New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals

When we arrived at Yankee Stadium, it was pouring down rain. Lucky for us, our seats were under cover right behind home plate. So we could sit and watch what was happening. After a 1 1/2 hour delay, the ground crew started clearing the tarp over the infield.

Finally, we saw Derek Jeter and Andy Pettite walk on the field to warm up. Again, that was lots of fun to see these guys in person. The other cool aspect of this entire night was sitting in a ball park, watching a Yankees game, and realizing how much baseball history has taken place here. One of the pictures in the program showed the field in the early days...from the same perspective of our seats!



Back to the game. When Alex Rodriguez didn't scramble to get a ball and the out at first, the fans boooed...just like on tv. When he didn't get a hit with runners on base, it was another booing time. In the final inning, the Yankees have a chance to win the game. Jeter on 2nd, Abreu on 1st and A Rod actually hits a dinker to get on base. Bases are loaded and Giambi hits a pop fly. Yep, they lost the game . . . and to Kansas City of all teams!

My favorite part of the game was watching the consistency of Derek Jeter. Hunter and I read his bio a few years ago. He really does live up to a leader and go-getter. We saw a great catch and throw to first. He also knows how to get on base. He may not be a slugger but he consistently got on base. Too bad the rest of the team can't follow his lead these days.

Shopping on 34th Street

We made it to Macy's, the largest store in the world. Or, so they claim. Actually, it was huge and they were having a one-day sale! Gentry had a blast shopping in the junior department which took up an entire floor (& city block). We then walked by the Empire State Building and enjoyed some other shops.

New York Yankees

Steve & I got up around 7am and headed up the subway to Yankee Stadium. Since there are no advanced tickets for Yankee Stadium tours, you have to stand in line. We arrived at 8am and they sell 40 tickets around 9am. Our chances looked "slim to none". But, we stayed in line anyway. Somehow, we got tickets to the 12 noon tour...yea!

Back to the room to pick up Gentry and then ride the subway back to Yankee Stadium.

We arrived at 11:30am and they started 9 minutes later - WOW! They actually had 3-4 tours in each time slot.



On the tour, we visited Monument Park where you see monuments to the greatest Yankees, as well as all the numbers retired by the Yankees.



Next, we walked around the field to the dugout, pretty cool being down on the field where great plays are made. Did you know the seats in the dugout are heated?





Next, we walked up to the press boxes and sat where the print media sits. What a great view they have.



Our guide shared lots of intersting history about the team and the ball park. I felt like I was in a baseball history lesson. All in all the tour was much better than the Fenway Park tour. They are even smarter with marketing because you conclude your tour by walking though the Team Store.