I've liked the Yankees ever since I was about 7 or 8 but I never had a chance
to go to Yankees Stadium. With this year being the last year of the House that
Ruth Built, I figured it would be a good opportunity to finally get to see it.
So my dad and I headed out to New York to catch a game at Yankees Stadium. It
was pretty fun.
On the way out there, I thought that we would go see the Frank Lloyd Wright
house that is just outside of Pittsburgh. Sadly, we missed it by an hour so
we'd have to try on the way back. As we were heading through that part
of Pennsylvania we saw a wind farm.
The next day, we went over to Yankees Stadium. We crossed over the George
Washington Bridge.
We parked near the Stadium and took the Subway down to Central Park. It was
pretty neat riding on the subway (I've done it before). The nice thing about
New York is that the Subway can pretty much take you wherever you want to go
and you can pretty much walk the rest of the way.
Then we walked around Central Park. It is a pretty impressive thing to see
what amounts to a woods in the middle of a huge city like New York. I'm
not sure on the dimensions, but I'm pretty sure we put in at least 5 miles
walking on that day.
We also walked by the Guggenheim. I'd been there before and I thought the
outside was more impressive than the art on the inside.
Then I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I've been there before so I
had an idea of what to expect. It's got a pretty impressive arms and armor
collection. But the coolest thing is the knight set up in the middle.
There was also alot of other neat stuff.
This temple is kind of neat. They built a temple in part of the museum.
Then we went down to Columbus Circle and looked around there.
It was getting pretty late in the afternoon, so we headed back up to Yankees
Stadium.
A building near Yankees Stadium, the Bronx courthouse.
Across the street from Yankees Stadium, they are building the new Yankees
Stadium. It looks like a fitting tribute to the other one. It's also nice
that it's not going to have some crap company name.
The first pitch was thrown out by the guy that lead the Division that captured
Saddam Hussein. It was kind of nice to hear the stadium erupt in cheering for
the guy. If I heard the announcement right, he's going to be taking over for
Petraeus in Iraq.
Ever since he broke out into the scene in the 1996 World Series, I have been
impressed with Derek Jeter. He's put up good numbers since then and I don't
think he's had too many seasons where he's hit below 300. He's not a power
hitter, but he does seem to know how to get the job done. I'm glad they
didn't give him the day off because I got to see him in pinstripes. Sadly, he
was 0 for 5 that day.
Another one of my favorite players used to be Andy Petitte, until he bolted
for Houston a few years ago. He doesn't seem like he's the player he used to
be though as he got rocked for a number of runs.
Another one of my new favorites is Alex Rodriquez. He's on pace to break
Bonds' record and I don't think he's been using the juice.
Then there's Johnny Damon.
Bobby Abreu hit a home run. Here's that hit.
Xavier Nady.
And a surprise. The day before we came to the game, the Tigers traded Pudge
for Farnsworth, so we got a chance to see him play in pinstripes. He
seemed pretty happy to be in New York.
It's a shame he left the Tigers, but they got what they needed and New York got
what it needs. So it seems to be a pretty good trade.
Some Angels.
This guy gave the Yankees a little life. He gave up 3 singles in a row and
then walked in the run. He was pulled after that.
At the 7th Inning strech they played God Bless America. It's pretty neat
especially since the stadium is pretty quiet. Then they play Take Me Out
to the Ballgame with the organ. It was actually nice to hear the organ at
a baseball game. I wish more stadiums had them.
It was kind of a disappointing end as the Yankees lost 12-6.
All in all, even though the Yankees lost, it was good to see the stadium
finally. I could feel the history in the place. It's a shame to see them
tear it down since there was a good deal of history there but time marches
on.
On the way back, we went through Pennsylvania again. Some tunnels...
And we saw the Frank Lloyd Wright house at Fallingwater. It is a pretty
impressive house.
It was a very cool trip.
Go back to my background.
The next day, we went over to Yankees Stadium. We crossed over the George
Washington Bridge.
We parked near the Stadium and took the Subway down to Central Park. It was
pretty neat riding on the subway (I've done it before). The nice thing about
New York is that the Subway can pretty much take you wherever you want to go
and you can pretty much walk the rest of the way.
Then we walked around Central Park. It is a pretty impressive thing to see
what amounts to a woods in the middle of a huge city like New York. I'm
not sure on the dimensions, but I'm pretty sure we put in at least 5 miles
walking on that day.
We also walked by the Guggenheim. I'd been there before and I thought the
outside was more impressive than the art on the inside.
Then I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I've been there before so I
had an idea of what to expect. It's got a pretty impressive arms and armor
collection. But the coolest thing is the knight set up in the middle.
There was also alot of other neat stuff.
This temple is kind of neat. They built a temple in part of the museum.
Then we went down to Columbus Circle and looked around there.
It was getting pretty late in the afternoon, so we headed back up to Yankees
Stadium.
A building near Yankees Stadium, the Bronx courthouse.
Across the street from Yankees Stadium, they are building the new Yankees
Stadium. It looks like a fitting tribute to the other one. It's also nice
that it's not going to have some crap company name.
The first pitch was thrown out by the guy that lead the Division that captured
Saddam Hussein. It was kind of nice to hear the stadium erupt in cheering for
the guy. If I heard the announcement right, he's going to be taking over for
Petraeus in Iraq.
Ever since he broke out into the scene in the 1996 World Series, I have been
impressed with Derek Jeter. He's put up good numbers since then and I don't
think he's had too many seasons where he's hit below 300. He's not a power
hitter, but he does seem to know how to get the job done. I'm glad they
didn't give him the day off because I got to see him in pinstripes. Sadly, he
was 0 for 5 that day.
Another one of my favorite players used to be Andy Petitte, until he bolted
for Houston a few years ago. He doesn't seem like he's the player he used to
be though as he got rocked for a number of runs.
Another one of my new favorites is Alex Rodriquez. He's on pace to break
Bonds' record and I don't think he's been using the juice.
Then there's Johnny Damon.
Bobby Abreu hit a home run. Here's that hit.
Xavier Nady.
And a surprise. The day before we came to the game, the Tigers traded Pudge
for Farnsworth, so we got a chance to see him play in pinstripes. He
seemed pretty happy to be in New York.
It's a shame he left the Tigers, but they got what they needed and New York got
what it needs. So it seems to be a pretty good trade.
Some Angels.
This guy gave the Yankees a little life. He gave up 3 singles in a row and
then walked in the run. He was pulled after that.
At the 7th Inning strech they played God Bless America. It's pretty neat
especially since the stadium is pretty quiet. Then they play Take Me Out
to the Ballgame with the organ. It was actually nice to hear the organ at
a baseball game. I wish more stadiums had them.
It was kind of a disappointing end as the Yankees lost 12-6.
All in all, even though the Yankees lost, it was good to see the stadium
finally. I could feel the history in the place. It's a shame to see them
tear it down since there was a good deal of history there but time marches
on.
On the way back, we went through Pennsylvania again. Some tunnels...
And we saw the Frank Lloyd Wright house at Fallingwater. It is a pretty
impressive house.
It was a very cool trip.
Go back to my background.
