Having dropped my luggage at the new hotel, I went to the subway, which was close by and was fortunate that an express 'D' train arrived just as I did. This only took 20 minutes to get from 42nd St all the way up to Yankee Stadium at 161st St and, because I already had my ticket today, I was able to go straight in and up in the lift to the club level and despite my worst fears about missing most of the game, it was still the top of the 2nd inning and less than an hour and a half in total after walking out of the hotel in Queens, with the subsequent travelling to Manhattan, getting to the new hotel, going back to the subway and taking the trip up there.
My ticket today was for the Jim Beam Suite section 319. This entitled me to the Jim Beam Club behind the seating section, which is an indoor seating area, with aircon, lots of TVs too, half of them showing the baseball game going on outside, the other half showing the Tamba Bay Buccaneers @ New York Giants game going on at the Meadowlands in New Jersey - the stadium that I flew over whilst coming in to land on Friday. They have two food counters and a bar as well, and being restricted to only people in a few sections, the queues were either short or non-existent.
My seat was at the back of the 7-row section, right on the end,
which meant I could come and go without having to wait for at-bats to end
(they do ask you not to come and go whilst a player is batting in order to avoid obstructing other people's views - not that some people take any notice of that) The views are much better from here, and the seat was larger and nicely padded for comfort. Here's a picture of one of the most famous current players: number 2, Derek Jeter, number 2.
And a photo of me, just behind where my seat was, taken by a friendly man. I took a picture of him and his companion afterwards too. They were delighted with it, as I got the logo behind the plate, the two of them and the scoreboard in with consistent lighting - to be honest, I was pleased with it too and I was pleased with the one they took of me.
The outer concourse on the ground level is impressive and bright with the light being able to come in through the roof. There are banners all the way around of the famous former players and some of the current crop of Yankees will find their portraits hanging up here in the future too.
As for the game itself, it appeared to be over as a contest when Russell Martin hit a 3-run home run to cap a 5-run 3rd inning, helped along by more errors from the Rays. The Yankees stole 4 bases in this game, 3 of them by Nunez who had scored two runs despite not getting a hit, after reaching on a walk and an error in his first two plate appearances. The Rays attempted a late comeback with impressive home runs, but fell short, eventually losing 6-4 - although quite a large number of people missed the ending as they'd already decided the game was won and left early to beat the rush!
My ticket today was for the Jim Beam Suite section 319. This entitled me to the Jim Beam Club behind the seating section, which is an indoor seating area, with aircon, lots of TVs too, half of them showing the baseball game going on outside, the other half showing the Tamba Bay Buccaneers @ New York Giants game going on at the Meadowlands in New Jersey - the stadium that I flew over whilst coming in to land on Friday. They have two food counters and a bar as well, and being restricted to only people in a few sections, the queues were either short or non-existent.
My seat was at the back of the 7-row section, right on the end,
which meant I could come and go without having to wait for at-bats to end
(they do ask you not to come and go whilst a player is batting in order to avoid obstructing other people's views - not that some people take any notice of that) The views are much better from here, and the seat was larger and nicely padded for comfort. Here's a picture of one of the most famous current players: number 2, Derek Jeter, number 2.
And a photo of me, just behind where my seat was, taken by a friendly man. I took a picture of him and his companion afterwards too. They were delighted with it, as I got the logo behind the plate, the two of them and the scoreboard in with consistent lighting - to be honest, I was pleased with it too and I was pleased with the one they took of me.
The outer concourse on the ground level is impressive and bright with the light being able to come in through the roof. There are banners all the way around of the famous former players and some of the current crop of Yankees will find their portraits hanging up here in the future too.
As for the game itself, it appeared to be over as a contest when Russell Martin hit a 3-run home run to cap a 5-run 3rd inning, helped along by more errors from the Rays. The Yankees stole 4 bases in this game, 3 of them by Nunez who had scored two runs despite not getting a hit, after reaching on a walk and an error in his first two plate appearances. The Rays attempted a late comeback with impressive home runs, but fell short, eventually losing 6-4 - although quite a large number of people missed the ending as they'd already decided the game was won and left early to beat the rush!
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