The rain finally moved us out of the campsite at 5 a.m. when we had some leakage problems from the tent so we packed up and drove to our next campsite to get away from the rain. Once we got settled at the Liberty Island Campground, we took the 9:15 a.m. ferry over to Manhatten. We met a man who was from Denton and he had gone to the Yankees game the night before so he helped us find the sub to get to the stadium. So we walked down wall street and took a few pictures. So we got to the stadium a few hours early to try and get to Monument Park. Well we figured out a couple things when we were trying to get in. 1)We could not bring in any sort of bag like computer bag or fanny pack because they were too lazy to check it and 2) the Bleacher section is completely separated from the rest of the stadium. So we were not able to get close up pictures but Josh somehow managed to throw his camera down to a person who took close ups. Probably the most exciting part of the game is when the bleacher fans do “Yankee Roll Call”. They call out all the Yankees players one by one that are on the field and then they acknowledge the bleachers. It was pretty neat. The Yankees won 5-1.
Souvenir of the Game: There wasn’t exactly one item but me and Josh both bought an All-Star Game pin. It was very cheap which tells me they were trying to get rid of them.
Jason’s Stadium Review:
Ladies and Gentlemen! Presenting, here, for the first time ever in this blog, the one and only, world-renowned, “House that Ruth Built”, Yankee Stadium. Where the Big Bambino soared to greatness. His famed Called-Shot. Home of 26 World Series championship teams, including the 1927 Yankees (aka the greatest team to ever step foot on a ball field). Where “Win one for the Gipper” happened, Lou Gehrig’s famed “Luckiest Man” farewell speech. Babe Ruth’s 60th and Roger Maris’s 61st homeruns. Where Joe Louis’s knockout punches were thrown. And finally for length purposes, “The Greatest Game Ever Played” where the Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants 23-17 in overtime for the title.
Ok so moving on to my thoughts. I’ve determined that to truly soak something in in life you have to sit back a minute and sort of meditate on what you’re focusing on, and let me tell ya, there was a lot of that happening here. Located in the Bronx, (hence the Bronx Bombers) it was crammed in the middle of what we described as almost utter chaos. When I walked through its gates and into the concourse, I certainly took in all I could. Seeing the original 1930s handiwork in the walls and concession stands was compelling. Bleachers were a great tradition. Rarely do stadiums have them anymore (for obvious reasons).
If you sit in the bleachers you are what’s known as a “bleacher creature”. Finally the game starts and in the first inning they do whats known as the roll call. This is cool. They call out the player’s names one by one and do it until the player they’re screaming to responds with a wave. VERY cool. Praise God, they did NOT sing “Thank God I’m A Country Boy”. I’m pretty sure that would’ve been the deal sealer for the rest of the stadiums. All together, however I wasn’t particularly impressed with the stadium. The bleacher seats were actually completely separated and cut off from the rest of the fans, Monument Park, and the dugouts and everything. It was really annoying to not be allowed anywhere else. On top of that, there was nothing visually appealing to the stadium. The feeling of being surrounded by so many great moments in history was almost stunning but to be honest, this was not a great stadium to go to.
After the game we stopped off at Grand Central Station to take some pics and get some drinks. For dinner we found a Chipotle to eat and get wifi access. That’s where Josh got to post some of his blog. After that we walked through Times Square and saw a lot of neat things. We then made our way to the Apple Store, which was awesome. It looked like a glass box but the whole store was underground and it was about 50 times bigger than the one at Memorial City. After that we took probably the longest subway back to the pier. Once we got to the pier, we had missed the last boat by a few minutes and had to wait another hour for the next one. So after the hour, we got back to the campsite, and no doubt, we rain into the biggest rain storm yet. So then we needed some stakes to hold down the tent, but supposedly they did not make it into the car. So while Josh and Gray drug the tent and mattresses into the community bathroom while Jason and I took a trip to the Walmart Supercenter. And you would think being a Supercenter means staying open 24 hours. Obviously not. We caught the manager as he was taking inventory and we told him we needed some stuff for our tent. We got it and on the way back almost ran into high water but thanks to the GPS, avoided it. So when we got back, all was calmer to set up the tent. To make sure the tent didn’t have any problems, Gray and I slept in the car with a fan which I think worked out better than the tent cause they ended up in the car with us. Overall, another exciting adventure set into writing.
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