Memories of Yankee Stadium

I don’t remember exactly when I started watching the Yankees - sometime in middle school.  The first baseball game I ever went to was a Mets game in 3rd grade and I had cousins who sold in concessions at Shea so I think I was just going against the tide.

The first Yankees game I ever went to was during my freshman orientation week of college in August 1997. They played the Expos and lost when Pedro Martinez struck a ton of people out.  I also remember going to a game against Seattle on September 10th, 2001.  I was with Matt & Terrance Carroll and it was raining on and off so the game was postponed. We drank a lot of beer and I can remember Joe Torre and Lou Pinella kicking around the outfield before the game was rained out.

I think I remember games on the tv slightly better. I’ve never watched every game but managed to catch the most historic ones somehow. I saw: Jim Abbott’s no hitter, Doc Gooden’s no hitter, David Wells’ perfect game, and David Cone’s perfect game. I watched all the World Series wins too.

I also got to be in a movie at the stadium. Colleen, Joe, Nicole, Michelene (I think!) and I all got to be extras in Anger Management when it filmed at Yankees stadium. I’ve never watched the movie. It was kind of surreal being in a mostly empty stadium at 3am.  One of the best parts was hanging out in the bleachers with people cutouts.

I am kind of disappointed that I didn’t get to go to a game this season.

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