Timothy Lawton

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On a lovely late July day my parents and I set off in the morning heading for Weehawken, New Jersey. Our initial destination was the Yankee Clipper. Our ultimate destination was the new Yankee Stadium. We had hopes of a wonderful day skirting the skyline of Manhattan and taking in a Yankee game. We also had hopes of a Yankee victory that would inch them one game further in the quest for a coveted playoff spot come October. We got both.

As we traversed the waterways surrounding New York City we not only took in scenes of the major landmarks and bridges, but we pondered what our first trip to the new stadium would bring. All three of us had never been to the new stadium and the old ballpark held a lot of good memories. I was particularly concerned if it would have the same mystique that the likes of Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Derek Jeter, and 26 World Series victories had brought to the original stadium. I think it is safe to say that none of us were disappointed.

Only the future will tell if the Yankees can make the new stadium as historic as the old, but the aura of the franchise seems to have moved accross the street with the team. The new Yankee Stadium is a beautiful site to behold. It was clean, convenient, and a great place to watch the Yankees take on their division rival, Baltimore. The Yanks opened up with a four run first inning and simply had to hold on from there. We got to see Posada hit a homerun, Jeter score, some great play in the field, and Mariano Rivera save another game in his illustrious career.

After the Yankees won we quickly hussled back to the boat as I woofed down my first cigarette in about three and a half hours. We reboarded the Yankee Clipper and got ready for our return trip around the City. As beautiful as it was on our trip to the stadium it was just as beautiful on the way back. The sun slowly drifting its way behind the buildings and our thankfulness that we weren’t stuck in the rush hour traffic of the world’s most major metropolis. We were simply able to enjoy the view and reflect on what had been a very great day.