As promised, Bill posed in front of Yankee Stadium, wearing a Cleveland Indian's hat, per our bet. I never doubted that he'd keep up his end of the bargain, but it was great to be there and take the picture myself.
Here we are in the Yankee Tavern. I received a somewhat cool reception by some of the patrons there, but the bartenders were friendly (once they knew I was from Cleveland, and not NY). We chatted with a couple of Yankee's fans up from North Carolina, and a sheet metal worker who had been working on the new Yankee's Stadium:
It's a beautiful ballpark, built with limestone, and with a nod to the old stadium, the facade across the top.
Below is a picture of Bill with two of his friends who regularly go to Yankee games, Tom, and Linda. Tom is the master of the "What would you rather have...?" question, such as "Shawn, who would you rather have, Derek Jeter, or Bo Derek?" Of course the answer to that one is Bo Derek. I asked him "Tom, what would you rather have, Derek Jeter, or an oil derrick?" and he chose Jeter. Though Linda kept trying to get me to get on a train to who knows where, she did lead us back to the subway.
Then Tom took a picture of Bill and I at the game.
The Indian's won the first game of the series, five to two. Tonight Cliff Lee (5-0) matches up against Chien-Ming Wang (6-0). It should be a great game of pitching. If our batters can make some offense happen, I feel Cliff can keep the Yanks from scoring.
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