{"id":44354,"date":"2021-10-03T14:59:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T14:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=44354"},"modified":"2021-10-04T19:13:18","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T19:13:18","slug":"yankees-vs-tampa-bay-rays-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=44354","title":{"rendered":"Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays, 1:0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3594-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-44358 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3594-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>1 E 161 Street<br \/>Bronx, NY 10451<\/p>\n<p>My first time to Yankee Stadium, attending the last regular season game against Tampa Bay Rays. It&#8217;s a must win for Yanks (92-70), which they did, and meaningless one for Rays (100-62), which is the best in baseball this season (they won AL Pennants last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_American_League_pennant_winners\">2020<\/a>). It&#8217;s a boring game because only one run scored by the Yanks, which tied them with Boston Red Sox &#8211; they&#8217;ll play one game to decide the wild card into the playoff. It&#8217;s a boring game, only one run scored by the Yanks. We left at the bottom of 7th inning and, then stood to watch a few seconds more when Rays was in the scoring position.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#Yankee won 1 0 vs #Rays, Oct 3, 2021\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GnrCEutpbtk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The stadium was built in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yankee_Stadium\">2009<\/a>, costing $2.3 billion ($1.2 b is from public subsidies). The surrounding area is slightly better than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=11744\">Shea\/Citifield<\/a>, but without much potential for betterment, where as Mets @ Flushing, I&#8217;m still hopeful that Mets&#8217; could make their home <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=72814\">a great place<\/a>\u00a0to be.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=73703\">a bodega neighborhood<\/a>, Franz Sigel Park &amp;\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Yolanda Garcia Park<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=73722\">Joyce Kilmer Park<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=73727\">Bronx Supreme Court<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=73683\">Porto Salvo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our gear arrived in time for the game. We only spotted one couple with Rays caps &#8211; we&#8217;re in the sea of Yankee fans. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3557-scaled.jpg\">thick and sturdy road side bars<\/a> are for safety?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3510-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3510-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3572-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3572-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3548-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3548-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3549-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3549-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3551-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3551-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3557-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3557-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3562-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3562-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3606-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3606-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3603-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3603-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Babe Ruth (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Babe_Ruth\">1895<\/a>-1948) was once a Yankee. What did they do in 1949 and 1961? The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3664-scaled.jpg\">street vendors<\/a> sell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=44189\">water for $2 a bottle<\/a>. The next generation of baseball players!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3596-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3596-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3582-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3582-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3586-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3586-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3663-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3663-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3667-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3667-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3668-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3668-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mikeozanian\/2021\/05\/07\/worlds-most-valuable-sports-teams-2021\/?sh=6216608f3e9e\">Forbes ranking<\/a> rates Dallas Cowboys, NY Yankees and Knicks as the top three most valuable teams ($5+ in billion.<\/p>\n<p>\u76ee\u6d4b \u6234\u517b\u9e21&#x1f9e2; \u7684\u4e2d\u56fd\u4eba\u591a\u8fc7\u5176\u5b83\u4efb\u4f55\u4e00\u4e2a\u961f \u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48. \u6700\u8fd1\u4e94\u5e74\u4ef7\u503c\u6700\u9ad8\u7684\u804c\u4e1a\u961f\u662f\u8fbe\u62c9\u65af\u7684\u5c0f\u725b\u961f&#x1f3c8; \u517b\u9e21\u5c48\u5c45\u5c0f\u4e8c, \u867d\u7136\u517b\u9e21\u8d62\u4e8627\u4e2a&#x1f94e;\u51a0\u519b \u725b5\u624d\u4e2a&#x1f3c8;\u51a0\u519b. \u4e0d\u8fc7\u9e21\u961f\u7684\u5efa\u961f\u65f6\u95f4\u6bd4\u725b\u957f\u4e00\u500d. \u633a\u6000\u5ff5&#x1f414;\u961f\u7684\u524d\u4e54\u6cbb Steinbrenner (1930-2010), \u548c\u5927\u5634\u5df4 \u5e8a\u94fa\u6709\u4e00\u62fc.<br \/>\u4e3a\u4e86\u6765\u770b\u8fd9\u573a\u6bd4\u8d5b \u7279\u610f\u4e70\u4e86TB\u7684&#x1f9e2;.<br \/>\u4e03\u4e2ainning \u6ca1\u6709\u4e00\u4e2arun, &#x1f971;<\/p>\n<p>By the way, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=44380\">Tom Brady plays his old New England Patriots<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 E 161 StreetBronx, NY 10451 My first time to Yankee Stadium, attending the last regular season game against Tampa Bay Rays. It&#8217;s a must win for Yanks (92-70), which they did, and meaningless one for Rays (100-62), which is the best in baseball this season (they won AL Pennants last year, 2020). 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