Angels in the Outfield
Tuesday,April 26: For no special reason or occasion, one of the more senior bosses came over to our side of the office and asked if asked Renee and I had plans for the evening. We both had plans but nothing really we couldn't change, we told him.
He then handed us a small brown envelope that reminds me of those red Chinese money envelopes distributed during their New Year's celebrations. Inside were 4 tickets to premium box seats at the Yankee stadium for the games tonight. Definitely, we had to change our plans.
We all went home first before re-assembling at 161st Street at the Bronx. Nicole and I, Renee and Wally sat comfortably with a good view of the field, just behind the dug-out of the Anaheim Angels, tonight's opponents.
Jeter and A-Rod
The Yankees have had a bad start to their season. They were losing so badly, they had been berated by their boss, Mr. George Steinbrenner and commanded them to put their act together and play like the $200 million team that they are. Still, it has been a lean season for the main team of New York (with apologies to my friend Mark who only cheers for the team who plays in Queens).
The freezing wind tunneled through the aisles of the blue stadium. It felt more like winter than spring and my pink pasmina moved from Wally's neck to Nicole's shoulders for warmth.
In first inning, Alex Rodriguez, also A-Rod to the fans hit his first homerun out of three. He had 10 RBIs tonight and made it second in Yankees history. The American League record is at 11 RBIs by Tony Lazzeri, also another Yankee player. In the third inning, he hit another and upped the Yankee advantage to 5-2 after Povano allowed two runs in a previous inning. In the 4th inning, with bases loaded, A-Rod once again hit a homer, literally sealing a win with a 10-2 lead.
Star of the night
The crowd at Yankee stadium had always been baseball's MOST boisterous. Those seats really don't have a place there since most of the time the fans are standing, singing, cheering, dancing or clapping. New Yorkers do not take their baseball lightly and each game is an interactive event. We screamed and cheered with the crowd that the girls joked it would be tragic for the office if the three of us lost our voice at the same time. Each hit that flew across the field got a cheering: GO, GO, GO, GO...... until it goes over the fence with cheers and claps and screams.
Yankee fans are also the most difficult to please. His first games with the Yanks, A-Rod had to go through the intiation of being booed with such ferocity you can't help but wonder if this was the reason of his slacked performance. And yet he had proven his worth. And so tonight, the fans welcomed him as truly one of their certified pinstripe player.
In each of homerun by Rodriguez, fans acknowledged him with their cheers. Twice he received a standing ovation that he had to re-surface from the dug out to salute and thank the crowd for their gratitude.
A-Rod, A-Rod, A-Rod....it was his game tonight and also his night.
For me, however, it will always be Jeter.
The final score for the night:
He then handed us a small brown envelope that reminds me of those red Chinese money envelopes distributed during their New Year's celebrations. Inside were 4 tickets to premium box seats at the Yankee stadium for the games tonight. Definitely, we had to change our plans.
We all went home first before re-assembling at 161st Street at the Bronx. Nicole and I, Renee and Wally sat comfortably with a good view of the field, just behind the dug-out of the Anaheim Angels, tonight's opponents.
Jeter and A-Rod
The Yankees have had a bad start to their season. They were losing so badly, they had been berated by their boss, Mr. George Steinbrenner and commanded them to put their act together and play like the $200 million team that they are. Still, it has been a lean season for the main team of New York (with apologies to my friend Mark who only cheers for the team who plays in Queens).
The freezing wind tunneled through the aisles of the blue stadium. It felt more like winter than spring and my pink pasmina moved from Wally's neck to Nicole's shoulders for warmth.
In first inning, Alex Rodriguez, also A-Rod to the fans hit his first homerun out of three. He had 10 RBIs tonight and made it second in Yankees history. The American League record is at 11 RBIs by Tony Lazzeri, also another Yankee player. In the third inning, he hit another and upped the Yankee advantage to 5-2 after Povano allowed two runs in a previous inning. In the 4th inning, with bases loaded, A-Rod once again hit a homer, literally sealing a win with a 10-2 lead.
Star of the night
The crowd at Yankee stadium had always been baseball's MOST boisterous. Those seats really don't have a place there since most of the time the fans are standing, singing, cheering, dancing or clapping. New Yorkers do not take their baseball lightly and each game is an interactive event. We screamed and cheered with the crowd that the girls joked it would be tragic for the office if the three of us lost our voice at the same time. Each hit that flew across the field got a cheering: GO, GO, GO, GO...... until it goes over the fence with cheers and claps and screams.
Yankee fans are also the most difficult to please. His first games with the Yanks, A-Rod had to go through the intiation of being booed with such ferocity you can't help but wonder if this was the reason of his slacked performance. And yet he had proven his worth. And so tonight, the fans welcomed him as truly one of their certified pinstripe player.
In each of homerun by Rodriguez, fans acknowledged him with their cheers. Twice he received a standing ovation that he had to re-surface from the dug out to salute and thank the crowd for their gratitude.
A-Rod, A-Rod, A-Rod....it was his game tonight and also his night.
For me, however, it will always be Jeter.
The final score for the night: