new stadium to get a closer view...
Another baseball adventure:
While we couldn't get off work for the Yankees Championship Ticker-tape parade, we did make it to the ticker-tape parade to celebrate a Staten Island Little League team making it to the Little League World Series, where Mayor Bloomberg gave the team keys to the city and we ate their delicious catered free food. Our favorite moment was the singing of the national anthem...
So that gets us caught up through August. More to come as we try to catch up on our adventures so far!
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