In the last post, I said that we went to NY a few weekends ago. Well, here's why. Jess's mom gave us some primo seats to the Yankees/Royals game on a Friday night. I had jury duty all week, but got out at 1pm Friday afternoon. By 1:45, we were driving to NY. Due to traffic, we didn't have much time to catch the last train to the stadium, so we had to drop off Shea at Jess's mom's house and book it to the train station. We got there by the end of the 1st inning. We missed out on a few Yanks runs, but they had plenty in them and we didn't miss all of the excitement. In fact, the excitement didn't happen until the 5th inning when a massive thunderstorm came down upon the Stadium. They had a 45 minute rain delay, but Jess and I stayed. The rain felt good, as it was really hot, and the lightening was awesome. We sought shelter after the announcer said everyone should go under the awnings. We then walked around the stadium. Sometimes, the thunder shook the Stadium and the mist and rain came through to the inside concourse. All-in-all, it was a great date night! THANKS MOM! Here are some pics from that night.
Have a great weekend!
Love,
Doug, Jess, and Shea
New Yankee Stadium in the back, what's left of the old Yankee Stadium in the front. It's so sad to see it completely gone!
We walked past the baseball bat vent from the old stadium before we realized where we were.
We were walking over what used to be the 3rd base line!!!
They'll be putting up a sports park for local kids to play baseball.
Here's the view that $175 will get you at Yankee Stadium. Images in this picture are closer than they appear though. It felt like were were nearly on the field! We had waiter service, which was very nice, although the lines, except for beer, weren't that bad. The bad part was the price! $9 for a beer and $25 for 2 hotdogs and a medium fries! They gotta pay for the Stadium somehow!
Jay-Z was at the game, right behind the dugout, or that guy's head in the center of the picture.
We had to wear our finest to the game. I actually got flack for wearing my "Sail Boston" hat. I explained that I wanted to get my 1st Yankees hat at the Stadium, which I did.
We also bought one for Shea. He wore it to a Lowell Spinners game (single A Red Sox team). He He!
Picture of the inside concourse just inside the gates. This was during the rain delay when everyone was trying to get out of the rain. During the height of the storm, rain/mist came in through the tall windows in this picture. It felt really good though.
