Legal Commentary

YES, of course,
I stayed to the bitter end ? barely ? my friend Teri had to leave at 11:15 to get the last train back to Jersey, but I hung in there with my new friends in section 8, row J.

What an amazing night! Just amazing. I am soooooooooo lucky that I got tickets, (long story, involving perseverance and a 15 minute TicketMaster screwup) -- and not just tickets, but GREAT seats half way up the Tier just to the left of home plate. I must have done something to please the karma gods recently.

? Can?t decide favorite moment:
? The opening ceremonies, with 49 of the living Hall of Fame members, including Yogi, Whitey, Goose ? and four of my childhood idols from the SF Giants: the Willies (Mays & McCovey), Juan Marichal & Orlando Cepeda.
? Yogi, Whitey, Goose & Reggie throwing the ceremonial first pitch(es) to Joe G, Mo, Jeet & A-Rod.
? Mo coming in from the bullpen with 1 out in the 9th, to those wonderful opening notes of Metallica's Sandman. 
? The whole Sharks v. Jets thang. (Hey! I don't wear no steenking red.)
? Booing   Papelbum ? and watching him screw up.

? The entire stadium shouting "Mar-i-an-o"  and "Under-Rated" when Papelbum was pitching (In case you didn't read it, FishFace publicly said he should be closing the game).

? The Village People singing with the groundskeepers on YMCA

?  Tito (truly a classy guy) inviting Girardi to join him, and Girardi (ditto) sharing his manager's office with Tito.

? Girardi warming up Mo.   
? The Nike booth with the fabulous huge massive posters of Mo inscribed with our Yankees mantra, "We Stay For All Nine."
? The simple "Bobby 1946-2008"  sign on stadium (We're going to miss you Bobby Murcer, very much, and the tribute to him during the game. 
? Bald Vinny and the Bleacher Creatures (who all stayed for all 15) doing  roll call for Jeter, Pretty Boy ? and Bobby Murcer.
? Hank   
? No Roger, no Bonds.
? The "Let's Go Yankees" chant when there were no Yankees on the field.
? Josh Groban getting booed because he was wearing a red shirt, and and then giving everybody goosebumps with the most beautiful rendition of God Bless America I?ve ever heard.
? JOSH HAMILTON!!!!!!!!!!! (Ooops, that's Monday night).
? We missed you, Bob Sheppard. Our thoughts are with you to come back soon.
? Booing Francona and Manny even tho we all secretly like them both. 
? Cheering JD Drew  (never mind his laundry). He earned that MVP
? Definitely not my favorite moment: Once  again, weasel A-Rod showing his complete lack of class or true love of the game, by leaving the stadium after he left the game around the 5th. (I will restrain from repeating all the comments involving Madonna and early bed times.) 
? Jeter. ("We stay for all nine." or 15.)   
? George crying. 
? Maalox Mo pitching 2 innings and as usual, getting out of a nailbiter jam.
? Did i say Mo?
? The 14th inning stretch.
? The great headlines in the Monday morning Post:  ?Late Late Show? and ?Marlin has Uggly Night.?
? Joe Buck and not Jon Miller
? All the reruns showing Aaron Boone.
? Like too many Yankees game, the inability to get someone across home plate with no outs and the bases loaded.
? David Baker of my LTN edit board text messaging me with every batter.
? Aura & Mystique and the ghosts of Babe, Mick, Lou, Maris, et al, finally arriving at about 1:30 a.m. to let us go home.
? Thank you Mr. Young and Mr. Morneau (but you really shoulda handed that Monday night trophy right over to Josh.)
? Finally hearing Frank at 1:37.
? A seat on the subway at 2 a.m.

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