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Take Me Out to the Ball Game [by Michael Filipiak] Peanuts! Crackerjacks! Baseball is finally here. Make sure you get into the swing of it with front row seats to the biggest rivalry in baseball history. Yankees vs. Red Sox.
You feel the crisp air bite at your nose, and
“knowledge of the game” to everyone within
fueled the rivalry and the animosity between
the sounds of anticipatory conversations fill
a 20 foot radius? Well, be careful what you
Red Sox and Yankee fans that make these
the night’s sky. What better way to enjoy a
say if you’re sitting front row in the Bronx. It
games so much fun.
weekend than having a front row seat for the
may very well be Bruce Willis ranting about
biggest rivalry in professional sports - Red
the infield fly rule, or even worse…Donnie
This weekend will certainly be filled with
Sox vs. Yankees. The battle between these
Osmond! Ok, enough about the movie stars.
dozens of magical moments.
two legendary ball clubs has been waged for
You’re there to watch a baseball game.
decades. The infamous trade of Babe Ruth to
However, if you happen to find yourself sit-
the Yankees has allegedly left a curse upon
ting next to Nicole Kidman in her Yankee
the city of Boston for the better part of a cen-
gear…it may be acceptable for your attention
tury. While the Yankees have won 26 world
to occasionally move away from the action on
championships, the Red Sox have appeared
the field.
in only four World Series since 1918, losing each one in seven games.
And what action there will be! Even if the game itself was removed, the experience
The history between these two clubs sets
at Yankee Stadium during a Red Sox game
the stage for each meeting and makes for
is beyond compare, and is well worth the
some of the most memorable moments in
thousands it may cost to get in. The electric-
baseball history. While the chance to watch
ity, the excitement, the sheer enthusiasm of
a game between these East Coast rivals is
the Yankee Stadium crowd is enough to make
at the top of almost any baseball fan’s wish
your toes tingle and the hair on your neck
list, actually getting in the ballpark doesn’t
stand on end. Then, add a classic battle be-
come cheap. These games usually sell out
tween two amazing teams and you may just
before the season even starts, as it is well
reach a higher level of consciousness.
known that the demand for these tickets is extremely high. However, if you’re willing to
With the acquisition of Alex Rodriguez, the
pay between $1,250-$1,500 per ticket, you
highest paid ballplayer in baseball history,
can sidle up to New York City’s most famous
the Yankees launched their already sky-
baseball fans in box seats at Yankee Stadium.
scraping payroll into the upper levels of the stratosphere. Many condemn the owner of
Not only will you be able to watch the game
the Yankees, George Steinbrenner, for his
up close and personal, but you will get a
limitless spending to create a team full of
chance to mingle with some of New York’s
superstars. But, his attitude of never settling
most notable celebrities. Don’t be surprised
and always going for the best, makes me
to see Billy Crystal starting the wave or Den-
assume he is an avid reader of LawCrossing
zel Washington loading up his nachos with
Weekend, as we only feature the most ex-
extra cheese. You know that guy who always
travagant and highest quality pleasures here.
seems to follow you around to every game,
We don’t settle for second best. And neither
yelling at opposing players and spreading his
does George. Plus, his spending has only
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Shouldn’t you be there?