Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium was rocking today as the crowd was loud and full of energy. The subway system in New York can sometimes be confusing, but today all we had to do was follow the dark blue T shirts.

The stadium is old and the inside tunnels are small, narrow and dark. History aside, I can see why the Yankees are moving to a new park. It was an experience I would not have wanted to miss, especially watching the people and making comparisons to the Rogers Centre in Toronto. The crowd is very polite in Toronto and the stadium allows movement between innings. Here, the crowd loudly supports its team and, just as loudly, they harass the opposition.

We had made a decision long ago to have a Yankee beer, along with a Yankee hot dog, no matter the cost, but we were blown away by the $8.50 cost of a beer and could not force ourselves to try the $6.50 hot dog.

The game itself was incidental and kind of boring, but the stadium and the crowd were well worth the visit. Even so, the ride home may have been the most exciting part of the day as the subways were jammed and we had to squeeze in hoping that the doors would not close on us. We were almost home when the 'D' train (express) was forced to stop while the police tended to an obstinate rider a few cars back. We saw the 'A' train pull up on the opposite platform so we ran to catch that ride home - making it look like we really know how the New York subway system works.

All in all - a great day.