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If for some reason you have this URL bookmarked, this blog has moved to nosenseworrying.vsport.tv.

Courtesy of a Lucky Bastard in Florida

This pic was sent to me by Kim, the guy that has seats next to me at the Stadium. The lucky bastard.

I guess you can kind of expect this site to go on hiatus during the off-season. I just don't have the time to keep up with everything. Besides, there are much better Yankee blogs out there that keep track of all the doings in Yankeeland.

I'm in the process of moving this blog from Blogger to VSPORT.TV, which is a sports-centric kind of Blogger. So posts will continue to be scarce until I get everything over to the other site.

Fanfreakingtastic

How awesome was that?

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I was going to start on my "year in review" post tonight, but with today's sad news, I just don't feel like it. My condolences to Lidle's family, friends and teammates.

Here's a link to Cory's last interview with friend and Times-Herald Record columnist Michael Geffner.

Worst. Drive. Home. Ever.

Thursday, October 5, 2006
ALDS Game 2
Tigers 4 Yankees 3
Subway Race Winner: WW
Cap Game: #3



(You'd think with a day game yesterday that I'd be able to get this post out on time.)

Driving home from a weekday afternoon game is never fun. Not only do you hit game traffic, but also rush hour traffic. Driving home after a loss like yesterday is in the afternoon rush is even worse.

The game didn't have the same feel to it as Tuesday night. Not just because the Yankees lost. The crowd just seemed different. Being a day game I'm sure had something to do with it. While it wasn't jammed packed, there were still quite a few empty seats. Plus, day games in general have a different feel. Yeah, it still felt like a special day. But with the bunting on the decks and the cool yet sunny weather, it felt more like Opening Day than a playoff game. Only problem was, this game really meant something.

My parents were with me Wednesday night in the rain, but they couldn't go on Thursday, so a couple of customers from work got those seats. Justin, who was also there on Wednesday, was able to ditch class to go to the game. Many fans near us from the night before were there as well, including a family from Atlanta (visiting relatives in the area) and a couple from Boston. They ended up staying in a hotel in Connecticut. Once again, Paul O'Neill threw out the first pitch. And once again, Sheff's wife, DeLeon, sang the national anthem. Cue jokes of Sheff threatening Yankee brass to have his wife sing or else. Seriously though she did a fine job.

Like I said, the joint wasn't as jumpin' as Tuesday, and when Detroit scored in the 2nd, they were even more deflated. But then in the 4th Damon hit a 2-out, 3 run homer to put the Yanks ahead 3-1. And much joyousness ensued. I totally called that shot by the way. Justin said he would've been happy with an RBI. But I said he was going to put one in the upper deck. And on the next pitch he did just that.

Well the joy was fleeting, as Moose gave up a run in the 5th and a dinger to Guillen in the 6th to tie the game. Detroit got another in the 7th on a Granderson triple to go ahead, and that was that. A-Rod made a nice stab of a liner with a runner on third and 1-out. He nearly turned a double play by diving to third, but Granderson just beat him there. Alex was getting booed all day at the plate, but this play earned him some cheers from the crowd, especially where we were. There was a jackass sitting in the back row of the section, yelling shit about A-Rod all day. You know, all the cliches that get spewed out by the sports radio stations and the NY papers. Shit about money. Yelling at him to dive for a foul ball. Yelling at him when he takes strike one or fouls a ball off. Even some of the fans that are generally critical of the guy were getting annoyed. So when A-Rod made that play, everyone turned around and looked at the guy in a "whaddaya got to say now" fashion. He tried to lay low, but we wouldn't let up. So he facetiously stood up and cheered for Alex. Jackass.

Both Proctor and Bruney were pretty good in relief. Proctor walked the lead-off man, which of course brought groans from the crowd. But he got the next 3 batters out. Bruney was great. Struck out the first 2 and got a ground out to himself.

There was a glimmer of hope in the 9th when Matsui singled to center. Melky came in to run, which drew some cheers from the crowd. Posada struck out fairly quickly on 4 pitches. But Cano's at bat was just torture. Strike one, looking. Then 6 foul balls before he finally flied out to left. With Damon up I was hoping that he could pull it off. But I wouldn't dare try to call another dinger. That's just tempting fate. His at bat got to be too painful to watch. Strike one, looing. Foul. Ball. Ball. Foul. Pop fly to center. Cue Liza and the mass exodus from the Stadium.

On my way to the Macombs Dam Bridge I caught a glimpse of the construction site of the new Stadium. This was the first time I actually saw some activity in the area. Usually they are done with their work for the day when game time rolls around. The game ended some time before 5:00, but it was almost 7:00 when I got home. Just in time to see the Rangers open their season. And now that game 3 is over, thank god for hockey, huh? On the marquis outside of the Stadium, they usually post the oppenent, day and time of the next home game. But all they would write this time was "GOOD LUCK YANKEES". Good luck indeed, boys.

In attendance record (post-season): 1-1

Washed Out

Best thing about tonight was that we found a spot on the street, so we didn't have to pay $26 for nothing. I called my boss once I found out that if they cancelled, the game would be played tomorrow afternoon. At first I was going to go in early to get some work done and then head up to the Stadium. But once the game was called off, I worked it out that I could do a little work from home before I head to the Bronx. Plus, he's probably going to take my extra tickets, so I don't feel as bad playing hooky with my boss being there as well.