Today, we were off to see our favorite team, then New York Yankees, and the fact that they were playing their arch rival, the Boston Red Sox made it that much more exciting.  We both arrived at Yankee Stadium slightly after the Yanks started batting practice.  Neal was very close to catching a ball but it was just out of his reach.  We made our way to the upper deck and took our usual pictures of the field and of us with the field and we met some great Yankee fans along the way. 

After that, we made our way to the lower deck (our tickets were in the upper deck) to watch the game.  The Red Sox went to work early and jumped out to a 3 - 0 lead off of Mike Mussina, thanks in part to Manny Ramirez’s 2 run Home Run.  Mussina then settled down about, and held the Red Sox scoreless for the 2^nd and 3^rd inning, however, the Yankees bats were ice cold as they were held hitless through the first three innings.  The Red Sox added another run in the 4^th inning and we were starting to get uneasy but the Yanks stormed right back and got a run back to make it 4 -1 after 2 hits and a wild pitch.  After adding another run in the fifth, the Yankees appeared to getting in the game, but then the Red Sox blew it open in the 7^th, scoring 3 runs making it a 7 -2 game. 

We were pretty disgruntled at that point.  The fans at Yankee stadium are amazing.  We are very excited to see how other stadiums feel.  We tried to rate them fairly, but it was hard, check out our stats page. Growing up in the house that Ruth built, we might be spoiled by the enthusiasm and pride that Yankee fans have for their team.  Only the Red Sox can rival this spirit… and we will find out, this Monday, when we get to go on the field during batting practice at Fenway Park!  See you there…