Yankees Win in Extra Innings [Cell Phone Video] What it’s really like to be at Yankee Stadium During a Dramatic Win
I’m a huge Yankees fan, which isn’t shocking since my father grew up a few blocks from Yankee Stadium. :-) Although I don’t have time to go to many games anymore, I was lucky enough to be at Saturday’s Yankee game against the Blue Jays. If you didn’t catch it (no pun intended), Melky Cabrera won the game in the bottom of the 10th inning with 2 outs and bases loaded. It was one of the best games I’ve ever seen, and was easily the best game I’ve ever witnessed in person.A Quick Rundown of the Game
The Yankees and the Blue Jays battled back and forth over 9 innings to an 11-11 tie. The stadium was packed with over 50,000 fans, and the energy at the stadium rose with each inning. Actually, the energy at the stadium could probably power the entire country for a few weeks! Yankee Stadium is an amazing place to watch baseball…being the original stadium where Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Micky Mantle, Yogi Berra, Thurmun Munson, Don Mattingly, Derek Jeter, and now A-Rod play. Even if you’re not a Yankee fan, you have to go to a game at Yankee Stadium to experience the energy. And…with the new stadium being built, you don’t have much time left to visit the original… Even though the new stadium is going to be incredible, it’s sad that the original stadium (the house that Ruth built), will be going away. This is especially true for someone like my father, who used to walk to the stadium, spend all day watching the Yankees, while only dishing out $.50 (that’s fifty cents…) to watch the best team in the land.
Catching Some Key Video Clips on my Cell Phone
Anyway, I was able to catch some of the game's great moments on my cell phone. Yes, the video is small and grainy, but you can feel the electricity even in the postage stamp-sized video.
1. The first clip is of the game winning hit by Melky Cabrera with 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th and the bases loaded.
2. The second clip is of ARod giving the Yankees the lead earlier in the game.
3. The third clip is of ARod once again giving the Yanks the lead.
Watch the Yankee Video Clips Now>
By the way, ARod is having a super-human year. The fans killed him last year (and years before too). This year, he is proving that he might be the best player to ever wear a uniform. When even my father (a huge DiMaggio fan) starts to explain ARod as "extraordinary", you know he’s winning over all Yankee fans. Now, we just need him to come through in the playoffs. :-) That’s New York for you…we expect nothing short of championships.
Anyway, these 3 clips are for anyone who has wondered what it’s like to be a Yankee Stadium with 50,000 New York fans when they win in dramatic fashion. We were 32 rows back from 3rd base. Have fun and feel free to post your comments below.
GG
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