A Trip to the Bronx

On Friday afternoon, Brooke called to tell me that our former colleague Theresa had offered her 3 tickets for the YES Network's box suite at Yankee Stadium that evening. After determining that yes, we could be ready in an hour, Brooke, Bill, and I took the 4 train out to the Bronx. And yes, even I take the subway to Yankee Stadium. The suite was very cool, it was a beautiful evening, and we had a great time.

Photo credits go to Brooke. She has more pictures posted on her blog!

New York's 7-2 win over the Blue Jays, combined with losses by Detroit and Minnesota, assured the team homefield advantage throughout the postseason. The Yankees also set a franchise attendance record that night with Friday's crowd of 52,331 to reach 4,138,605 for the season, with two games remaining.

As we were leaving the stadium, Brooke & I noticed a plaque explaining the history of the team's famous emblem. The design was actually created in 1877 by Tiffany & Co. for a medal to be given by the NYPD to Officer John McDowell, the first NYC policeman shot in the line of duty. The interlocking "NY" insignia was adopted by the team.