Sweet!!!

Not only are the Yankees now tied for the best record in the majors, not only is NY 3.5 games ahead of Boston in the American League East, but it turns out that two of the players credited with leading the Red Sux to the title in 2004 and 2007 had the help of some juice - and I'm not talking about orange juice.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/31/sports/baseball/31doping.html?hp

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/2009/07/30/2009-07-30_report_boston_red_sox_sluggers.html

Maybe Theo Epstein should go ahead and change the team name to the Roid Sox. I have a ticket to the game when those bums come to The Stadium on August 7. Oooooooh, it's gonna be fun!

Sweet!!!

Great day for NY baseball

Saturday was a great day for NY baseball. In the first interleague games of the season, the Yankees hosted the Mets' chief rival, Philadelphia. The Mets finished up a road swing against the Yankees rivals, Boston. Both the Yankees and Mets went into the 9th inning trailing, and both teams came from behind to win.

All right, so I'm a transplant to NYC, so maybe my perspective is different. I've pulled for the Yankees for years. It is THE best franchise. Period. But I will pull for the Mets, and I was really disappointed when they choked the past two Septembers.

Still, a lot of Yankee fans hate the Mets almost as much as Boston. I don't think I've met a Met yet that can even say "Yankees" without turning purple.

I've asked NYC natives, and the answer is always the same, "You're either a Yankee fan or a Met fan. That's it." (I'll still pull for the Mets, until they play the Yankees.)

Let's go, Yankees! clap, clap, clap, clap, clap

Going to The Stadium

All right!  The Yankees have won seven straight with last night's win over Baltimore.  My wife was able to get some tickets for tonight's game through her employer.  I was at the second game at the new Stadium, which proved to be the first win there.  

Some complain about the new Stadium, and I wasn't really sure why they decided to build one.  But now that it's here, I love it.  The legroom is so much better than at the old Stadium, and the sight lines are fantastic.  The whole layout is a lot better.

"Let's go, Yankees! clap clap clap clap clap"