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Bronx, N.Y., May 29, 2006 — Even in gorgeous weather, it can be depressing watching the Yanks play on getaway day, knowing they’ll typically be out of town longer than I would like. But it’s even more challenging when the offense leaves town before the rest of the team. Continue reading Just Enough

Bronx, N.Y., May 16, 2006 — Sue and I held the same debate we often do when Bubba Crosby came in as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning of the Yankees/Rangers game in the Stadium Tuesday night. As one who eagerly and loudly lends his voice to supporting the team when they’re home, I consider “Bubba” one of the best names to yell, and I said so. She likes him too, but claims his name is “all about football.” All I can reply after the scintillating, comeback, 14-13 Yankee win is, “Point taken.” Continue reading Passion the Fashion

Bronx, N.Y., May 14, 2006 — I got greedy Sunday afternoon, deciding the Yanks would play their third straight game under semi-pleasant skies in a weekend that seemed doomed to bring to the fore the title of Julia Roberts’ first Broadway show running some 90 blocks south, “Three Days of Rain.” So I showed up clad in shorts, and ready to lend support, with my no. 41 Randy Johnson Pinstriped home jersey fluttering in the breeze. I guess the only good news is that the weather disappointed more than Johnson did. Continue reading No Summer in the Bronx

Bronx, N.Y., May 12, 2006 — I’ll chalk it up to a rainy Friday with a weekend forecast for more, but it’s a rare day when I’m not eager to attend a ballgame in Yankee Stadium. The disappointing Thursday loss to the Red Sox contributed to my malaise, I’m sure, as did a tough week at work. And the experience of witnessing Hideki Matsui’s horrific accident first hand figured in as well. But bottom line, I was reluctant to train and subway it to the Bronx among the crowds because I suspected the game would be rained out. Continue reading Rx: Wang to the Rescue

Bronx, N.Y., May 11, 2006 — The Yankee/Red Sox contest in the Bronx Thursday was finally played to a conclusion in three hours and 59 minutes. It was a tough loss for the team and its diehard Yankee fans, but the heartbreaking moment came much, much sooner. Continue reading Heartbreak in the Bronx

Bronx, N.Y., May 9, 2006 — To many attending Tuesday night’s Yankee game against the Red Sox, the big fear was that the weather would ruin the festivities. I arrived in the Bronx via the 4 Train at 6:32, 37 minutes before first pitch, in an intermittent light rain that threatened to become much more. But the rain had subsided by the time I took my seat, and although the evening ended much cooler than the 61 degrees at which it began, the weather played just a small part in how the game would transpire, with one glaring exception. Continue reading 37 Minutes