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Nine Things About the Yankees 2018 Home Opener

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

I couldn’t think of one single thematic thread to tie up the story of the 2018 home opener, so I’m going to fall back on that baseball blog trope of a nine-element list. Nine Things About the 2018 Home Opener: 1. SNOW & RAIN This isn’t the first time we’ve had snow for the home […]

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Cold. But they won.

Monday, April 11, 2011

So I went to Opening Day at Yankee Stadium this year, on March 31st. While I understand and appreciate that MLB wanted to start the year four or five days earlier, so that there would be no chance of having a World Series game on November 4th (grrrrrr…. the reason I wasn’t there to enjoy […]

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April 2 2001 – Opening Day: Part Two: The Game

Monday, April 2, 2001

Kudos to whoever wrote the script for today’s Opening Day show, because it couldn’t have been better. If I were a theater critic, I’d say it had equal parts poignancy, laughter, drama, action, and a bang of an ending! It was the first time I’d ever been to Opening Day, and I must say it […]

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April 2 2001 – Opening Day: Part One: The Day Of The Fan

Monday, April 2, 2001

For those of you who had to miss Opening Day at Yankee Stadium, I decided to bring you a minute by minute recap of the entire day. It’s in two parts, one that’s just about the actual game, and then this one… 9:05 am — I woke up to the smell of bacon cooking in […]

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