[32] It’s hard to believe that our trip was over a year ago. We had been saying for years that we needed to take a trip up to see a game at The Stadium. We just kept putting it off until the final year of The Stadium forced us to make the trip.

They’re the New York YANKEES
Show them today why you’re the YANKEES
No other way when you’re the YANKEES
Wadda ya say we win a brand, new, ballgame

We’re gonna shout when ya powder the ball
We’re gonna scream, “put it over the wall”
The other teams gonna know what it means to play the Y.A.N.K.E.E.S
We love the Yankees
Shout it out loud , We Love The YANKEES
We’re really proud of our YANKEES
And we’re gonna win today
2, 3, 4, Hit, Run, Fight, Score, Go! Go! Go!

We’re gonna shout when ya powder the ball
We’re gonna scream “put it over the wall yo”
The other teams gonna know what it means to play the Y.A.N.K.E.E.S
We love the Yankees
Shout it out loud, We Love The YANKEES
We’re really proud of our YANKEES
And we’re gonna win today

Y.A.N.K.E.E.S. Yes
Y.A.N.K.E.E.S. Yes

Sliced, it was actually the old place we got to see. He loved the Stadium tour and taking the Yankee Clipper to the game (you were the one who suggested we take the boat ride to the game, thanks again for the tip).

h/t to MJ

Sorry I couldn’t join in on the game thread last night, I just read through it and noticed that some of you were asking about me. Thanks for thinking about me. As Shaun and Chyll mentioned in the thread last night, I’ve had a lot going on lately. My father-in-law passed away suddenly last week from a heart attack. We were very close (he was like a father to me since my father passed away when I was a child). He loved baseball (he was a former high school coach) and was a fan of the Yankees. I am so thankful that he got to go to Yankee Stadium with me last summer. We had a great time and those memories are something I will never forget.

Sorry for bringing all this sad stuff up on such a great day, but this place is like family and I wanted to let you guys know why I have been absent from the Banter lately. Also, I wanted to let everyone know that we are not guaranteed tomorrow and you should make sure you take advantage of the time you have with your family. Don’t put things off that you plan to do with your family, do them now.

Again, sorry for the downer this morning, but after a week of nothing but sadness it’s good to finally have something good to think about again.

>;)

I feel as though we Banterites have been through a lot together; births, untimely deaths. I’m surprised how many huge belly laughs I’ve had reading the posts. I’ve also done my fair share of tearing up (which doesn’t come easily).

This Yankee team was a fun one to watch get put together in the midst of our off-season chats, culminating in a most satisfying WS win.

Thank you Alex, Cliff, Diane, Emma, Will, Bruce, Hank and Todd (RIP). You have made this experience even more enjoyable. Mostly, thanks to my fellow Banterites who at once, funny, insightful, talented, erudite and a host of other adjectives that are alluding me.

I, too am sad that Mussina didn’t get a chance to get a ring, but I’m beyond thrilled that Matsui came through rocking the jernt.

I’m actually free tomorrow morning. I usually don’t do crowds. Maybe this time, I’ll make an exception.

Man, I wish I could attend the parade, but I have to work Friday and I can’t afford to skip work even for that. But I hope anyone who’s there will represent Banter in the finest of manners possible. Enjoy!

(By the way, how prescient was it for Score Truck to feature Matsui on the side and Jeter on the back? Awesome!

Nova, dude, I NAMED myself for the memory of the Dark Years!

Enjoy the baseball sunshine in Philly this winter!

so any Banterites heading to the parade? I know I’ll be there