Editor Pick
World Series Games 1 and 2
- April 9, 2004
- Rated 4 of 5 by
baseballbrat from Knoxville, Tennessee
The whole reason I went to New York on this trip was to see Games 1 & 2 of the World Series. I had been to the World Series one other time in Atlanta, and I had been to Yankee games in the summer. But seeing a World Series game played in Yankee Stadium is a baseball lover's dream.
From the minute I pushed my way onto the subway, I knew that this wasn't just any game. The crowds were endless, and you could taste the excitement. I and 60,000 of my closest friends piled into Yankee Stadium to witness history. There would only be one 2003 World Series, and we were there in person. What a rush!
I didn't go to this game a Yankee fan. I respect the history of the organization, and I love the stadium because of everything that has happened there and all who played on that field. But since I live and breathe National League Baseball, it is hard to not have a soft spot for the underdog Marlins.
Yankee fans are correctly labeled as rabid, so I didn't let my feelings show. I just sat back and observed. Game 1 started out on a sour note with me when 60,000 people viewed the introduction of the anthem singer -- American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken. Mind you, I'm not the biggest Clay Aiken fan in the world, but how rude is it to boo someone who is there to honor the country with the national anthem? I really felt for the guy. What? Did they want Ruben instead? He did a great job, but the crowd was more inspired by the Air Force flyover than his beautiful performance of that very difficult song.
The natives got even more restless when the Yankees started losing. I thought it might be better in game 2 since the Yankees won, but then the fans were complaining that they didn't win by enough.
All in all, this was a true experience for a baseball fan such as myself. However, non-Yankee fans may want to limit this to one visit in a lifetime. If you can get a ticket, though, do it once. You'll be glad you did!
From journal My Trip to the 2003 World Series