Talk Bronx New York

It’s the dead of winter, it turns dark by 5 o’clock, the temperature is sliding way below zero again and the economy is in shambles.

But fear not, baseball fans, all is right with the world.

Why? Because it’s OK to hate the Yankees again. In fact, I encourage it.

While I must point out that some of my best friends are Yankees fans, I submit that it’s our patriotic duty to hate the Bronx Bombers. It’s part of our heritage.

More than 50 years ago, when the Yankee Dynasty really was a dynasty, a wise old sage summed it up nicely, famously saying, “Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for U.S. Steel.”

Famed sports writer Jimmy Cannon once wrote: “I imagine rooting for the Yankees is like owning a yacht.” Read more..

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Crew from ‘98 teams up with area kids in symbolic ceremony

NEW YORK — Paul O’Neill strode down a flight of concourse stairs at the new Yankee Stadium on Saturday, set his feet on the warning track — a rough, dirt expanse, still studded with rocks and a few small puddles — and took an exhaustive look around.

“Look at this joint, huh?” he said.

Out before him lay a baseball field, albeit an incomplete one, properly proportioned to match the dimensions of the old Yankee Stadium. Sod, with seams still showing, filled much of the area, and a large blue sign shouted the words “YANKEE STADIUM” from above center field. Waves of dark blue seats down the left-field line dumped into a still-unfinished section behind home plate, where metal supports hinted at where more seats are still to come.

And on the mound, roughly 60 area children helped cram some dirt from the old Yankee Stadium into the new one. Read more..

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